Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25,288, Matthias Briggs, New York

SERVICE
New York
Briggs, Matthias Margaret.
NUMBER
Nr 25,288
CONTENTS

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Briggs, Matthias Margaret.
Nr 25,288
CONTENTS

32.974 New York, City Matthew Briggs, died of Rockland Co in the State of New York who was a fire in the _____ commanded by Captain _____ of the _____ commanded by _____ in the line for
Inscribed on the Roll of New York City at the rate of 80 Dollars _____ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. End 14 May 1838.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of January 1852 and Dist Co Daniel Rye Nyack New York Rockland Co NY Arrears to the 4th of Semi-annual allowance ending
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by A. M. MacClennan Clerk, Book E Vol. 4 Page 9

5858
New York City
Margaret Briggs widow of Matthias Briggs who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 th day of Feby 1848 and sent to
D. D. Addison Esq Present
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2. 1848, Page 16, Vol. 1.

State of New York } Rockland County } On this seventeenth day of July, 1833 person- -ally appeared before me Cornelius T Blauvelt one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for said county, Matthias Briggs who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following amendment to the annexed declaration. That, the company in which he served was the most of the time of the service by him set forth in the annexed declaration he spent a guarding along the Hudson River at Bull's ferry and Kloster in the County of Bergen in the State of New Jersey, at the Slot near Tappan Town, at Nyack, and at Haverstraw, and that he did march through different parts of the now County of Rockland and through the County of Bergen, and that he is now unable to state the particular route of his marches as his memory now fails but that he while on duty was almost continually on the march from place to place where his service was necessary, and he always believed that the Militia was called into service by Order of the Governor of the State of New York, by whom his Officers was commissioned, and for the time during which the Service was performed he was not employed in any civil pursuit, but that he served two years as a Musician in Captain Bell's Company, and for which service I claim a pension. That he was born in the Town of Orange in the County now Rockland and State of New- -York, on the thirteenth day of January, 1763, as appears by the Record of the Reformed Dutch Church at Tappan Sworn and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid Before me, Matthias Briggs
We James Edwards & George Onderdonk residents of the Town of Orange in the County of Rockland, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Matthias Briggs, who has subscribed and sworn to the above and annexed decla- -ration, that we believe him to be Seventy Years of Age, that he is reputed and believed in the Neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and we concur in that Opinion.
Sworn and Subscribed the day 3 J. Edwards and year aforesaid, before me 3 George Onderdonk

I. Com! I Bleawelt Judge as aforesaid hereby Certify that I am well acquainted with James Edwards & George Underdonk who have signed the preceding Certificate, and know them to reside in the town of Orange in said County they are Credible persons, and their statem- -ent is intitled to credit. - And further that all the Interrogatories insinued by the war Department were put to the said Matthew Briggs at and before the Court of Common Pleas on the twenty ninth day of November last past and all were satisfactorily answered at said time and Court - and of which Court I was one of the Judges. -
Com! I. Bleawelt. Judge.
We the undersigned, also judges at the said court, hereby certify, that the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, were all put and satisfactorily answered, as is above certified.
Daniel Johnson
I, David Pyle, Clerk of the County of Rockland, hereby certify, that Cornelius J Bleawelt Esq. who has taken the deposition of Matthias Briggs, the applicant, to his amended declaration, and the depositions of James Edwards and George Underdonk, was, on the day of the date thereof, one of the Judges of the court of Common Pleas, in and for the county of Rockland, commissioned and sworn, and duly authorized by law to take depositions and acknowledgments, and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Judge, and verily believe the signature Com! I. Bleawelt, subscribed thereto to be genuine, and that the said Judge with Daniel Johnson and (Peter D. Smith now out of office) were the only Judges which held the Court of Common Pleas on the 29 th day of November 1832. and that the papers of Matthias Briggs are in the same condition in which they passed the Court on the said 29 th of November 1832. and that the amended declaration and additional testimony, are now annexed to them - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 31 st day of July 1833. David Pyle

Declaration of Matthias Briggs
21409

State of New York, } Rockland County. } ss.
On this twenty ninth day of November — in the year A.D. 1832, personally appeared in open court, before the judges of the court of common Pleas, now sitting, Matthias Briggs, a resident of the town of Orange, in the county of Rockland and state of New York, aged sixty nine years the fourteenth day of January, 1832, 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. That in the month of August, in the year 1776 he volunteered as pifer, in a company commanded by Captain John Bell, John Sicher Lieutenant, in a Regiment commanded by Col n Graham, at a place called Tappan, in the town of Orange aforesaid, and served as a guard along the Hudson River from Sneekens to Nyack from that time until Peace was proclaimed, that during the first two years he was out with the company the greatest part of his time that they was obliged to keep a continual guard along the river to prevent as far as their force was sufficient, the men from the British shipping (which lay in the Hudson River nearly the whole of the war) from landing to plunder and destroy the property of the citizens which resided along the river, that the men that belonged to the company often took turns in guarding some would guard a while and then was relieved by others, but he as a musician had to be out on duty when ever any of the company was out which was nearly the whole year except in the severe part of the winter, and in the years 77. 78. & 79 their duty was arduous often having small engagements with the enemy, in one of which at a place called Rockland, he was taken prisoner, but on his way to New York he was fortunate and made his escape and returned to his company, in the years 80. 81 & 82 the company had considerable more rest, and that in the year 78 when Capt d Bell was out on other duty than the company was commanded by the aforesaid Lieutenant, that he has no documentary evidence of his services, that from his infancy he has always resided in the town of Orange aforesaid where he is well known, and many of the citizens can testify as to his character and veracity, and a few yet remain who are known to his services, and that he is confident that the time he was out in the United States services far exceeds two years — He hereby Relinquishes every claim whatever 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 —

