Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11,186, for Timothy Paige, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conni
Paige, Timothy or Page
S 111186
carded
CONTENTS

N 20.766 New York Timothy Fayge of Madison in the State of New York who was a Private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Rose of the Reg t . commanded by Col l Thompson in the ★ West to fr 21 m 23 d
★ Conn. Line, Apr. 10/65. Records corrected. S
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 72 Dollars 54 Cents per annum commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 day of Oct r 1832 and due to D r Madys Chatham
Arrears to the 4th of Ap r D $181 35 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 m 30 36 27 $217 62
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Col. S. M. Clerk, Book 5 Vol. 1 Page 12

State of New York Onida County ss
Martha Norton being Sub-jorn Deposith and Saith that In the time of the Revolutionary War She lived in the town of Mansford County of Newhaven and that in the year 1776 according to the best of her Recollection her brother Timothy Page Enlisted as a Soldier in the united States Service and that he Served a time not less than three months and the said Martha Norton Further Saith that in the year 1777 the said brother was in the Army a time not less than three months She thinks the time to be six months and also in the year 1778 was in the Army three months and Further the Deponent Saith not
Martha Norton
Sworn and Subscribed
The 2 day of may 1829
Before me
Isabel Curtis Justice of the peace

State of New York
Clerk's Office Oneida County ss. I George Brown Clerk of the said County do hereby certify that Asahel Curtis before whom the within Affidavit purports to have been sworn over on the day of the date of the same a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Oneida and duly authorized by law to act as such; and that I am well acquainted with his hand and may believe the signature "Asahel Curtis" subscribed to the said Affidavit to be genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said County this fifth day of October 1832
Geo Brown Clerk Joseph B. Read Dep. Clk.

State of New York
Madison County } ss: On this eighth day of October, 1832, personally appeared in open court, before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, in & for the County of Madison aforesaid, now sitting. Timothy Paige, a resident of the town of Sullivan in the County of Madison aforesaid, & State of New York, aged seventy two years & upwards, who 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, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, & served as herein stated.
1st. That he entered the service for the first time in the regiment commanded by Colo. Thompson, in the Connecticut lines - into the company commanded by Capt. Reuben Rose. Ebenezer Truesdell, was lieutenant, & Asahel Harrison, Ensign in said company. That the applicant then resided in the town of Branford, in the County of New Haven, & State of Connecticut. The applicant served at this time about three weeks, & was then discharged by Colo. Thompson. His discharge is lost. This was at the time Danbury, in Connecticut was burned by the British. Genl. Worcester was killed by the British at the time of their retreat from Danbury, in Ridgefield. Colo. R. H. Meigs was present with a part of his regiment. When applicant was discharged he returned to Branford.
2 d . The applicant was drafted about the first of May 1777, at Branford aforesaid, & entered the Regiment of Colo. R. H. Meigs for the term of eight months. He joined the Regiment at Pake's Hill Yellow Mills, in the County of Westchester, N. Y. in the company commanded by Capt. Samuel Barker. Jonas Robinson was lieutenant, & Elias Norton Ensign of said company. Applicant

Marched from Pikeskill to White Plains, & thence to Rob- inson House, & was then detached with about two hundred & seventy men, & marched to Mamaronec Bridge, & remained there till the following September, & then joined the regiment again at Westchester. At which place the applicant was discharged by Col. R. J. Mings, about the 10th of December 1777, & returned to Branford. The discharge is lost.
3 d The applicant was again drafted about the first of April 1778, at Branford aforesaid, for three months, as a Station guard; & was stationed on the sea shore, at Branford. Capt. Staples had command. At the expiration of the three months, the applicant was discharged by Capt. Staples, & returned to Branford. The British during this three months, destroyed a part of Guilford, about two miles from Branford.
4 th The applicant entered the Regiment of Col. R. J. Mings, as a Substitute for one William Broughton, in the month of October 1778, at Branford aforesaid. Broughton gave applicant twenty dollars, continental money. App- licant joined the regiment at Reading in Connecticut & Marched thence to Fishkill, N. Y. in April 1779. Remained at Fishkill till the following May, & was then taken sick, & discharged by Col. R. J. Mings, at Fishkill, & returned home. His discharge is lost. The Regiments of Col. Willis, Gurnsey, & Webb, were at Reading, & also at Fishkill.
5 th The applicant was again drafted in the month of June, as a Station Guard, for the term of three months. Was stationed at Branford aforesaid. Capt. Harrison

