Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23,117, Matthew Bellamy, Conn.

SERVICE
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Bellamy, Matthew
NUMBER
S. 23.117
CONTENTS

BELLAMY, MATTHEW

New York Matthew Bellamy
service Co. in the State of New York was a Private in the Comp. comd by Captain _____ of the Regt. command by Col. Cook in the _____ line for 17 Months. _____ Con d
Inscribed on the Roll of New York the rate of 56 Dollars 66 Cents per annum. commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 day of Janu y . 1834 and sent to D. B. _____
Arrears to the 4th of Jany. Female allowance end.
Recorded by Geo. C. _____ Clerk Book _____ Vol. 4 Page _____
Dead. Set of Hon. J. Adams within Set. to Hon. J. Adams Feb y 7. '35

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104 Feb 4
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Hon J. Adams
Resin. Office

Dr. Sir,
Matthew Bellamy, who was lately on the pardon side, cast into the a few days since - There is an estate for sale about Newbury downs. Is there any way, in which his daughter can inherit that estate from Matthew's last letter of administration. I expect to hear more about the same soon.
Yours &c.
John & Thomas
Feb. 4. 1835

Yours with com.

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... Charles Rodgers and ...
1. Hiersfeld ... David Porter ... Charles Rodgers ... Charles Clark
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Enchanting - what a beautiful day - I hope to see you this 12th day of January 1833 L. Henshaw part of the sum
L. Kiersted Just. of the peace
L. Münsterstein mit 4 Heuern
State of New York, ss. I, of the County of ... I do hereby certify that I have recollect the performance of the ... I have ... that I have generally resided with him in the ... since and have at all times ... of his service ... ... I have ... that the said ... is accordingly ... his ... information Very Great
Very Great Subscribed & sworn to this 12 th Day of Love 1880 L. Viersta Just of the peace

The undersigned residing in the a Place of b Rotherham in the County of Greene do certify that we are acquainted with the character & pecuniary affairs of the Applicant in this law suit and being sworn to be a person of veracity, and being entitled to full credit and belief, do hereby certify that the said Applicant is not worth in his own right, nor will be entitled with the said Defendant to any sum of money or value of property in the event of the said Defendant being successful in the said action.
R. L. Carlson Hudson Miles A. E. Hall William Camp John G. G. G. John G. G. G.
Isaac Powers Egbert Bogardus Isaac Van Soorn Charles Allen Ezra Hamlin
John G. G. G. John G. G. G. John G. G. G. John G. G. G.
I, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace of the County of Greene, do hereby certify that the foregoing declaration, certificate and affidavits were sworn to before me this day personally by the Applicant, and that the Applicant is a person of veracity, and being sworn to be a person of veracity, and being entitled to full credit and belief, do hereby certify that the Applicant is not worth in his own right, nor will be entitled with the said Defendant to any sum of money or value of property in the event of the said Defendant being successful in the said action.
Given under my hand this 12th day of February 1833 L. Kiersted Just. of the peace
John G. G. G. John G. G. G.
State of New York Greene County ss. I William T. B. Hermance Clerk of the said County do certify that Luke Kiersted Esq. before whom the foregoing declaration certificate and affidavits were sworn, was at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace of the said County, and that his signature thereto is genuine. Witness my hand & Seal of office this ninth day of February in the year 1833. William T. B. Hermance Clerk

Matthew Bellamy -
I have been acquainted with Matthew Bellamy from my earliest recollection & live within a few rods of him - It has generally been reported that he was in the service in the revolutionary war - I think full credit may be given to his deposition. Dec 26. 1833
John H. Day
End of second

State of New York Greene County /s/
On this 18 th day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three personally appeared before me Luke Kiernan one of the Justices of the Peace of the Town of Cats Kill in the County of Greene Matthew Bellamy a resident of the said Town of Cats Kill aged eighty eight years, who being duly sworn according to Law, doth on his Oath make the following additional or supplemental declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7. 1832, and in explanation of his former declarations heretofore made and on file as he is informed in the Office of the Secretary at War in the City of Washington.
That when this deponent made his first declaration which was sent on to the Secretary of War at Washington he was in a very feeble state of Health arising from old age and senility and my memory at that time was considerably impaired my intention was at that time in making my declaration to keep within my time of actual service performed according to my then memory and recollection.
I then stated the two terms of service performed by me in the years 1776. & 1777. about six months each. This deponent further says at the time he made his supplemental declaration which was sent to the Secretary of War at Washington his health had considerably improved and his memory & recollection much better and on further reflection and careful examination he then stated in his supplemental declaration that his two terms of service were seven months each.

and that he is now as was at the time he made such Supplemental declaration satisfied that it was, true, that in his Supplemental declaration he stated a term not alluded to in his first or original declaration, and that he cannot account for such omission unless, from his feeble state of health and his memory much impaired, this deponent further says that the two terms of seven months each stated in his Supplemental declaration is true, as also the addition term as stated in Supplemental declaration is true, this deponent further says that he did not know that the original papers were withheld until called for by the Office, he trusted to Mr. C. C. Abell to do his business in further declares that he does not know a man living that was with him at the time he performed the services stated in his declarations.
Subscribed & sworn before me L. Kiersted Just. of the peace his Matthew H. Bellamy Mark.
State of New York Greene County ss.
Charles C. Abell of the Town of Catskill in the County of Greene being duly sworn says that he copied the first declaration of Matthew Bellamy as also his Supplemental declaration to obtain a pension under the Act of Congress, passed June 7. 1832. The first declaration was sent back for want of certainty as to time his Supplemental declaration was then made and I by me & sent on to the War Department and the original was not returned by me not knowing that it was necessary for them to be returned but being called for by the Office I did return them to the said Office.

