Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21662, Perry Brumbley, R.I.

SERVICE
NUMBER
R.G.
Brumbley, Perry Brunly or
S. 21,662
CONTENTS

Rhode Island 36387
Wm H. Chace 20 th Dec r 1853.
Serry Brumley
of Washington Co, in the State of R. Island who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Perleberg of the R. I. commanded by Col. Brown in the R. Island mil. line for 15 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Rhode Island at the rate of 50 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate & Pension issued the 11 th day of Feb. 1831 and sent to B. Council Present
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. '35, 225.00 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 th March '36, 25.00 $250.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book E. Vol. 2 Page 138

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th A.D. 1832 - State of Rhode Island - County of Washington ss.
On this 7 th day of October 1834, personally appeared in open court before the Judges or Justices of the Court of Probate, now sitting in the Town of Charles in the County & State aforesaid, Perry B. Bumble, a resident of Westerly in the aforesaid County County aged Seventy 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 th 1832 - That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated. That is to say. At the time the enemy came into Narragansett Bay & took possession of the Island of R.I. early in Decr 1778, he then being a private soldier in the first company of militia in said Westerly commanded by Capt. Pendleton, was detached therefrom with others & marched to Boston Neck in said County of Washington where he served in Col. Brown's Regt till the fore part of April 1779, guarding against the incursions of the enemy. A period of four months, at the end of which term of service he was dismissed & returned home to said Westerly. When the war was in the spring of 1779 enrolled in the Third company of militia of said Westerly, which, he thinks, was a house that became detached & constituted from said first company commanded by Capt. George Stillman, whose Lieut. was, at that time, Dea. Saunders & Ensign Asa Mason. Upon which last aforementioned Third company he was ordered & drafted and attached & ordered to Point Judith in South Kingstown in the aforesaid County in the latter part of April 1779, where from the mouth of Narragansett Point Judith Point he served under the different officers of said Third Company &

in Col. Wood's Regt against the enemy a period of three months. and at the termi- ation of this period of service was discharged & returned to said Wethersly; where the last of September 1777, he volunteered under the said Captain Stillman, & was marched to Warrenton in the County of Kent R. Island on the West side of the Bay upon the Creek he with the detachment under Capt. Stillman passed over in boats to Warren upon thence was marched to Town Tom near Howland's Ferry Albu- and where he served in during a skirmish against the enemy on the Island of Rhode Island he served a period of three months.
On the last of the above mentioned service he does not remember the name of any Col. but he does know Col. Spencer & Genl. C. Cornwall then in the service & thinks they commanded the Provincial force during that period - at the close of the latter part of service he returned to said Wethersly; where between the first of January & the first of August 1778 he was three several times drafted from said third company for periods of one month each, the whole of which he served out guarding against the enemy on the South Shore of said Town of Wethersly; a part of the time under the above mentioned offi- cers of said third company & a part of the time under officers of the first & second companies of militia in the town of Wethersly then Col. Wood's Regt.
In the latter part month of August 1778, he was drafted from said third company as said Wethersly & marched to the latter town under Col. Gavit near Howland's Ferry so called;.....
where till the latter part of August he was stationed until the time of Sullivan's Expedi- tion when he was ordered over to the Island of R. Island where he served in Sullivan's

and until the American troops retreated from the Island when he was ordered back to Town, where after having served on N. Island & at Town for a period of three months he was dischar- ged & returned to Wethersby - The last open mentioned three months service was in Col. Noyes' Dept. -
In the Winter & Spring of 1879. he was twice ordered under the aforementioned officers of said Third company onto the South Shore of said Wetaskiwin where he served one month each time guarding against the Enemy in Col. Woyis Regt. In the Summer of Fall of 1879. In order drafts from said Third company he served three months guarding against the Enemy on the South Shore of said Wetaskiwin between Wetaskiwin & Woyis Creek under the above named officers of the company as Col. Woyis Regt.
Between Nov. 1779 & August 1780, he was repeatedly ordered under the different officers of said third company down to guard on said shores of Westport against the incursions of the enemy, when between the two last mentioned time periods, he performed divers tours of service in Col. Morris' Regt. of from ten to thirty days each tour, which though he cannot now minutely distinguish with certainty amount detailed at the the last two months active service.
In August on September 1780— he was under said Col. Stewartmand in said third company to the town corners of the Top Road in West Longtown in said County of Washington when in Col. Mearns' Regt. he had

