Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11,597 1/2, Samuel Boughton, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Boughton, Samuel
R 11,597 1/2
or Bouton,
Williams, Lucy
(Former Widow)
CONTENTS

... my name and affix the seal of said County aforesaid this 30th day of July 1845 R. Munroe Deputy Clerk
Inverness John H. Curtis Hon. Mayor to NY
12168
Dec 27. 1845.
Lucy Williams N.Y.
Act of July 38

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the acts of Congress of the 7th July 1838- and the 23 d August 1842
State of New York
County of Orange ss. On this 30 th day of July 1845. Personally appeared before me the subscriber a Judge of the Court in and for the County of Orange Lucy Williams of Victor in said County aged Eighty Years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the acts of Congress passed July 7 th 1838. and 23 d August 1842 Granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she was the widow of Samuel Benton who was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution Residing in the County of Westchester in the State of New York. That her Husband the said Samuel Benton served in the war of the Revolution six months in the year 1777- (have heard him speak of serving under Capt Gilbert the first time he entered the service which was in 1777- That in 1778 & 1779 he served at different times under Col Dugentown. have heard him speak speak of serving under Capt Seafelder and Lieutenant Benton - (think he served in 1778 & 1779 as much as nine months That in 1780 he enlisted in a company commanded by Capt John Burhans for six months served his time and entered the service in May or June served mostly at West Point and along the North River. That this deponent is of the belief that her said Husband was in the service in the war of the Revolution as much as eighteen months or more She also declares she was married to the said Samuel Benton in Orange County in the State of New York By the Rev. Mr. Carr on the 24 th day of October 1791- Seventeen hundred and ninety one That she knows of no record of her marriage and has reason to believe there is none That her said Husband Samuel Benton died on the 14 th day of January 1874- That she was afterwards married to Abijah Williams in the town of Victor in said County on the 23 d day of October 1825. who died on the 22 d day of February 1841- Since which time she has remained a widow  Subscribed and sworn before me. } The day and year last above written } Lucy Williams John Lapham, Judge of } Ontario County Courts - }

I do hereby certify that the within named Lucy Williams is a Respectable person - That I have seen her to be of the age represented by her - That from bodily infirmity she cannot attend the Court to make this her declaration Dated July 30 th 1845 John Lapham, Judge of Ontario County Courts
State of New York Ontario County, 3 rd Person personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Court in and for the county aforesaid, Betsey Perkins of Victor in said County aged fortyseven Years - after being duly sworn according to law deposes and saith Lucy Williams - The present widow of Abijah Williams and late widow of Samuel Borton is the deponents mother, and that the aforesaid Samuel Borton was the deponents father - That this deponent always understood and believed her aforesaid father had been a soldier in the war of the Revolution That she always understood that her aforesaid parents were married about fifty four Years since, That her aforesaid parents have had as the legal fruit of their marriage two Children older than this deponent all own brothers and sisters of this deponent That the deponents oldest sister Oliver who died on the 17 th day of October 1844 was nearly six Years older than this deponent That her aforesaid father died on the 14 th day of January 1874, Eighteen hundred and fourteen That her aforesaid mother afterwards married Abijah Williams, who died on the 22 nd of October February 1841. That her said mother has since remained a widow Subscribed and sworn before me Betsey Perkins This 30 th day of July - 1845 John Lapham Judge of Ontario County Courts
I certify that the above named Betsey Perkins is a Respectable person and worthy of credit. Dated July 30 th 1845 John Lapham, Judge of Ontario County Courts
State of New York Ontario County, 3 rd Person personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Court in and for the county aforesaid, Joseph Perkins of Victor in said County aged seventy three Years after being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath depose and say That for the last forty three Years he has been personally acquainted with the present widow Lucy Williams - late the widow of Samuel Borton who was said to have been a soldier in the

