Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 18, 616, Reuben Blanchard, R.I.

SERVICE
R. J.
NUMBER
Blanchard, Reuben Amy
N. 18,616.
CONTENTS

2919.
Albany New York
Abby Blanchard widow of Reuben Blanchard R 9 who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Spouse
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of Jan y 1849 and sent to
J. T. Knapp Victory
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 10 Vol. 4

10618 In the matter of the application of Amy Blanchard for a pension.
Application.
Copy of application of Amy Blanchard for a pension.

State of New York } County of Cayuga } ss: On this 19 th day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty three, personally appeared before me, Amy Blanchard, a resident of the Town of Victory, in the County of Cayuga and State of New York aforesaid, aged Seventy Eight 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 act of Congress passed July 4. 1836: That she is the widow of Reuben Blanchard, deceased, late of the Town of Victory (formerly Brattle,) in the County of Cayuga and State of New York aforesaid, who was a private in the army of the United States, during the Revolutionary war, and performed the following services therein: In the spring of the year seventeen hundred and seventy seven he enlisted in a Company Commanded by Capt: Gibbs in Colonel Sturtevant's Regiment Rhode Island Line. That at the Expiration of said last mentioned enlistment he, the said Reuben Blanchard, in March 1778, enlisted for one year in a Company - the name of whose Captain is not recollect- ed in Colonel John Topham's Regiment Rhode Island Line; That he served in said last mentioned Regiment till the fifteenth or sixteenth day of March 1779 when he was discharged from service, honorably, at Trenton in the State of Rhode Island: She further declares that she was married to the said Reuben Blanchard on the tenth - - - day of June - - - in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty four; or five that her maiden name was Amy Seomons; that her husband, the aforesaid Reuben Blanchard, died on the Twenty second day of March - - - in the year 1828, and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully and clearly appear by particular reference to the

proof hereto annexed. Sworn to and subscribed, and the day and year above written before me
Amy Blanchard
Reuben Blanchard } Commissioner of deeds
State of New York Puyega Co Clerk's Office } ss. I, William Richardson Clerk of said County Do hereby certify, that Reuben Blanchard was on the 19 th day of October 1843 a Commissioner of deeds in and for said County, duly qualified. And further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of such Commissioner, and ver- ily believe that the signature on the within  annexed instrument in writing, to be genuine. In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed. At the seat of said County this 14 th Day of November 1843 W Richardson Clerk

R207
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 18.616
Mary Blanchard Widow of Franken Blanchard Prison Warden
Act: Feb 29, 48
Index:—Vol. 14 , Page 68
[Arrangement of 1870.]

60618
Amy Blanchard Maw of Reuben Blanchard MS
Sit to Jopple & Austin, July 27 '44
Act-4 July 1836

11369
6715
Amy Blanchard Widow of Reuben NY
act 7 July 1838
Adm d . Dycus private $ 80.00 for Ann
Adm d March 1843 and 17 June 1844 — 266 $ 80.00
John S. Jenkins Weedsport N York

Rep?
New York 8900
Amy Blanchard widow of Reuben Blanchard who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 22. March 1828 of Cayuga Co, in the State of N. York who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain of the regt, commanded by Col. Stanton in the R. Island line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 th day of November 1844 and sent to John S. Jenkins, Westport, N. York.
Total amount, $ 400
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by D Brown Clerk, Book D. Vol. 1. Page 169

Rep.
6435
Albany, N. York
Amy Blanchard widow of Reuben Blanchard who was a Private in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29. day of November 1844 and sent to John S. Jenkins Wecwaspot, N. York
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A. June 17. 1844 Vol. 2. Page 71.

Ms. A. 9. 2. 20. 1843.
Amy Blanchard, July 4, 1836.
that is
at rail
for
Rev. J. L. Edwards, Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
N.Y.

Nov. 13 th . 1873
Wm. L. Edwards
Sir,
We have you, enclosed, papers, in the case of Amy Blanchard, who makes application for a pension, as the widow of Reuben Blanchard, a soldier in the Revolution. The only proof of service, she is now able to obtain, is the two accompanying affidavits, taken in 1829, but which appear to have been only authenticated.
She has written to the Secretary of State of Rhode Island, but is informed her that the Muster Rolls of Tapham's and Stanley's Regiments were not in his office. Perhaps you have documents in your office, or Rolls, which will show the time of service of her husband.
With regard to the proof of marriage - we send it to you as it is. At this distant day, she is unable to find any one who was present at the ceremony. The facts set forth in the affidavit of the Town Clerk of Clarendon, and the record of the births of the children, seem to us most conclusive. Whether they will be recognized as sufficient, however, by your department, it is for you to say.
This woman is in very indigent circumstances, and needs assistance. If there are any defects in her papers, please point them out to us - and, if possible to her, she will have them corrected.
Very respectfully,
Your obed. servt.
Popple & Jenkins,
Counsellors at law
Wadsworth,
Cayuga Co. N.Y.