against the enemy a period of thirty days.
And the said Tony Brumby says that all his the said services were in the grade of a private soldier. And he further declares that he faithfully per- formed all the aforementioned periods of service in defense of his country; and he also says that he has always been informed & believes he was born in said town of Waverly on the Twelfth day of Novr. 1958; but that he has no record of his age or birth; that from his birth he always resided in said Waverly except when he was absent therefrom in the service of his country; that he does not know he ever to have received any written discharge from any of his said services; but that he was verbally discharged therefrom by his commanding officers; that he has no documentary evidence of any of his said services; that he is not acquainted with any clergyman

clergyman residing residing in his vicinity. but that he refers to James C. Albro & Ellot Pindleton of said Wethersly his neighbors who testify to his character for veracity, & their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution.
He hereby relinquishes every claim what ever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any state.
Taken Subscribed and Sworn to in open Court before the Court aforesaid Witness Samuel Stanton Probate. Ctho. Perry Brumby
We James C. Albro & Ellot Pindleton residing in the town of Wethersly in the County of Washington, State of R.I. do hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Perry Brumby, who has sub- scribed & sworn to the above declara- tion; That we believe him to be seven- ty five years of age; That he is re- puted & believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Taken Subscribed and Sworn to in open Court before the Court aforesaid. Witness Samuel Stanton P. Ctho. James C. Albro Ellot Pindleton
And the court do hereby declare their

opinion after the investigation of the matter before putting the interrogatories subscribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier as he states. And the board further certify that it appears to them that James C. Albro & Eliz D. Dutton who signed the preceding certificate are residents of said town of Middlebury that they are persons of veracity and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Samuel Stanton Clerk of the aforesaid Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Berry Brumley for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this 17 th day of October A D 1834.
Samuel Stanton Probate Clerk.

State of Connecticut County of Hartford
Be it known that on this twenty ninth day of December November A.D. 1853 before me the undersigned a justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid personally appeared Sands N. Pendleton resident of Hartford in said County and State and made oath according to law that he is the Grand Child of the identical Perry Brumley whose name has been placed on the state of Rhode Island pension rolls at the rate of fifty two dollars $52 a year that the said Perry Brumley died on the 13 th day of December A.D. 1850 and that the old pension certificate is lost  now  lost lost, or on file at the office at Providence Rhode Island that he is credibly informed that the said pension may and ought to be increased from its commencement and during its continuance;
That he is directly interested as a claimant in said increase and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence as may be required in prose- cuting said claim
Notwithstanding and revoking all powers of attorney and authority heretofore given I hereby constitute and appoint James Mose of Chillicothe Huron County and State of Ohio my true and

lawful Attorney to prosecute the claim of the Perry Brumbley or his heirs for any amount of Revolutionary Pension or increase of Pension that may be due and for the purpose of establishing additional service by the soldier for whose military duty in the revolution the aforesaid Pension was granted;
I hereby authorize my said Attorney to apply for and obtain from state archives or other sources certificate proofs of such service;
To examine all papers or documents in relation to such service on file in the Departments at Washington city or elsewhere; To file additional evidence or arguments; And to receive for my benefit the certificate for increase which may be issued in satisfaction of said claim; which certificate I wish made payable at the pension agency of this state
To appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed and to do all things that I might or could do when I personally present
Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said agent and attorney shall lawfully do in the premises
Sands M c andleton

Sworn to subscribed and acknowledged before me the day and year above written and I hereby certify that I believe the said Sarah D. Pennington to be directly interested in said claim as set forth and to be the identical party therein alleged and in whose claim I am in no wise interested
Heman H. Barbour Justice of the Peace
State of Connecticut } County of Hartford } H. Hartford
I Wm W Eaton Clerk of the County Court within for Hartford County, Keeper of the seal thereof and of the Commission of Justice of the Peace thereof, hereby certify that Heman H. Barbour Esq. was on the 29 th day of November 1853 & now is a Justice of the Peace for said County duly elected & sworn & authorized and qualified by the laws of this State to administer oaths and the signature above purporting to be his, is his genuine official signature
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand & affix the seal of said County Court this 1 st day of December A D 1853.
Wm W Eaton Clerk