war of the Revolution who is now applying for a pension as the widow of the said Samuel Benton That I was also well acquainted with the aforesaid Samuel Benton from the year 1796 to the time of his death which took place in 1814 That at the time of my first acquaintance with the present widow Eney Williams and her late husband Samuel Benton they were then living together as husband and wife and had one child that was then four years old That from my continued knowledge of this child to the time of her death I am sure I could not have been mistaken about her age - That the present applicant for a pension is the identical person that was living with the said Samuel Benton forty nine years since as his wife and was then reputed to be such That this deponent will recollect hearing the said Samuel Benton talk of being in the service of the Revolution of his being stationed at different places on the Hudson River particularly at West Point, Submarines and Sackets before the This 30 th day of July - 1845. } Joseph Perkins John Lapham, Judge of Ontario Co. } County Court.
I certify that the above named Joseph Perkins is a highly respectable person and worthy of credit. Dated July 30 th 1845. } John Lapham, Judge of Ontario County Court.
State of New York } County of Ontario } ss Personally appeared before the subscribers a Judge of the Court of the County aforesaid, Eney Wilmoth of Victor in said County aged seventy nine years after being duly sworn according to law deposes & saith that for the last forty nine  only five years she has been personally acquainted with the present applicant for a Pension widow Eney Williams - who is applying for a pension as the widow of the late Samuel Benton who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution That at the time of the first acquaintance of this deponent with the said Eney Williams she was then living with the said Samuel Benton and was reputed and believed to be his wife and that they then had children The oldest of which was Oliver Benton - That the said Samuel Benton died in this town - That his widow the present applicant for a pension afterwards married Abijah Williams who died about four years since - That the said Eney Williams is now his widow and is the same person that was living with the said Samuel Benton as his wife forty or forty five years since - That Betsy Perkins who has subscribed the foregoing affidavit

is and always has been reputed to be a child of the said Lucy Williams and her former husband Samuel Routon
Subscribed and sworn before me Ezra Willmarth this 30 th day of July — 1845. John Lapham, Judge of Ontario County Courts —
I certify that the above named Ezra Willmarth is a respectable person and worthy of credit. Dated July 30 th 1845 — John Lapham Judge of Ontario County Courts
State of New York Ontario County Clerks Office Canandaigua 30 July 1845 I hereby certify that John Lapham Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavits were subscribed and sworn (being all on one sheet) was at the time of taking the same a Judge of Ontario County Courts duly elected Commissioned Sworn and authorized to act as such and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Judge and verily believe his signatures to said Affidavits and Certificates are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County at Canandaigua this 30 th day of July 1845
R Murray Jr Deputy Clerk
Answer to John Roberts Huron Wayne Co NY
12168 July 27. 1845. Lucy Williams H.S. Act of July 38

12937
Lucy Williams Sam l Broughton dec d N.Y.
Act. of July 38 th

A true Record of the ages of some individuals Abijah Williams was born Nov 18 th 1756 Samuel Boughton was born Sept 16 th 1759 Lucy Tracy was born May 18 th — 1765 Olive Boughton was born July 15 th 1792 Eunice Boughton was born Oct 7 th 1796 Elizabeth Boughton was born April 7 th 1798 Sarah Boughton was born July 24 th and died 27 th 1807 Samuel Addison Boughton was born Nov 10 th 1807 Samuel Boughton died Jan. 14 th 1814
Samuel Boughton and Lucy Tracy were married Oct 1791 Olive B. was married to James Dighton Apr. 21 st 1809 Elizabeth B was married to Ansel Perkins March 3 rd 1816 Abijah Williams and Lucy Tracy  Boughton were married Oct 25 th 1825 Samuel A. Boughton was married to Matilda at 1838

State of New York
Yates County } ss On this 28 of May A.D. 1846 personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas held at Pennyan in said County said Court being a Court of Record and before the judges thereof. Samuel A Broughton a resident of the Town of Milo in the said County, aged thirty eight years and upwards who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration, for himself and his sister Elizabeth Perkins as the children of Samuel Broughton late of Victor in the County of Ontario & State of New York deceased - to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838. v. titled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows That his father the aforesaid Samuel Broughton was a private and soldier and some of the time an officer in the Revolutionary War. That his said father resided at the commencement of the Revolution in the east part of the State of New York the town or county this Deponent is not able to tell neither is he able to detail the particular service of his said father. but he has frequently heard his mother mention that his father was in the war of the Revolution but the officers to whom he served under this Deponent is not able to state. only what he has seen from the - Records at Albany. Dated. 19 th day of this present month and signed By Philip Phelps Dep Compt. That his said father the said Samuel Broughton was married to his mother in the east part of the State of New York in the month of October 1791. as will appear from the leaf hereto annex- ed which was give to this Deponent by his said mother about four years ago. when she came to visit from the town of Victor to the town of Milo where this Deponent resides. she the said mother told this Deponent to enter on his bible the same statement said leaf contained that it wd be a satisfaction to him to know the same. That his said mother wife of the said Samuel Broughton his father aforesaid her maiden name was Lucy Tracy - he further declares that his said father the said Samuel Broughton died at Victor Ontario County in the State of New York on the 14 th day of January 1814. & left Deponents mother the said Lucy Broughton a widow him surviving. and he further declares that his said mother the said Lucy Broughton afterwards. Did wit in October the 25 th day. 1825. again married a man by the name of Abijah Williams

