Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23,142, Timothy Burden, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Burden, Timothy
B. 23,142
CONTENTS

Production
23142 INVALID.
File No. 23142
Timothy Burden
Pl. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 72 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 57
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Col Grand 3 years
New York -
Rev
Timothy Burden
Rejected
let T Beals 20 July '33 do to Hon S Dickson 6 Feby '34
Act 7 June '32

Let. A Hon. J. M. Gibley, March 26, 1838.
New York 31,363.
Timothy Burden of Ontario Co. in the State of N. York who was a Pri - in the Compy commanded by Captain Rousefully of the Regt. commanded by Putnam - on the Mastry line for 8 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 day of March 1838, and entered Hon. S. England At of Res
Arrears to the 14th of int - $ 186.62 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 th Sep. 13.22 $199.95
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by R. Burdin Clerk. Book 62 - Vol. 4 - Page 6.

9204 Timothy Burden
no proof furnished T. Beals agent
Thomas Beals Agent
Canandaigua
not on Cranes left on Jackass but different person to penguin in Mt Vol 16, p 17 - on private 8 mo in 75. Capt Rowens
Rejected
adm?
Sm. pri
26.66
Hon. S. Ingham H. K. H.

State of New York Ontario County ss.
On this twenty seventh day of August 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the County Court now sitting Timothy Burden a resident of the town of Bloomfield County and State aforesaid aged eighty four 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. 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated.
1 st At Freetown in the State of Massachusetts in April 1775 immediately after the Battle of Lexington he enlisted for six months in Captain Rounsefulls Company in Colonel Putnam's Regiment and was immediately marched to Roxbury and done duty there and at Dorchester heights, and worked on the Forts there. Colonel Bull's Regiment was there also and knew Colonel Bull, was at Cambridge on duty and was in the Battle of Bunker Hill, and after this was at Cambridge and saw General Washington there and was afterwards on duty at Roxbury and remained there until his time was out and then received a discharge, he believes it was signed by Colonel Bull.
He further says that when he arrived at home at Freetown, his Father wanted his help to harvest his corn which he said he could not do and was going to enlist again, and he did enlist for three years, at Freetown as aforesaid
2 o the Captain's name he does not remember, but it was in Colonel Lawrence's Regiment of the Rhode Island line, and was marched to Albany and believes that he went through Springfield and Sheffield and then to Albany, and after halting at Albany for some days, was marched to Schoharie, was out on several Scouts against

the Indians, but in no general Battle, was once fired on by an Indian. His gun missed fire and he shot the Indian and killed him. Wintored in Schoharie in the Fort there.
In the Spring of 1776 was ordered to the North and went to Lake George, and after this to Ticonde- roga and there done duty - does not remember how long, but when he left there he went with his Company to Albany, and thence to West Point and then ordered to Rhode Island, and served out the full term of his enlistment at Rhode Island. Was on the Island when General Sullivan retreats and saw him after, received an honorable discharge. The discharges received by him he kept for some time in his chest, at his Fathers house and about the close of the War, his Fathers house was burned up, and his chest was burned up at the same time - knows of no person now living who served with him. He has no documentary evidence - does not know what year he was born in, has no record of his age - never could read nor write - has always been a labourer at Farming. He has no property, has no relations now living. He has a wife about seventy years of age. After the peace went to Upper Canada and lived there about twenty five years, and then removed into Ontario County, and has resided there ever since - He knows Reverend Solomon Goodale and Elihu Morse of said County.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State.
Subscribed and sworn the day and year aforesaid. in open Court. Timothy his Burden mark

a Clergyman residing in the town of Bristol
We Solomon Goodale, and Elisha Morse of the town Bristol, County and State aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Timothy Burden who has subscribed, sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be Eighty four 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. Subscribed and sworn the day and 3 year aforesaid in open court.
3 Solomon Goodale Elisha Morse
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 Solomon Goodale, who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman residing in the town of Bristol, and that Elisha Morse, who has also signed the same, is a resident of the same place, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Charles Crane, Clerk of the said Court, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Timothy Burden for a pension
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this first day of September A.D. 1832.
Charles Crane

State of New York } In the matter of Timothy Burden's Ontario County } applications for a pension
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Notary Public in and for said County Timothy Burden who being duly sworn according to law, deponeth and saith that when he made his declaration before the county court on the 27 th day of August 1832 under the act of 7 June 1832 for a pension, he then gave his best recollections, as to his service in the War of the Revolution. He is now required by the War Department to enlarge his narrative, but is unable to support it by any other proof. He well remembers that at some time previous he made application for a pension under a former act of Congress, and appeared before the Hon. Micah Brooks then a judge of the county court, and who was formerly a member of Congress from this district, and at that time, his Brothers Julius Burden and Noah Burden did then and there appear, and made affidavit before the said Brooks to this declarant's service and he further saith that his said Brothers are since dead, and he now knows no persons living who can testify to his service. He is informed of an error in his declaration before referred to in stating that he served in Colonel Cram's Regiment in the Rhode Island line. He amends that, and now says he never lived in Rhode Island, and that Colonel Cram he well knew, and that it was in the Massachusetts line, and not in the Rhode Island, and that he served as under his first head no less than six months, and under his second head he served in Colonel Cram's Regiment three years, and was honorably discharged, but he does not remember at what place he was discharged.
He is very old and his memory is impaired, and although he is confident he had a written discharge, he does not remember who signed it. He believes he was discharged in Rhode Island, but is not positive.
For his services as aforesaid he claims a pension -
Sworn to and subscribed this 18 day of March 1833 before me
Timothy his X Burden mark
Thomas Pratt Not. Pub.
I certify that the above named Timothy Burden declared he never could write, and made his mark above
Thomas Pratt Not. Pub.

State of New York, } Ontario County ss. } I, Charles Crane, Clerk of said county do hereby certify that Thomas Deals, whose name is subscribed to the within Cer- tificates, was, at the date thereof a Notary Public in and for said County; and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe the said signatures to be his proper act and deed. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this twenty fifth day of March A. D. 1833.
Charles Crane