Sworn to and subscribed, in open court the day and year aforesaid In Open Court David Pyle Clerk
Exhibit B
We Derick Scherson, and Abraham Conklin, residents of the town of Orange aforesaid, being first duly sworn, do depose and say that they was acquainted with Matthias Briggs, the within deponent, knows that he was a faithful soldier in a company commanded by Capt John Bell, in Col n Graham's Regiment nearly the whole of the revolutionary war, and verily believe that the services as is set forth in the within declaration is true and know that the said Matthias Briggs has always held a good character for honesty and veracity and that he is entitled to full credit.
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. In Open Court David Pyle Clerk
his Abraham Conklin mark
his Derick Scherson mark
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 Abraham Conklin and Derick Scherson, who have signed the preceding certificate, are residents in the town of Orange aforesaid, and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit. And also, that they are personally acquainted with the said Abraham Conklin and Derick Scherson, and verily believe them to be credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit. And also, that all the above proceedings were in open court.
Per Curiam
David Pyle Clerk
I, David Pyle, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, aforesaid. Do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court, in the matter of the application of Matthias Briggs, for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office, this twenty ninth day of November, 1832
David Pyle

No 14.529
Margaret Prigg widow of Matthias
Act 1838/9
New York
Husband, Matthias Prigg, Pension under Act of June 7 th 1832 N o 9 roll New York
W. D. Addison Resent

State of New York } ss Rockland County } On this Thirtieth day of January A.D. 1852 personally appeared before me, County Judge, in and for the county and state aforesaid, Margaret Briggs, a resident of the town of Orange, in the said county, aged eighty four years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the acts of Congress, passed July 7. 1838. March 3. 1843. June 17 th 1844, and February 2. 1848, entitled, "Acts granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." That she is the widow of Matthias Briggs, who was a private and served during the Revolutionary War, under Capt John Bell and others in Col d A. Hawkes Hays regiment, as is by her late husband set forth, in his declaration made under the act of Congress, of June 7. 1832, for which service a pension certificate was lately granted, at the rate of Eighty dollars per Annum and made payable to her. — She further declares that she was married to the said Matthias Briggs, on the fourth day of May, A.D. one thousand seven hundred and ninety two, by the Rev M c White, a Presbyterian Minister, at the house of Judge Haring, in the then town of Hunssted, now Newburgh, of which marriage there is no Church Record to be found, that her husband, the aforesaid Matthias Briggs, died on the fourteenth day of May A.D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight, that she was 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.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written, before me — { Margaret her Briggs mark — W m F. Fraser County Judge for Rockland Co.
I do hereby certify, that the above deponent Margaret Briggs, by reason of old age and bodily infirmities, is unable to attend Court being too infirm to leave her room
W m F. Fraser County Judge for Rockland Co
State of New York } ss Rockland County } I, John E Hogenkamp, Clerk of the county of Rockland do hereby certify, that William F Fraser Esq r is a Magistrate as above, and that the signatures purporting to be his, are genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my seal of Office this Thirty first day of January 1852. John E Hogenkamp Clerk

State of New York } Rockland County } On this Thirtieth day of January A.D. 1852, personally appeared before me, County Judge, in and for the county and State aforesaid, James A Ivers, a Resident of the town of Orange in said county, aged fifty ————— years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, depose and say, that the Bible, containing the family record of the late Matthias Briggs is in his possession, as the widow Margaret Briggs now resides with him; and that the annexed part of a leaf, on which on which is written, the time of their marriage, and the birth of some of the children, was by him cut out of the said Bible, which is in his hand writing, which was by him therein written more than thirty years previous, and by him truly copied from an old family record, which was much worn and now not to be found.
Sworn to and subscribed, before me the day and year aforesaid. — }
Wm H Fraser County Judge for Rockland Co
J. A. Ivers
Rockland County ss:
I do hereby Certify, that I am personally acquainted with James A Ivers, the above deponent, and know him to be a Man of truth and veracity, whose statement may be relied on —
Wm H Fraser County Judge for Rockland Co

FAMILY RECORD.
MARRIAGES.
MARRIAGES.
Margaret Briggs Married May 4 th 1792
Sarah Ann Kent Married January 15 1829
The day and year aforesaid — Wm T. Fraser County Judge
J. A. Jones

