Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22,667, John Burroughs, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Burroughs John
S. 22,667
CONTENTS

5360
New York
John Burroughs
Onondaga in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Brownson of the Reg't commanded by Col: Elmore in the N. York line for 2 Years
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 80 Dollars per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28th day of Feby. 1833 and sent to Hon. J. G. Kellogg N.Y.
Arrears to 4th of Ap. 1832 $120 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4th '33 40
$160
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Geo. C. Stiles Clerk Book A Vol. 5 Page 152
let to Lyman Rhoades, N.Y. Agent aug 21. 1833.

No 8134
John Bunyan
not found on Cont mental rolls used for State rolls
10. 12. 13. 16. 17.
proof 233 2
by F. G. Sewell Shawnee
New York
P 192.

No 81321,
BRIEF in the case of  John Burroughs of Skaneateles  County of Onondaga  in the State of  New York  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Before a Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? Seventy five years 75
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Enlisted in January In 1776 5 private Col. Tech t Williams reg t New York State troops - Capt. Gideon Sprague's company   Enlisted 1 June 1776 7 do Col. Elmore, Capt. Robert Cochran   Enlisted 1 Jan y 1777 until Oct - 1778 1 9 transferred do Col. Sauth d reg t Continental Artillery - Capt. in Lieut. James Dundas Col. Peter Gansevoort reg t , Capt. James   discharged Oct 1778 & served until discharged in Dec 1779 1. 2 do Brig d camp - Genl. Sullivan,  
5. In what battles was he engaged?
near Newtown - at Fort St. Marks
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?
at Skeneateles, Washington County, New York.
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
By nothing but his own affidavit, upon which the opinion of the Court is favorably expressed.
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
No witnesses, no clergyman, no minister.
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Chas. S. Wilson Examining Clerk.

8134.
In the matter of the Application of John Burroughs for a pension under act of 7. June 1832
Served most of time 4 yrs in Regular Army - N.Y.
account
2 years pri:
80 $
John Burroughs

Feby 1. 1833. I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the Claimant Jno Burroughs, and that I esteem him a worthy & truthful man -
H. G. Lewis M.L.

State of New York
Onondaga County ss. On this fourteenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared before the Court of Chancery held for the State of New York before the Vice Chancellor of the Seventh Circuit of said State in the said County John Burroughs a resident of the Town of Skaneateles in the County of Onondaga & State of New York aged Seventy five years, the twenty sixth day of May last past having been born on the 26 th day of May 1757. 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 7 th 1832. That being a resident of the Town of Skeneborough now in the County of Washington and State of New York in the Month of January 1776. he was Enlisted as a private Soldier by Lieutenant Elisha Townes in Captain Gideon Bronson's Company of Colonel Seth Warner's Regiment, that he marched thence with his Company on the ice down Lake Champlain & continued with them, their march until they joined the American forces under General Benedict Arnold at Quebec when he retreated with them and returned by the same route to Skeneborough where he again enlisted for one year on or about the 6 th day of June 1776. in the Company of Captain Robert Cochran of Colonel Elmore's Regiment, that he again marched thence to German Flatts where he continued with his Company until about 1 st January 1777. when he Enlisted in the Continental Service during the war under Captain Lieutenant John Funderval as a private in the Regiment of Artillery Commanded by Col. John Lamb and Short, thereafter marched with a part of his Company to Fort Stanwix in the State of New York, where he continued

to Seneca under the Command of Captain Lieutenant Joseph Savage (Captain Lieutenant Fendall having been broke) until the Month of October 1778. when at the request of Major Robert Cochran he was transferred from the Artillery into Captain James Gregg's Company in Colonel Peter Gansevoort's Regiment (in the place of James Thompson who had enlisted for three years) & Marched with Gansevoort's Regiment from Fort Stanwix to Albany where they went into Winter quarters and continued until the Month of June 1779 when he Marched with his Regiment up the Mohawk River to Canajoharie, thence by Olsego Lake and the course of the Susquehanna River to Tioga Point where his Regiment joined the Army under the Command of General Sullivan, thence this applicant Marched with the Army up the Chemung River & fought in the battle with the Indians near Newtown, now in the County of Tioga State of New York, thence he Marched to the head of the Seneca Lake & along the East side thereof to its outlet where they built a bridge, by which they crossed it & destroyed the Seneca Castle, After which he Marched to Honeoye Lake & arrived there but a short time after Lieutenant Boyd with a detachment of men had been cut off by the Indians, thence he Marched to Genesee Flatts with the troops who destroyed the Indian Settlement and crops in that neighborhood, and after four days spent at the Flatts he returned with the Army by the same route on which they had advanced to Tioga Point, whence he descended the Susquehanna river in a batteau having Major Cochran sick on board to Wyoming and Marched thence through Poughkeepsie and Easton to Morristown in New Jersey where he continued his Service until he was regularly discharged in the Month of December 1779. having served in all about four years, this applicant thinks

his discharge was made out by Lieutenant Colonel Maurice Willet, but not having it now in his possession cannot particularly say by whom it was signed, he having sent it to Albany in order to draw his depreciation money, his discharge was not returned to him - This applicant further states that in August 1777 he was engaged in the storming of the redoubts of the British near Fort Stanwix - That after he was discharged at Monmouth he returned to his home at Skaneateles in January 1780 and continued to reside there until the month of February 1796. When he moved from that place to the Town of Mar- cellus in Onondaga County, State aforesaid that since that time he has always resided in the same place - Said Town of Marcellus has been divided into two parts where the appli- -cant resides, is called Skaneateles - He was born in the Town of Fishkill - He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State.
Sworn to and Subscribed the day & year above mentioned.
John Brumley Daniel Moseley
Circuit Judge Vice Chancellor And the said Court doth hereby declare his opinion that the above named Applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and served as in State -
September 14 th 1832
Daniel Moseley Vice Chancellor

I Daniel T. Morley deputy Clerk of the Court of Chancery of the State of New York held before the Vice Chancellor of the Seventh Cir- cuit of the State aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the appli- cation of John Burroughs for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court this 14 th day of September 1832 at the Town and in the County of Onondaga State of New York
Daniel T. Morley Deputy Clerk

Resolution 22667 INVALID.
File No. 22,667
John Burroughs Sci Rev War.
Act: June 7 th 82 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 57
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Mr Bunongles

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
John Burroughs proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served?
Yes
V. * Has he mentioned 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?
not found on the Fideles - no roll of Lamb's regt except of those who enlisted for the war - some proof of service is required
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? No XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? No XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? No XIV. †If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? And is the official character and signature of the magistrate certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? XVI. ‡Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? No XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? No
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 the 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.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
‡QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end 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.

Sir,
Treasury Department 3 d Auditor's Office 28 th January 1833
I have had the honor of receiving your letter of this days date, and in which you give a statement of John Burrough's revolutionary services -
In reply I have to state, that it appears from the Rolls of Cap t James Gregg's Company of Col o Peter Gansevoort's Regiment of the New York line, that John Burris, or Burrough's (his name is spelt in both ways on different rolls) was taken in the place of Corporal Davenport, who had been enlisted for three years. According to Cap t Gregg's rolls, Burroughs was enlisted on the 11 th of December 1776, and was discharged on the 9 th December 1779 -
With great Respect John Hagm r And
Hon.
F. G. Cavett
House of Rep s U. S.