Rose Babcock
I collected the Pension of Perry Brumbley from Sept 1836 - to Sept 1840 inclusive Four & half years at $50. per year $225.00
Mr H. N. Campbell H. collected the Pension of Perry Brumbley from Sept 1840 to Sept 1849 9 years at $50 a year $450.00 money The old Certificate in support is in the office of the Agency at Providence R.I. as they are generally retained there after the decease of the Pensioner
H. N. Campbell
Perry Brumbley died Dec 13. 1850
Sedgwick W. Knight collected after or to the time of his death.

32.681 Perry Brumbley
12.3589 adm 2 4.6.78. dis allowed
adm d 15 mar. pr. off
R. Powell copy Present

Judicial Testimony of Wetherby in the County of Washington State of Rhode Island saith that he is seventy three years of age; that he is well acquai- nted with Dorr Brumbley of said Wether- by & knew him in the War of the Revolution & remembers that that the said Brumbley served on Rhode Island at at Sullivan's Expedition against the Enemy in Col. Wogis Regt where this deponent served at the same time in the same Regt — This deponent also knows that the said Brumbley Belonged to Capt. George Still- man's company of the militia in said town of Wetherby & remem- bers him often in the service in detachments therefrom on the shores of said Wetherby guarding against the Enemies during the Revolutionary war, though he cannot detail the distinct periods of the said Brumbley's service on said shores — This deponent often served on the shores of Wetherby

with the said Brumberg that they belonged to different companies in Col. Wayne's Regt.
In presence of John H. Lord
Jedediah
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Austin
State of Rhode Island Washington County ss. Oct. 7 th 1834 Personally appeared the above named deponent Jedediah Austin, who before me gave & subscribed the preceding deposition & was by me thence duly sworn and ing to law - I further certify that I am acquainted with the said Austin, that he is a credi- ble witness & that his testi- mony is entitled to credit.
John H. Lord Justice of the Peace

Joseph Saunders of Westerly in the county of Washington & State of Rhode Island do hereby certify that he is seventy six years of age that he knows well Perry Brumby of Westerly who he understands is about to ap- ply for a pension - that he & etc.
The said Brumby served to gether in the Revolutionary war against the enemy in the militia from said town of Westerly in Col. Dyer's & Col. Woy's Regts. in 1776 and 1777 at Boston Nooks & Point Judith in said Westerly of Washington - a number of months but precisely how many months he served this depo- nent is not now able to remem- ber. This deponent also remembers the said Brumby at Sullivan's Expedition on the Island of R. Island in the summer of 1778 in the militia from said Westerly in Col. Woy's Regt. when this depo- nent served at the same time. This deponent also served in the

militia from said Wethersfield in Col. Mason's Regt a period he thinks of thirty days in August or Septm 1779 or 1780, at the Ten Rod Road & near the village of Westford in said county never remembers the said Brumble then in the same com- pany against the enemy - And this deponent further says, that he was much in the service in the militia in the Revolution guard- ing against the enemy on the shores of said town of Wethersfield in Col. Woyt's Regt & knows the said Brumble was  then then in the same service from time to time from the year 1770 to near the close of the war Joseph Safford
State of Rhode Island Washington County ss. Oct. 7 th 1832
Personally appeared the above

named deponent, Joseph Saunders, who before me gave & subscribed the preceding deposition & was by me then & only sworn according to law. I further certify that the said Saunders is known to me that he is a person of integrity & that his testimony is entitled to credit.
John W. Clegg Justice of the Peace