who afterwards to wit in the month of February or March. 1841. died in Victor Ontario County & State of New York. Same Town County & State in which Deponents father the said Samuel Baughton died - That his mother the said Lucy Williams Widow of the said Abijah Williams, and formerly widow of the said Samuel Baughton. Remained a widow from the death of her late husband the said Abijah Williams as aforesaid. until she died in the month of March last past on the 10 day. 1846. in the Town County & State aforesaid - That his said mother at the time of her death aforesaid. left Deponent & his said sister Elizabeth Perkins the only surviving Children. and this Deponent resides in the town of Niles in the County of Yates in the state of new York - and his sister - resides in the town of Victor Ontario County and state aforesaid - and this Deponent further declares that this application is made with a view to obtain the amount of pension due to his said mother the said Lucy Baughton on account of the Revolutionary service of his father the said Samuel Baughton
Samuel A. Baughton
Subscribed and sworn this 28 th day of May A.D. 1846
Before me in open Court } A. Oliver The word new entailed written by me Judge of Yates County Courts signing Geo. R. Youngs Clerk
I do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the subscriber to the foregoing affidavit. That he is a person of good credibility for truth and veracity and his statements is entitled to full credit
A. Oliver Hunt Judge
State of New York Yates County ss. } I George R. Youngs Deputy Clerk of the said County and of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court
George R. Youngs Clerk

in the matter of the application of Samuel A. Boughton for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Penn Yan in said County this 28 th day of May 1846 Geo R Young Clerk
State of New York Yates County ss I George R Young Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas held at Penn Yan in for said County on this 28 day of May 1846. do hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to said Court that Abijah Williams late husband of Mrs Lucy Williams who was formerly widow of the Samuel Boughton. died at Victor in the County of Ontario and State of New York on the 11 th day of January 1844. also satisfactory evidence has been shown to said Court that Abijah Williams died at Victor County and State of said at the time mentioned by this applicant & also that the said Lucy Williams late widow of Abijah Williams died and departed this life on the tenth day of March. 1846. and that she left at her death two children one a resident of the town of Milo Yates County. the other a resident of Victor Ontario County Both in the State of New York. the said applicant aged thirty eight years and upwards. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court & County this 28 th day of May 1846. Geo R Young Clerk

In pursuance of a law passed the 27th of April, 1784, entitled "An act for the settlement of the pay of the Levies and Militia, for their services in the late War, and for other purposes therein mentioned," the following certificates have been issued, bearing interest at five per cent. per annum, viz:
  9 th Oct. 1777. Sam l Bouton Priv 14 10   28 th June 1779. Do Do 3 5 3   24 th Nov Do Do Do 1 11 8   15 th Nov Do Do Do 5 14 2   31 st Augt. 1780. Do Do 5 5 7   30 th June 1781. Do Lieut. 26 6 8   15 th Dec 1780. Sam l Bouton Priv 14 6 2 
STATE OF NEW-YORK,
COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, Albany, 3 d July 1846.
I hereby certify the above to be true extracts from Book No. 8. & 9. now remaining in this office, and that the service for which the certificates above named were issued, were performed under the following officers, viz:
 First—under Capt. Majah Giltner in Col. Thomas Thomas Regt.  Second " " Nathl Scribner " " Henry Ludington "  Third " " David Waltenbury " " Do "  Fourth " " Oliver Scofield " " Shaddack Coane "  Fifth " " Lt. Sam l Bouton " " Do "  Sixth " " Capt. Sam l Bouton " " Joseph Benedict "  Seventh " " Supposed to be levies, that joined the  Eighth " " 1 st New York Regt. under Col. Weisepfel  Ninth " " " " " "  Tenth " " " " " "  Eleventh " " " " " "  Twelfth " " " " " " 
Philip Scheele Dep Comp t