was the Commanding Officer. He officiated as Com- missary. At the expiration of the term months the ap- plicant was discharged & returned to Branford. The discharge is lost.
6th. The applicant was in the New Haven Battle, on the 24th of July 1781, two days. It was at the time of the landing of Benedict Arnold. The applicant was in the regiment commanded by Colo. Thompson. Lieutenant Leding- ton was killed in this Battle. The applicant discharged his musket 70 times in the two days. The British landed on Sunday, & the applicant was out on the Monday & Tuesday following.
This applicant further says that he has no other evidence, & that he knows of no other persons whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his services, other than those affidavits an- nexed attached. That he was born at Branford in the State of Connecticut on the 9th of June 1760. That he has a record of his age in the family Bible, which is at his residence. That he was residing in the town of Branford aforesaid at the several different times he entered the service. That since the revolutionary war the applicant has resided in the counties of Greene & Onondaga, N. Y. That he now resides in the town of Sullivan afore- said, & has resided there for the last fourteen years. That he entered the service as a volunteer, & as a sub- stitute for one William Branghton, & was also drafted. That he does not recollect the names of other regular officers who were with the troops when he served, or continental or militia regiments other than he has above stated. Neither the particulars of his service. That he received several written discharges as within mentioned, but that they are all lost or destroyed. That this applicant is well known to the following persons, who can testify as to his

Chasgeter for vera city, & true belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution - Joseph H. Stanley & Charles Parmelee, of the town of Carenovia in said County.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to, & subscribed the day & year aforesaid. A.S. Hoan Clk
Timothy his Paige mark
We Joseph Stanley, Charles Parmelee residing in the town of Carenovia, in the County of Madison aforesaid, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Timothy Paige who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy two years of age; that he is respected & beloved, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, & that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn, & subscribed, the day & year aforesaid. A.S. Hoan Clk
Joseph H. Stanley Charles Parmelee
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, & served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Joseph H. Stanley & Charles Parmelee - who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in the town of Carenovia aforesaid, & are credible persons, & that their statement is entitled to credit.

I Andrew S. Sloan, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Madison aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Timothy Paige for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office, this Ninth day of October, in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty two.
A. S. Sloan Clerk
know the following persons, who can testify as to his

10/18/82
Timothy Page Madison County New York
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Admitted
Prison 21 months & 23 days
70 253
14508 3627 18135
Daniel Bady Chittenden Madison County New York
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 23 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Timothy Page of Madison County New York
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Draft May 1777 - - 21 private Capt R. Rose Col Thompson Found at Peks Hill, March to White Plains 72 years Burlington Co. N. Jersey Traditionary, witnesses   Draft 1. April 1778 - 8 5 private Capt. Boker Col. Craig Certified credible { 2 Living witnesses, no certified credible by the Justice of peace - No Clergymans certificate & no reason given papers not properly attached   Det. Oct. 1778 - 7 20 Col. Craig New Haven 4 July 1781   Draft June 1779 - 3 - Co. M. J. Capt. Harrison   July 4. 1781 - - 2 Col. Thompson   1 9 22  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted: This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d), with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood 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.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guardian.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Rev War
11186 INVALID.
Dec 5-1904. His to Mrs. Mary B. Joy. Atlanta
File No. 11186
Timothy Paige Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index: — Vol. A , Page 288
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of New York } S.S. Madison County }
Henry Johnson of Lenox in the county of Madison aforesaid, aged Seventy years, being duly sworn saith that this deponent was an enlisted soldier in the United States Service, from the 25th day of April 1777 (which was the day of this deponent's enlistment) until the end of the revolutionary war: that this deponent was acquainted with Timothy Page (an applicant for a pension,) before the said war, and hath ever since been acquainted with him. And this deponent further saith, that the said Page was in the service of the United States, in the Continental Line, in the fall of the year 1777; and belonged to the same Regiment with this deponent, then under command of Col. R. G. Meigs.
And this deponent further saith, that in the winter of the year 1778, this deponent saw said Page doing duty in the same Regiment. This deponent is enabled to speak with entire confidence to the facts above stated, as well from recollection, as from written memorandums of the itinerary & principal events happening to this deponent during the war; which memorandums this deponent made at the time & which this deponent still

