Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20,746, Samuel Boyd, New York

SERVICE
New York
Boyd, Samuel Mehitable
NUMBER
W. 20,746.
CONTENTS

Rept Let. to D.D. Addison with Certificate, Oct. 30, 1849.
1962 New York Albany. Mehitable Boyd! widow of Samuel Boyd NY who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 2 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 day of Sept. 1848. and sent to
John M. Martin Mt. Hope NY.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 10 Vol. 4,

State of New York } Orange County }
On this Ninth day of November one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine personally appeared before the undersigned a Judge of the court of common pleas in and for Orange County Metilable Boyd a resident of the town of Mount Hope in the County of Orange aged eighty two years who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following decla- ration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838, entitled, An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows That she is the widow of Samuel Boyd who was a private in the Militia of the town of Goshen in the County of Orange and State of New York and belonged to a company of Militia commanded by Captain Thompson and in the Regiment commanded by Col William Allison That as she has been informed and believes her said husband sometime in the latter part of July or the first day of August volunteered from Captain Thompson's company into a company of five months men raised by Captain John Little That the said Company rendezvoused at Goshen about the first of August seventeen hundred and seventy six and went from Goshen to New Windsor from thence to Fort Montgomery from thence down the river to Kings bridge where they remained until New York was taken from Kingsbridge they retreated to the White Plains and was there when General McDougal was attacked from the White plains they retreated to Peekskill where they remained until the term of their enlistment expired which was about the first of January 1777 in this service she believes That her husband Samuel Boyd served the full term of five months the full term of his enlistment
5- Subscribed Master at

5- That she has been informed and believes that sometime in July 1777 her said husband Samuel Boyer was drafted from Captain Thompson's company for the term of three months and went from Goshen to New Windsor and from New Windsor they went by water to Fort Montgomery under Captain John Wood. That her said husband Samuel Boyer served at Fort Montgomery under Capt. Wood for two months and then in the Regiment commanded by Col. Allison that after the said company had been at Fort Montgomery two months Captain Wood with a company of selectmen were ordered toward New Jersey and went to Ramapoo Paramus near the English neighbourhood and that her said husband Samuel Boyer went in the said company and served one month and was discharged.
That her said husband served from time to time in the militia during the years 1788, 1799, 1780, 1781 as a clapman at Minnink Penhock West Point and other places but from old age and loss of memory she is unable to state the particular times but she has no doubt that her said husband Samuel Boyer served at least two years during the war.
She further declares that she was married to the said Samuel Boyer on the tenth eighth day of January Seventeen hundred and eighty three that her husband the aforesaid Samuel Boyer died on the twelfth day of August eighteen hundred and thirty one aged 77 that she not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four Viz at the time above stated that her name before marriage was Mehitable Fitch that she still remains the widow of Samuel Boyer. Sworn and subscribed by making her mark because she cannot see to write on the day and year above mentioned the twelfth, erased before signing.
Deed Phebe Clark wife of Orange County Com Pleas

I Hulet Clark a Judge of the court of common pleas in and for Orange County do certify that Mehitable Boyd is a creditable person and that the statements made in her said declaration are entitled to full credit and belief
Hulet Clark
State of New York } John Boyd of the town of Mount Orange County } Hope deposeth and saith that he is fifty - years of age and that he is the son of Samuel Boyd and Mehitable Boyd and that he has often heard his father tell of being at Fort Montgomery and has heard him say that he was one that was at the Fort previous to the Fort being taken and that he was one of a company selected by Captain Wood to go toward New Jersey and by being in this company he escaped being in the battle and he has heard his father often tell of being along the western frontier of the Counties of Orange and Ulster against the Indians
That his father Samuel Boyd died on the twelfth day of August eighteen hundred and thirty one and that Mehitable Boyd has remained a widow ever since sworn and subscribed before me this ninth day of November 1839 and I certify that John Boyd is a creditable witness
John Boyd
Hulet Clark a Judge of Orange County ss

State of New York Orange County ss I Albert T. Benton Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for Sullivan County do certify that the foregoing blank is a true copy as above, and that the foregoing signa- tures purporting to be his is genuine - In tes- timony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of the said Court this 8 th day of January 1840 A. T. Benton Clerk