This deponent further says that from his long acquaintance with the said Matthew Bleamery he has no doubt of the relation as given by him in his Supplemental declaration is true Subscribed & sworn before me this 18 th day of Dec r 1833 G. Kiersted Justice of the peace
State of New York Greene County ss. I William F. B. Hermance Clerk of the said County, do certify that S d Re Kiersted Esquire before whom the foregoing documents were duly sworn to, was at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace of the said County, and that his signature thereto is genuine Witness my hand & seal of office this Eighteenth day of December 1833. William F. B. Hermance Clerk

Brooklyn 23117 INVALID.
Feb'y 29. 1904. Listg to Miss. A. S. Wardack Buffalo N.Y.
File No. 23,117
Matthew Bellamy
Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1891
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 31
[Arrangement of 1870.]

New York Rev:
Matthew Bellamy
Suspended
let C.C. Abel 22 July 1833.
Act June 33

New York
Reov
David Blake
Suspended
Act. C. & B. 22 July
1833
Act. 7 June 35
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Got the amended declarations Suspended case
City of Washington Dist of Columbia Secretary of War
Edw
Ellen CAS. 10.10 32 32

Dear Sir
In agreeable to your last  last I herewith enclose to you, the original declaration of Matthew Bellamy and David Blake & enclosed with the supplementary paper Mr. Edwards Letter giving instructions what was necessary in addition to the original declarations
Yours Respectfully &c
Chas. G. Abell Natchez March 22 nd 1833

War Department
Pension Office
17 Oct. 1832
Sir,
I return the papers of Matthew Bellamy. It is necessary that he should designate some period for each service, of which he feels sufficiently confident to claim upon oath a pension therefor.
The Act of 7. June 1832 provides a pro rata allowance for a service between 6 months and 2 Years which is estimated by the exact time specified and substantiated agreeably to the regulations.
I am, Respectfully, H. Ob. St.
J. L. Edwards
J. Pinkney Esq. Callikill. N.Y.

N. York
Matthew Bellamy's Declaration under Act of 7 June 1832
not entitled to grace of Ensign
Amount 17 mo. pri $ 56.66
No 1464.
Set to Pen
taking the same a further of the sum in the town of Callicutt in the said County, duly authorized to take affidavits of proof
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas for the said County unto this 10 th day of August 1832.
William H. Freeman Clerk

State of New York On this Thirtieth Day of July 1832 Personally appeared in Open Court before me Luke Miersted Justice of the Peace in and for the Town of Patkill in the County of Greene and State of New York  Matthew Matthew Bellamy a Resident of said Town of Patkill, County of State Aforesaid, aged 87 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 Act of Congress, Passed June 7 th 1832, — — — — — That he Entered the Service of the United States Under the follow- ing named Officers and Served as herein Stated, In the Year 1776 I was raised to a Regiment of Militia commanded by Col The Name of the Captain was Joseph Norton, Lieutenant Job Yale, Ensign Lucas Tuttle, before we left home and at the Time the Company was Redressed Ensign Tuttle being Sick and Unable to Take his Place as Ensign in the Company, an Election was held to Supply his Place, which Election was held according to the Custom of the Militia of the State of Connecticut at which Election I was chosen as the Ensign of said Company, was not Com- -missioned but served as Ensign of said Company during the Cambridge the Continental Army at this Time was at New York where we joined them The Army was then commanded by Genl Washington was with the Army in the Service as Ensign, when the Army Retreated from Long Island, had the Command of One of the Boats, that left Long Island at the Time of the Re- treat, was Engaged in the Service from the Time I left home Until my Return which was in December, was Absent about seven Months, to the best of my Recollection, In June 1777 the Company to which I then belonged, was commanded by My former Lieut Capt Job Yale, who was Ordered with his Company to Join the Northern Army, the Company was Attached to Col. Housatonic Regiment, when we arrived at the State we were Attached to Col. Johnson's Army, and was at the Battle of the Taking of Burgoyne's Army, we were then Under the Command of Genl Gates after which I returned home, was Absent during this War about six Months, after our Return we were raised out of Militiamen at the Time of the Burning of New Haven, was there also at the Burning of Danbury was with the Militia during that Term between Decr and June 1777, I have no Documentary Evidence of my Services, to my knowledge, and I do not remember of any Person now living, whose Testimony I could obtain, to Prove those Services I would further beg leave to State my birth Place and my different Places of Residence; I was Born on the 9 th Day of February 1745 Old Style in the Town of Cheshire, then the Town of Wallingford County of New Haven and State of Connecticut, Resided there Until after the Peace in 1783 I then Removed from the Place of my Nativity to the Town of Litchfield County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut and Resided there about three Years, Moved from there to the Town of New Marlborough in the County of Berkshire Commonwealth
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of Massachusetts, Resided there about Nine Months, Removed from thence to the Town of Sheffield in the County of Berkshire Resided there about four Years, Moved from there to the Town of Catskill, then of the County of Albany Now the County of Greene, in the State of New York On the month of June 1789 or 1790 removed from Catskill in the Year 1797 to the Town of Harperfield in the County of Delaware State of New York, Remained there until the Winter of 1801 when I Returned to Catskill Greene County where I now Reside Worn Out with Old Age, and bodily Infirmary
I hereby Relinquish Every claim whatever to a Pension or Annuity Except the Present and declare that my Name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of my State, he refers to the annexed Certificate for his Character for Veracity
Sworn to and subscribed the Day and Year aforesaid
Matthew X Bellamy Mark
Luke Vierssted Justice of the peace
We Isaac A. Wyckoff Clergyman of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Catskill & Charles Rodgers, of the same place do hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Matthew Bellamy who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration, that we believe him to be 87 Years of Age; That he is Deputed and believed in the Neighbourhood where he Resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that Opinion
Sworn to and subscribed the Day and Year aforesaid Isaac A. Wyckoff Clergyman of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church Catskill Charles Rodgers
Luke Vierssted Justice of the peace
And the said Court do hereby Declare my Opinion, after the Investigation of the Matters 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 him that Isaac A. Wyckoff Clergyman & Charles Rodgers who have also signed the same are Residents of the Town of Catskill and are credible Persons and that their Statement is entitled to Credit,
Luke Vierssted Justice of the peace
State of New York County of Greene to wit
Thomas H. Croswell Physician residing in the town of Catskill in the County of Greene and State of New York Do Certify and make