James Grandal of Hoop Kinton in the County of Washington & State of Rhode Island care on the deposit & saith that he is seventy three years of age, that this deponent in the Spring of 1848 enlisted for a year in the Quorum of the 1st Regiment arrived into Capt. Joshua Babcock's Company in Col. Sophia's Regt. Marched to Tiverton where he served out this period of service & this deponent well remembers that Perry Bramble by then & now of Westerly in said County of Washington was in the service at Tiverton at the same time this depo- nent was - during said year's service this deponent & the said Bramble were marched from Tiverton on to the Island of Rhode Island & served there in Sullivan's Expedition.
How long the said Bramble served at Tiverton & on R. Island this depo- nent can not say with certainty, but he thinks he served there some months.
James Grandal
State of R. Island, County of Washington ss. Town of Hoop Kinton Jan. 10 th 1834 Personally

came from Crandall, who before me has subscribed the foregoing depoti- tion & was by me duly sworn unto according to law. I also certify that the said James Crandall is person- ally known to me that his cred- ible person & that his testimony is entitled to credit.
Rowland Babcock Justice Peace

Samuel Brown of Westerly in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island do hereby depose and say that he is eighty one years of age; that he is well acquainted with Perry Brumley & has been so acquainted with him for sixty years last passed; that this depo- nent served against the enemy, be- tween the month of November 1778 and the fall of 1777, a part of the time at Boston Neck & a part of the time at Point Judith in the town of South Kingston in said County of Wash- ington, a period of nine months, in the first company of militia from said town of Westerly, in Col. Brown's or Dyer's and Col. Wright's Regts. in the former Regt. at Boston Neck & in the latter at Point Judith and he remembers that the said Brumley served at Boston Neck & Point Judith during the said period that this depo- nent did either in the aforemen- tioned company or under Capt. George Stillman. This deponent also served against the enemy at Scituate near Howland's Ferry at the State of R. Island from sometime in the fall of 1777 a period of four months the under General Spencer & General

60 men & he remembers said Brumbley at that time Then in the service in a detach- ment from a company of the mi- litia from said town of Wethersfield command- ed by Capt. George Stillman; but how long the said Brumbley served at Niven town this deponent is not able to say. In August or September A.D. 1778 this deponent & the said Brum- bley served together at Sullivan's Expedition on the Island of N. Island. and this deponent further says, that he performed many tours of service in guarding the shores of the town of Wethersfield against the Enemy in the War of the Revolution in detach- ments of the militia of that town and that he suspects the said Brum- bley often on the shores there in the same service in detachments from Captain George Stillman's company of the militia but he is not able to specify particularly the said Brumbley's service on the shores of Wethersfield. — I am u your

State of Rhode Island - Washington
County ss Octo 7 th 1834
Personall appeared the above named deposi- nent Samuel Brown, who gave and subscribed before me the preceding deposition. Knows he not that duly sworn according to law; I further cer- tify that the said Samuel Brown is known to me that he is a credible witness & that his testi- mony is entitled to credit.
John H. Crops Justice of the Peace
State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations
Washington County ss. I Samuel Helme Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County & State aforesaid do hereby certify that Rowland Babcock on the fourth day of June and John H. Crops on the seventh day of October 1834 were Justices of the Peace within and for said County of Washington duly commissioned and qualified and that Signature annexed to the preceding Certificate concerning James Grandsall and those Signatures annexed to the preceding Certificates concerning Ezekiah Austin Joseph Saunders and Samuel Brown I believe to be the proper hand writing of the said Rowland Babcock and the said John H. Crops respectively
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Affixed the Seal of the said Court of Common Pleas this Eleventh day of October in the Year 1834
SAM L HELME CLK

Perry Blumberg, dairy

Abstract of Perry Brumbley's declaration of Waltham. Who says that from early in Dec. 1776, he belonged to the 1 st company of militia in the town of Waltham commanded by Capt. Pendleton, when he was detached to Boston Neck, where he served in Col. Woy's Rye's BROWN'S REGT. till April 1777 a period of four months.
In the spring of 1777, he was enrolled in the third company of militia, taken off the first company, commanded by Capt. Gov. Stillman & drafted or detached then from & ordered to Paine's field in the latter part of April 1777, where he served from Paine's field with Paine to Concord - river, under the different officers of the company in Col. Woy's Regt. four months.
The last of September 1777, volunteer & marched by Wornick Neck & across the bay to Warren & then to Tiverton under Capt. Stillman & served at Howlands ferry & on N. Island three months, does not reckon here the Col. but remembers Genl. Spencer & General Gurnee.
Between 1 st Jany. & 1 st Augt. 1778, was three several times drafted from 3 d company for 1 month each & served the same on the shores of Waltham in Col. Woy's Regt. under the officers of the company.
In August 1778, was detached from 3 d company to Tiverton under Capt. Gurnee where from the Island of N. Island in