I do hereby certify that I am in possession of the marriage records kept by the late Rev. Nathan Kerr, Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Goshen, Orange County & State of New York. And that I find, the marriage of Samuel Boyd to Mehitable Tuttle, dated the Eighth day of January, one thousand eight  seven hundred and eighty four, recorded in said records in fair legible writing & figures, (713) Married Saml. Boyd and Mehitable Tuttle. Jan'y 8. 1784 - The word "eight" above written erased by me, At M. Hopkins, Clerk of the Session of said Church -
and the word "seven" interlined -
I sworn & subscribed this
17 Decr 1839 before me and
I certify that the declarant is a man of truth & veracity
J. W. Elliott Judge of
Orange Co. N.Y.
State of New York Orange County ss. I Albert S. Benton Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, do certify that Horace M. Elliott is a Judge as above, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine - In testimony whereof I have here- unto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said Court this 8 th day of January 1840
A. S. Benton Clerk

State of New York } Thomas Thross Orange County } of the town of Middletown being only known upon the and saith that he is in the Eighty Eighth year of his age and that he was a soldier in the war of the Revolution and belonged to the Militia of the County Of Orange and that sometime about the last of July 1776 this deponent enlisted into a company of five months men commanded by Capt John Thross and in the Regiment com- manded by Col Isaac Nichols He further saith that he went from Goshen about the first of August of the said year in the company commanded by Captain John Wood to New Windsor from thence by water to Fort Montgomery where they lained about ten days from thence they went by water to Tarrytown from thence by land to Kingsbridge from thence they marched to the White Plains where they remained until after the battle when they marched to Peekskill where they remained until about the first of January 1777 when they were discharged in this service he well recollects Samuel Boyd who was a private in Captain John Little's company of five months men he further saith that he knows that the said Samuel Boyd faithfully discharged his duty in Captain Little's Company and was about the first of January 1777
That in the latter part of July 1777 a draft was made from the Goshen Regiment of a company of men

and the said drafted men were placed under the command of Captain John Wood and Rindzyrusen at Gashr about the first of August of the said year and went to New Windsor from thence to Fort Montgomery where the said company remained under Captain Wood for three months when Captain Wood was selected to take charge of a company of select men to go to Ramapo for one month in this company Samuel Boyd served as a drafted man from Captain Thompson's company two months at Fort Montgomery and went with Captain Wood for the term of one month to Ramapo and served out the tour of three months he thinks that while at Fort Montgomery he was under Col. Alston and as further he saith not
Sworn and subscribed this twenty first day of September 1839. before me
Simeon M. Stoddard Commissioner of Leeds
Thomas V. Wood
I certify that Thomas V. Wood who made and subscribed the foregoing affidavit is a creditable witness Simeon M. Stoddard Commissioner He

6576 Mabel Boga
Declaration
Oct. 1838
one of Samuel.
Mar 8 Jan 1783
Husb d th 17 Aug 1831
Col Altham 2 N.Y. Capt John Wood Smiliter
Admired
Paroled 8 months
Am. Natl. Jrs Am

State of New York
Orange County ss { I Albert S. Dentrin clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, do certify that Simon M. Stoddard is a Commissioner of Deeds as above, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine — In testimony whereof I have here- unto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said County the 8 th of January 1840
A. S. Dentrin

Pay WIDOW, &c.
File No. 20746
Melitable Boyd Wid. of Samuel Boyd Priv. Rev. War.
Act: Feb. 2 d 1848.
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 75
[Arrangement of 1870.]

New York 41/74
Mehitable Boya widow of Samuel Boya who was a Private in the New York Militia
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 24 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 rd day of January 1844 and sent to John W Martin Olsuille New York
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 1 Page 259

New York 4890
Mehitable Boyd widow of Samuel Boyd
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 12. August 1831 of Orange Co. in the State of New York who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Wood of the reg't. commanded by Col. Allens in the N.Y. militia line for
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16. day of January 1840 and sent to Gen. Nathl. Jones N.Y.R.
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 39 93.31 Semi-annual allowance ending 4th Mar 40 13.33
$106.64
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by D. Brown Book A. Vol. 2. Page 68 Clerk,