BIRTHS.
BIRTHS.
Sarah Briggs born 21 st June 1794
Sarah Eliza Briggs born 20 th Sept. 1825
John Briggs born 13 th Sept. 1797
Eliza Sophia Briggs born 17 th Feby. 1807
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No. 21. 409 Matthias Brugg Rockland County New York
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David Pyle Esq. Clarkstown P.O. Rockland County New York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 28 183 3
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Matthias Briggs Rockland County N. Yorks
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1776 1777 + for 2 years until peace was made 2 Sergeant Capt. J. Bell Lt. J. Licher Col. Graham At Saphan on Hudson River From Sneekers to Nyack 79 years Rockland N.Y. Living witness  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ 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.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____
and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (n) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____; For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [c] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
Daniel W. Davidson Exam Clerk

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 25288
Margaret Briggs Wid of Matthias Briggs Wm Rev bro
Act: Feb 2nd 1848
Index:—Vol. A , Page 92
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Rev Matthias Briggs
Suspended act'y Jan '32
letter 26 Oct 1833
To D. Dyer
X

9155 New York City Margaret Briggs widow of Matthias who was a Pirate in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 th day of Feby 1852, and sent to
D. D. Addison Esq Present.
[Acts of March 3, 1843, & June 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book Vol.
A. 2 61. Page 2 61.

11265 New York City Margaret Briggs widow of Matthias Briggs who died on the 14 th May 1838 of Rockland Co. the State of N. Y. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt commanded by Col _____ in the Revolution for two years
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14 th day of March, 1836. May 1838,
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 th day of February 1832 and sent to D. D. Addison Arrears to the 4 th of Present Semi-annual allowance ending
Revolutionary Claim, Act July 7, 1838. A. P. Weightman Clerk, Recorded by Book _____ Vol. _____ Page 531

Matthias Brigen
D D Addeson Ranch

State of New York Rockland County } ss I, William F Fraser, County Judge, in and for the County of Rockland and State aforesaid, Do hereby certify, that on the twenty fourth day of December, A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty one. Satisfactory testimony was offered before me, that Matthias Briggs, who was an applicant for a pension under the "Act of June, 7 th 1832, died on the fourth day of May, A.D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight, leaving a widow, whose name is Margaret Briggs, whose maiden name was Margaret Hallstead, and that the said widow is still living, being eighty four years of age—
Wm F Fraser County Judge for Rockland County
State of New York Rockland County } ss I, John E Hogenkamp, Clerk of the County of Rockland, Do hereby certify, that William F Fraser Esq. is a Magistrate as above, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said county this twenty fourth day of December 1851 John E Hogenkamp Clerk

State of New York Rockland County } I John Demarest, a Clergyman, residing in the city of New York, late a resident in the town of Orange in said County, hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Matthew Briggs who has sworn and subscribed to the annexed declaration, that I believe him to be seventy one years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neigh- borhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and I concur in that opinion.
Sworn and Subscribed
John Demarest V.D.M.
This 10 th Day of July 1833 before me
Adolphus L. Mabie
I Certify that I know John Demarest to be A Clergyman of good Standing
Adolphus L. Mabie

I, David Pyle, Clerk of the County of Rockland, hereby certify, — that Adolphus L. Merbie, the Magistrate, before whom the within depo- sition was taken, was on the day of the date thereof, a justice of the peace, in and for said county, duly authorized to take depositions and that I am well acquainted with the signature of the said justice and verily believe his signature subscribed to the same is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 31 st day of July, 1833
David Pyle

Margaret Briggs wid of Mathias N.York
Acts of July 1838 No.
$80 per An: commencing on the 14 May 1838 when her husband died.
(except 2 years)
Payable to her.
cert to
D. D. Addison Present,

52.974
Mathias Briggs decd. N. Y.
Act 7 June 1832.
2 Yrs pri - $80.
per An: to 14 May '38 when he died.
Payable to Margaret Briggs his widow.
beet to David Pyle, Nyack Turnpike, Rockland Co N.Y.

Brief in the case of Mathias Briggs dec d County and State of N. York act 7 June 1832
Claim, ("original," or "for increase.")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Evidence of service; two pensioners who served with him.
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Name and residence of Agent
David Pyle Nyack Turnpike Rockland Co N.Y.
Kirby Examining Clerk.

Brief in the case of Margaret Buggs wid of Mathias County and State of New York. act 7 July 1838. etc
Claim, ("original," or " for increase. ")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
In this case a pension has been allowed under Act of 7 June 1832 at 80 per An. her husband died 14 May '38. Evidence of marriage, Documentary being the family registers.
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Name and residence of Agent
(D. D. Addison Present,
J. F. Kirby Examining Clerk.

Washington Dec. 27 1887
W. M.
Incused you will find the required duplicate in the case of Matthias Prigg dec d which you will please receive and file with the other papers on file in yr. office-
When the duplicate is issued please send it to David Pyle, Esq. Myack Turnpike, Rockland Co. N.Y.
Kobley M o V. S. Will Addison
L. E. Heath Esq. Comm r of Pensions