Rev. War Section.
June 9, 1913.
Mrs. E. E. Hawkes
137 Urban Street
Mount Vernon, N. Y.
Madam:
In response to your letter dated the 28 th and received the 29 th ultimo, you are advised that in the claim, R. File No. 11,597 \frac{1}{2} Rev. War, it is stated that Samuel Boughton (or Boughton) was born September 16, 1759; that he was a resident of Poundridge, Westchester County, New York, during the Revolutionary war, and served as follows:
1777; Private, Captain Gilbert's company; six months.
1778 and 1779; under Captain Scofield, Colonel Ludenton and others, at various times amounting to nine months.
1780; Captain John Burhaus' company; six months.
It is stated that he married in Orange County, New York, October 24, 1791, Lucy Tracy who was born May 18, 1765. Their children were: Olive, born July 15, 1792; Eunice, born October 7, 1796; Elizabeth, born April 7, 1798; Sarah, born July 24 and died July 27, 1804; Samuel Addison, born November 10, 1807.
Samuel Boughton (Bouton) died in Ontario County, New York January 14, 1814.

R. File No. 11,597 \frac{1}{2}
Lucy Boughton (Bouton) married October 25, 1825, Abijah Williams, at Victor, Ontario County, New York, where he died February 22, 1841 and where she resided on July 30, 1845, when she made application for pension on account of the said services of her husband Samuel Boughton (Bouton) which was rejected on the ground of insufficient proof of service as required by the laws under which she applied.
Very respectfully,
G. M. Saltzgaber,
Commissioner.

1913, June 9. History to Mrs. E. E. Hawkes. Frv.
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1879.
11.097 1/2
P. O.
Lucy Williams
Service:
former widow
Samuel Boutan or Boughtan
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Not.
Application filed: Aug. 29, 1906 , 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

No 12168 Lucy Williams dau NY
See letter to J. F. Curtis Sept 22 '45 " " do do 13 Feb 46 " " J. F. A. to Smith 22 July 46 " James McDermott 6 th June 1850 Hon. B. L. Rose 13 th June 1850
11597 - ad 7 July 1838
V 12168 Lucy Williams New York Dad to John F. Curtis Sept 22 - '45 Letter to John F. Curtis 13 Feb. 1846

Huron Wayne Co. M.I. Oct 12. 1845
Hon. J. S. Edwards Sir,
Enclosed is the Result of a Search of Rolls and Records at Albany for the Revolutionary Services of Samuel Boughton, late Husband of the Present Widow Lucy Williams of Ontorio Co. N.Y. Who is applying for a Pension as the Widow of the Aforesaid Samuel Boughton. The Widow has no Recollection that her Husband served in any other Capacity than a Private. The last Period of Service as Lieut. She does not Claim - The other terms of Service agree very well in the Main, with the Old Soldiers Memory - although she could not describe all the dif- ferent Periods of Service - the names of Officers and Particular Quarters
Respectfully Yours John H. Hunt

Pension Office June 10 1850
Sir
In answer to your letter of the 20 th Feby last respecting the Case of Lucy Williams late formerly Widow of Samuel Boulton Boulton, I have to inform you that the affidavit of Sarah Stevens presented by you sometime previous is not deemed sufficient to identify Mrs Williams husband with the Officer and Soldier found credited with him in the New York Militia Rolls.
I enclose herewith a copy of My report to John F. Curtis dated 13 Feby 46 which will show what has been required to authorize us to admit this Claim
James M. Dermott Esq- Geneva NY

Genava 20 th February. 1850.
Hon. James L. Edwards Dear Sir
I hope you will be so kind as to let me know the cause of the delay in the answer to the claim of Mrs Williams or the Broughton case as so called sent last November with the additional evidence in the claim of Hannah Phillips. you have returned me an answer in the case of Phillips but none in the other. both cases were together. please to give me an answer in this cause as soon as you receive this & you will oblige me much.
Yours with Respect James M c Lennott
Hon. J. L. Edwards Commissioner of pensions Washington D. C.