Maritable Boyd's Deets
H.H.B. Addison Agent

State of New York Orange County ss On this 24 th day of August 1849 personally came before me George Houston a Justice of the Peace for the county of Orange aforesaid Mahitable Boyd widow of Samuel Boyd who first Being duly sworn according to Law, declares and says that she is now receiving a Pension under the act of July 1 st 1848 at the Rate of Twenty six dollars and Sixty Six Cents per annum as the widow of Samuel Boyd who was a pensioner under the act June 7 th 1832 at the Rate of thirty seven dollars and Ninety Eight Cents per annum and she now claims under Resolution of July 21 st 1848 the same amount of Pension per annum as was al- lowed her Husband under act of June 7 th 1832
Subscribed and sworn to before me this day and year first above written G. Houston Justice of the Peace
her Mahitable h Boyd mark
STATE OF NEW YORK, ORANGE COUNTY ss:
Jasper M. Gatt
I, Jasper M. Gatt Clerk of the County of Orange, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that George Houston whose name is subscribed to the certificate of the proof or acknowledgment of the annexed instrument, and thereon written, was, at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment, a JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, for said county, dwelling in said county commissioned and sworn and duly authorized to take the same. And further, that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of such Justice, and verily believe that the signature to the said Certificate of Proof or Acknowledgment is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said county. the Twelfth day of September 1849
J. M. Gatt Clerk.

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admitted
John W. Martin Mt. Hope N.Y.

State of New York } ss County of Orange } on this fifteenth day of August 1848 personally appeared before B.W. Corwin the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for the county of Orange Nehitable Boyd a resident of the town of Mount Hope county and State of aforesaid Aged ninety years who being by me duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 2 d of February 1848 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolution - any war. That she is the widow of Samuel Boyd who was a private in the militia and served in 1776 as a five months man in the Regiment commanded by Col. Nickol or Pauling afterwards at Fort Montgomery under Col. Allison. That she was a pensioner under the act of 17 th of June 1844 at the rate of Twenty six dollars and sixty six cents per annum. She further declares that she is still a widow - Sworn to and subscribed by } making her marks before me } Nehitable Boyd The 15 day of August 1848 } mark
B.W. Corwin Justice of the peace
I certify that the declarant is personally known to me and that she is the same individual she represents herself to be in the foregoing affidavit.
B.W. Corwin Justice of the peace

STATE OF NEW YORK, ORANGE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, {ss.
I, ALBERT S. BENTON, Clerk of the County Court in and for said County of Orange, do hereby certify, That
Benjamin W Coover before whom the foregoing Declaration was subscribed and sworn, was at the time of taking the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for said county; and further, that I am well ac- quainted with the hand writing of the said Benjamin W Coover and verily believe that the signature to the said Declaration is genuine.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed the Seal of the said County, this 25 th day of August 184 8 .
A. S. Benton Clerk.

Muh. tate P. Bayo
$26:66 per an
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John W. Martin Otisville, N. York

Albany New York Oct 9 1843
Dr Sir
I herewith send for your approval the declaration of Mehitable Baya claiming a Pension under the act of March 3 1843 Please answer to me
I remain Sir your Obedt Servt John W. Martin
Hon James L Edwards Comm't of Pensions

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State of New York ss On this 24 25 day of July 1843 Orange County personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace of the County of Orange Mehitable Boyd a resident of the town of Mount Hope in the County of Orange and State of New York age 85 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 act of Congress passed on the 3 d March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Samuel Boyd who was a Soldier and served as a private in the Revolution as follows five months in 1776 under Capt. John Little and Col. Nichols and three months in 1777 at Fort Montgomery under Capt. John Wood and Capt. Mason. That she was pensioned under the act of July 7 th 1838 at the rate of twenty six dollars and sixty six cents per year and she further declares that she still remains a widow sworn to and subscribed on the her Mehitable Boyd day and year above written before mark
Joshua C. C. Justice of the Peace.
Orange County ss I Joshua C. C. do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Mehitable Boyd who made and subscribed the foregoing affidavit and believe her to be a woman of truth and veracity and that her statements made are entitled to full credit and belief
Joshua C. C.

STATE OF NEW YORK, } SS. 1, LEBBEUS L. VAIL, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the County ORANGE COUNTY, }
of Orange, Do HEREBY CERTIFY, That Joshua Gower before whom the foregoing affidavit was subscribed and sworn, was at the time of taking the same, a Justice of the Peace in, and for said county : and further,
that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and verily believe that the signature to the said Affidavit & Certificate is genuine.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed the Seal of the said County, the 10 th day of October
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Lebbeus L. Vail, Clerk
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