retains; and further this deponent saith not. Dated 4th December 1827.
Henry Johnson
The above named deponent Henry Johnson, with whom I am well acquainted & who is a man of truth and veracity, came before me this 4th December 1827 & made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit.
Samuel Hitchcock Justice of the Peace
State of New York Madison County Clerk's office
Be it known that I, Andrew S. Sloan Clerk of the said County do certify that Samuel Hitchcock Esquire, before whom the foregoing affida- vit purports to have been sworn, was on the date of the same one of the Justices of the peace in & for said County, & duly authorized to act as such.
That I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice, & hereby believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit, is his own proper hand writing & signature.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my official seal this 9th day of October 1832.
A. S. Sloan Clk

State of New York } } ss: William Lucas of the Madison County } Town of Cazenovia in the County of Madison aforesaid aged Seventy two years, being duly sworn saith that this deponent was an enlisted Soldier in the United States Service from the 29 th Day of January 1777, (and served about four years) that this deponent was acquainted with Timothy Page (an applicant for a pension) and this dep- onent further saith that the said Page was in the service of the United States, in the Connecticut line, about the year one thousand seven hundred Seventy eight & nine, and belonged to the same Regiment with this deponent, then under the command of Col. R. G. M c Gehee, and that the said Page served served in said Regiment more than six months and that he saw said Page doing duty in said Regiment, this deponent is enabled to speak with entire confidence to the facts above stated from his distinct recollection, and further this deponent saith not. —
William Lucas
The above named deponent William Lucas with whom I am well acquainted & who is a man of truth & veracity, came before me this 10 th day of July 1832 & made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit.
Allen Dyer Justice of the peace

State of New York Madison County Clerks Office
for: I Andrew S. Sloan Clerk of the said County do certify that Allen Stryer before whom the foregoing affidavit purports to have been sworn, was on the 11th day of the same, one of the Justices of the peace in & for said County & duly authorized to act as such. And that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice & verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit is his own proper hand writing & signature.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my Official Seal this 9th day of October 1832.
A. S. Sloan Clk
Justice Stryer
18182
David B. Cady atty.
Chittenango N.Y.

State of New York Madison County } fs:
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a justice of the peace, in & for the said County of Madison, Timothy Paige, who, being duly sworn, deposes & saith, that, by reason of old age, & the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, & in the following grades: For twenty one days I served as a private in the company of Capt. Reuben Rose, belonging to the Regiment of Col. Thompson. For eight months I served as a private in the company of Capt. Samuel Barker, belonging to the regiment of Col. R. J. Mings. For three months I served as a private, in the company of Capt. Staples. For seven months I served as a private in the company of Capt. Samuel Barker, as a substitute for one William Brangleton, belonging to the regiment of Col. R. J. Mings. For three months I served as a private in the company of Capt. Harrison. For two days I served as a private in the company of Capt. Baldwin, belonging to the regiment of Col. Thompson.
And this deponent further says, that he can produce no further, or better evidence of his service than what is contained in the papers herewith sent. And further this deponent says not.
Sworn & subscribed this 14th day of June 1833 before me J. French Justice
Timothy his X Paige mark

State of New York County of Madison
I Andrew S. Sloan clerk of the said County do certify that David French before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn, was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said County, and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and justly believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit to be his proper hand writing & signature. —
Witness my hand & seal of office this 18th day of June 1833. —
A. S. Sloan. Clerk E. Barnard. Dep. Clk

DEC 2 1904 FILES. F. S.

O. H. M. November 29 th 1904.
Commissioner of Pensions. U. S.
Dear Sir,
Kindly give me any information concerning the following named person -
Timothy Paige. of Mass.
He was Captain of a Co. led his company to Bennington on the alarm of August 1777.

Information is asked for genealogical and histor- ical purposes. Hoping to hear from you at your earliest convenience.
I am Very truly yours. (Mrs) Mary B. Joy - 105 Forrest Ave.
Atlanta, Ga.