In pursuance of a law passed the 27th of April, 1784, entitled "An act for the settlement of the pay of the Levies and Militia, for their services in the late War, and for other purposes therein mentioned," the following certificates have been issued, bearing interest at five per cent. per annum, viz:
  9 th Oct 1777. Sam l Benton Prin Lee 14 10   28 th June 1779. Do Do 3 5 3   24 th Nov Do Do Do 1 11 8   18 th Nov Do Do Do 5 14 2   31 st Augt. 1780. Do Do .. 5 7   15 th Dec Do Do Do 14 6 2   30 th June 1781. Do Liab 26 6 8     25.17.8   59.10.0   2.29   164.72   32.36 
STATE OF NEW-YORK, COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, Albany, Dec. 3 d 1845.
I hereby certify the above to be true extracts from Book No. 8 & 9. — now remaining in this office, and that the service for which the certificates above named were issued, were performed under the following officers, viz:
 First—under Capt. Abijah Gilbert in Col. Thomas M'Namara Regt.  Second " " Nathaniel Scribner " " Henry Luddington "  Third " " David Waldbury " " Do "  Fourth " " Ebenezer Scovil " " Thaddeus Crane "  Fifth " " St. Sam l Benton " " Do "  Sixth " " Supposed to be Levies from the P'keepsie Regt. joined the 4 th NY Regt.  Seventh " " Capt. Gould Benton " " Joseph Benedict "  Eighth " " " " " "  Ninth " " " " " "  Tenth " " " " " "  Eleventh " " " " " "  Twelfth " " " " " " 
Philip Shepard Compt t

Report to John H. Hunt. Huron Wayne Co. N.Y.

MS.
Washington D.C. 20 July 1846
We have the honour to present the claim of Samuel A Boughton of New York, in behalf of himself & his sister, only children of Samuel Boughton of New York, a private & officer in the war of the revolution, & of Lucy his wife, both deceased, under the act of 1838.
Very respectfully
M. G. S. T. L. & A. M. Smith
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commr of Pensions.

V 12937 Lucy Williams, dec. New-York Sub. to J. L. & A. T. Smith July 24th '46
Act 4 th July 1838

Washington May 27, 1880
Dear Sir
Attended by Hubby The letter of Martha B. Story gives the information you desired in your letter of the 2 nd - Will you do me the favor to see that this case is disposed of as it has given me no little trouble?
I send you the letter of L B Gasking home, relative to the claim of John Bellinger, the Patten case in your office
Yours
Robt N. Dole
Genl Edwards Com Pensions

State of New York } County of Westchester } ss On this thirty first day of August - in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty nine personally appeared before me a justice of the in the county and State aforesaid Sarah Stevens as resident of Poundridge adjoining the town of South Salem County and State aforesaid aged eighty four years on the sixth day of September - this present year. And made oath according to law of the following facts Deponent says that she knew Samuel Bouton at the time of the Revolutionary War, that he lived in the town of Poundridge Westchester County and State of New York where deponent now lives. Deponent further says that she and her husband, Silenus Stevens, lived on the farm that Samuel Bouton moved from when he left Poundridge and went to Tarrytown on the North River, New York - Deponent further says she heard that he and his family moved to the west afterwards but cannot say where - Deponent further says that she was well acquainted with him, that he went by the name of Lieutenant Samuel Bouton in the latter part of the war, that she always heard him called such, and that she never knew any other Samuel Bouton who was a revolutionary soldier. Deponent further states that she has been well acquainted with the following Officers. Ebenezer Scfield, Lt Daniel Bouton, Nathaniel Tribner, David Waterbury, Gould Bouton, Abijah Gilbert - Thaddaus Crane, Henry Ludington, and Joseph Benedict - Col. Thomas Thomas lived at White Plains but had no acquaintance with him. Col. Weissenfelt - I did not know and further this deponent says not - Sworn and subscribed this thirty first } day of August 1849 before me } Daniel Hunt Justice of the peace Yea Sarah X Stevens marks

I do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the subscriber to the foregoing affidavit - that she is a person of good reputation for truth and veracity and her testimony is entitled to full credit -
(Daniel Hunt Justice of the Peace)

State of New York,
COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER, ss.
I, MUNSON I. LOCKWOOD, Clerk of the County aforesaid, and also Clerk of the Courts in and for said County, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That Daniel Hunt — Esquire, whose name is subscribed to the Certificate of the proof or acknowledgment of the annexed Instrument, and endorsed thereon, was, on the day of the date of the said Certificate, a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County, residing in the said County, commissioned and sworn, and duly authorised to take the same, according to the laws of the said State. And, further, that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice, and verily believe that the signature to the said Certificate is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof , I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said County Courts, the 1 st day of September 184 9
Munson I. Lockwood Clerk.