Sullivan's expedition he served three months in Col. Woyas' Regt.
In the winter & spring of 1879 he was twice ordered under the officers of said 3 d company & served as months each time on the shores of Wethersly in Col. Woyas' Regt.
In the summer & fall of 1879 was under drafted for drafts from said Third company served 3 months on the shores of Wethersly under the officers of the company in Col. Woyas' Regt.
Between Nov. 1879 & August 1880, was repeatedly under the officers of 1 st company ordered & served from ten to thirty days at a time, in all at least two months on the shores of Wethersly in Col. Woyas' Regt.
Served 30 days at the Penobscot under Capt. Stillman in Aug. & Sept. 1880 in Col. Morton's Regt. all the services in the grade of a private.
The following is an abstract of the testimony in Jerry Bumbley's case.
Andrew Austin Swears Bumbley served at Sullivan's expedition and

Col. Woyes' Regt. Knows he belongs to Capt. Geo. Stillman's company; Knew him often in detachments on the shores of Westport against the enemy.
Joseph Saunders says he & Brumley served together in the militia from Westport at Boston Neck & Point for eleven in Col. Woyes' Regt. in 1776 and 1777 a number of months - He also remembers Brumley at Sullivan's expedition in the Summer of 1778, in Col. Woyes' Regt. and in Sept. or Oct. 1779 or 1780 at the Ten rod road & near Wick. Much from time to time from year 1776 to near the close of the war on the shores of Westport. James Grandall says, refers to Brumley's Tiverton & N. Island service in 1778.
James Brown has known Brum- ley 50 years, refers to his Boston Neck & Point service in 1776 & 1777, also to his Tiverton service in 1777 this service at Sullivan's expedition in 1778 & of his service from time to time in the Revolutionary war on the shores of Westport.

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Henry Brumley
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Perry Blumberg on Smith McPherson claims
B. C. Bell P.L.

Washington Feb 3 d 1836
Sir
Mr. Nawell of South Kingstown R. I. has requested me to call at the pension office to present the enclosed evidence in support of the claims of Mores Kenyon Perry Blumby & Smith Murphy whose papers are in the pension office In the case of Mores Kenyon record evidence of the appointment of Col Barton is presented - the deposition of Sylvester Burdick - In the case of the other two a copy of an act of the Assembly of R Island passed in 1776 for the regulation of Militia when called into service, - The objections to the latter are, that they have stated services of 4 & 5 months at one period in the Militia, which it is said cannot be true, these objections are obviated, it is said, by the above act. That is, such service was authorized by the above act of the Assembly - The evidence in support of the services he says is on file -
respectfully yours Benja Lowell
J. L. Edwards Esq

Perry Blumberg on Smith McPhrys claims
B. Cassell P.H.

Natchezville Union Co Ohio Dec r 12 th 1853
Dear Sir,
Enclosed please find a pension case for S r S r Pendleton
I am informed that there is something due that accrued prior to his last payment that he did not draw as much as he was entitled besides what became due between his last payment and the time of his death
Respectfully Yours Wm H Moore

Rhode Island Perry Brumley, Supt W. D. Beam, 20 March 35
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Sept 77 Smith Murphy
1 Sept 76 — Brown - Boston Neck wt. 4 Sept 77 Pendleton Noyes " 5 Summ 78 Wells " wt. 2 Sept 78 & May 79 4 times 1 mo ea under different officers slp. x 4 Summ 79 Pendleton Noyes wt. 3 between Jan & Aug 80 3 times 1 mo ea - different officers x 3 Sept 80 Lewis Maxon x 1 soon after " Dyer x 1 Spring 80 Maxon Green or Noyes wt. 1 24 15

See 17-53
Harry Brumbaugh
Y.R. S. at 302
L. P. Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.
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Dec 17-53
Sirry Brumby YR S at 304
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