Cath, That I have been acquainted with Matthew Bellamy the Applicant named in the foregoing declaration & papers for upwards of Forty years past, and have attended him in sickness at various times as his physician, that he is a very aged man, and such are his bodily infirmity and general want of health that he cannot without great inconvenience and trouble attend in Court, and from his present state it is not probable he will be able to attend in a Court of record, dated August 9. 1832.
Subscribed & sworn to this 13 th day of August 1832 before me.
L. Kiersteel Just. of the peace
State of New York } Joel Bellamy son of Matthew Bellamy named in County of Greene } the foregoing declaration, of the age 58 years do certify and swear that I will recollect the performance of the services of the said Matthew at New Haven as stated by him: that I have generally resided with him til my marriage and near him since and have at all times heard him make the statement of his services as set forth in his declaration hereto annexed and believe the same to be true. that the said Matthew is exceedingly distemper and his bodily infirmities very great
Subscribed & sworn to the 9 th day of August 1832 before me.
L. Kiersteel Just. of the peace
We the subscribers residing in the Village of Catskill in the County of Greene do hereby certify that we are acquainted with Matthew Bellamy of said Village, and the applicant in this case, and believe him to be a person of veracity, and who is entitled to full credit & belief and in his oath. August 9, 1832.
I certify that I am acquainted with the several persons whose names are subscribed to this certificate, that they are of respectable standing, and that the signatures are genuine —
L. Kiersteel Just. of the peace
 Gudson Miles  A. C. Hall  John Adams  Thomas W. Cooke  Adison Porter  Henry Kiersteel  John Gaynor 

State of New York } I Luke Kiirsted a Justice of the peace in & for the County of Greene } Town of Catskill in the County of Greene do hereby Certify that the annexed declaration of Matthew Bellamy to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th of June 1832 was duly sworn to before me on account of his inability to attend a Court of record; That the declaration & Certificate of the Rev. Isaac N. Wyckoff a clergyman residing in the Village of Catskill and Charles Rogers of the same place to me known was sworn to before me; that they are persons of good standing, and entitled to full belief & credit; that the other affidavits and Certificate are genuine; And I the said Justice after investigation of the matter and after putting the questions prescribed by the department of War, do declare my opinion & belief that the Applicant served the United States as is set forth in his said declaration. Witness my hand & seal at Catskill this 13 th day of August 1832.
L. Kiirsted Just. of the peace
Greene County Clerk Office } I William T.B. Hermance clerk of the County of Greene in the State of New York Do Certify that Luke Kiirsted before whom the annexed Sworn Declaration and affidavits were made and proven at the time of taking the same a Justice of the peace in & for the town of Catskill in the said County, duly authorized to take affidavits & proofs
In Testimony whereof I have subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of the Court of Common Pleas for the said County hereto this 10 th day of August 1832
William T.B. Hermance Clerk
10 1464.
State of New York Matthew Bellamy's Declaration under Act of 7 June 1832
not entitled to grade of Ensign
awarded 17 mo. for $56.66
17 months

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Bellanger, Noel GRADE Private LINE Hazen's Regiment
WARRANT NUMBER 12765 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED January 22, 1790 to Benjamin Mooers, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.