State of New York County of Cayuga 388 Personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the peace of the County aforesaid Mercy Farnam of Scipio in said County aged Seventy Years - after being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith That she for the last has always been been personally acquainted with widow Lucy Williams who formerly lived in Shagrun - Now Mount Hope, Orange County in this State - and who is applying for a pension as the Widow of the late Samuel Bowtan who was her first Husband That this deponent was also well acquainted with the said Samuel Bowtan, before his marriage to the above named Lucy Williams and since to the time of his death - That the said parties were married in the said town of Shagrun now Mount Hope, the latter part of October 1791. Seventeen hundred and ninety one. That this deponent was present at the wedding. That this deponent thinks she cannot be mistaken about the date of the marriage, as the said Lucy Williams is this deponents Sister. That this deponent has a Record of the dates of all her Sisters Marriages. That she well Recollects that she was married about three Years after her Sister Lucy was married to the said Bowtan, and on referring to the Record of her own marriage she finds she was married in December 1794. That her said Sister continued to live with the said Bowtan as his wife until his death - That she afterwards married Abijah Williams as this deponent understood and believed who died four years since and that her said Sister is now a Widow. Subscribed and sworn before me, Mercy Farnam This 20th day of August 1845
Ethan Pease, Justice of the peace
I certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Mercy Farnam. That she is a Respectable person and worthy of full credit.
Ethan Pease, Justice of the peace

State of New York County of Cayuga ss Personally appeared before the Sub- -scribing Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid Charity Tracy of Sipio in said County aged Seventy Six Years, after being duly sworn according to law deposes and says that for the last fifty seven Years she has been personally acquainted with Widow Lucy Williams who is applying for a pension as the Widow of the late Samuel Bowton who was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution - That when this deponent first became acquainted with the above named widow Lucy Williams she resided in the town of Shargus New Mount Hope in the County of Orange in this State. That she was also equally well acquainted with the said late husband Samuel Bowton, who resided in the same place That the said Samuel Bowton was married to the said Lucy when Maiden Name was Tracy in the Month of October 1791. and there were hundred & ninety and as this deponent was then informed and believed - This deponent was married in the Month of December 1791. That she established her own marriage by a Record of the births of her children which has been made over thirty years. That she well recollects that the said Samuel Bowton was married to the said Lucy Tracy four or five weeks before this deponent was married - That the said parties lived together as husband and wife until the death of the said Bowton. That the said widow Bowton afterwards married Abijah Williams as this deponent was informed and believed who has since died leaving the said Lucy a Widow. That the said Lucy Williams is the same person that was said to have been married to the said Samuel Bowton in October 1791. and that she is now a widow Subscribed and sworn before me This 20th day of August 1845 } Charity Tracy her mark Ethan Pease, Justice of the peace
I certify that the above named Charity Tracy who has subscribed the foregoing affidavit is a Respectable person and worthy of credit
Ethan Pease, Justice of the peace

State of New York Wayne County Clerk Office of
I Philip Van Andale Clerk of said County do hereby certify that Ethan Pease was on the 20 th day of August A.D. 1815 a Justice of the Peace in this said County duly elected & qualified; & that the foregoing are his genuine Signatures.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Court of Common Pleas of said County this 20 th day of August A.D. 1815 Ebenezer Root Clerk

Pension Department. Washington D.C.
Will you find out for me if Samuel Benton ever received a pension. He is supposed to have enlisted in Westchester Co, New York - and of course you know records are better than any available records show here - Revolutionary
Yours of course Yours truly,
Mrs E E Hawks 137 Urban St Mt Vernon N.Y.
May 28 -