Oct 8 th 1844 11369 Free Col Amy Blanchard Oct 1838 N.Y.
Mr. Thos. J. L. G. Evans. Can't Pencil, Washington, D.C.

In the matter of the Application of Amy Blanchard, widow of Reuben Blanchard, under the act of 7 July 1835
Wm L. E. Evans
Sir. Your letter addressed to the late law firm of Papple & Jenkins, dated July 27. 1844, was duly rec d .
You state that Mrs Blanchard should make a new declaration under act of July 7. 1835. before a Judge of a Court of Record. I send this declaration enclosed. It was impossible for her to attend Court on account of her extreme old age - the statement of the Judge as to her infirmity is annexed to the declaration.
You say in your letter that "the proof of the marriage before 1794, and of two years service as a private is established." I believe, then, that the accompanying papers will be all that is requisite.
As soon as the papers are re-examined please address me,
Very respectfully
Your obed t serv t
Geo. S. Jenkins.
W. C. D. Port Cayuga Co New York.
October 4th 1844.

In the matter of an application by amy Blanchard , widow of Reuben Blanchard, for a pension.
- Proofs of Marriage.
M Richardson Clk

In the matter of the application of Amy Blanchard widow of Reuben Blanchard a soldier of the revolution for a pension.
} State of New York.
Cayuga County ss. Willard Blanchard of the town of Victory in said County being duly sworn deposes and says: That he is of the age of sixty one years and upwards. That he resided in the town of Clarendon, in Rutland County, State of Vermont in the year 1784 and from that time until the year 1817. That Reuben Blanchard was married to Amy Seamans (now Amy Blanchard) in either in the year 1785 or 1786; and not later than the year 1786, in the said town of Clarendon. That this deponent was not present at the said marriage; but saw the said Reuben and Amy immediately after the said marriage and heard both of them say they were married, and knew the fact that they lived together as man and wife from that time until about the year 1818 when he the said Reuben removed to this state. That during that period this deponent lived in their immediate neighborhood in the said town for about fifteen years, and the remain- der of the time within ten miles from them. That this deponent was a nephew of the said Reuben Blanchard, and knew that they lived together as man and wife until his death which took place about the year 1826 or 1827, in the town of Sennett, Cayuga County, State of New York. That this deponent resided in the house with Reuben Blanchard at the time of their said marriage. Willard Blanchard sworn before me this

27th day of October A.D. 1843.
C.M. Haight justice of the peace of the county of Cayuga
The words, the said Haight, were inserted between the fourteenth and fifteenth lines before the signing of the foregoing instrument.
C.M. Haight justice of the peace
State of New York Cayuga ss. Clerk's Office
I, William Richardson Clerk of said County Do hereby Certify that C.M. Haight Esq was on the 27th Day, of October 1843 a Justice of the peace in and for said County duly qualified. And that I am acquainted with the handwriting of such the Justice and verily believe that the signature on the within instrument in writing to be genuine -
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this 14th Day of October 1843
W Richardson Clk
In the matter of an application by Amy Blanchard, widow of Reuben Blanchard, for a pension.
Proof of Marriage.

11369 In the matter of the application for a pension of Amy Blanchard, widow of Reuben Blanchard.
Declaration under act of July 7. 1838.

State of New York County of Cayuga, ss: On this twenty fourth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty four, personally appeared before me, Abner Hollister, Esquire; one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Cayuga, a Court of record in and for the said County, Amy Blanchard, a resident of the Town of Victory in the said County of Cayuga, aged Eighty 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 act of Congress passed July 7 th . 1838, entitled "An act granting halfpay and pensions to certain widows"; That she is the widow of Reuben Blanchard, who was a private soldier in the Rhode Island troops of the Army of the United States during the War of the Revolution, and the same person who performed the services proved by the depositions of Caleb Blanchard and Samuel Harrington now on file in the Pension Office of the United States - that her husband, the said Reuben Blanchard served his first enlistment of one year as a private in a company or regiment commanded by Captain or Colonel Stanton - that he served his second enlistment, also of one year, as a private as aforesaid, in a regiment commanded by Colonel Tapham, as she has been informed and verily believes to be true - and that her husband, the said Reuben Blanchard, resided in the State of Rhode Island at the respective periods of such enlistments, as she has also been informed and verily believes. She further declares that she was married to the said Reuben Blanchard, on the tenth day

of June in the year seventeen hundred and eighty four or five cannot say. 1844 That her husband, the aforesaid Reuben Blanchard died on the twentysecond day of March in the year eighteen hundred and twenty eight; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four, viz; at the time above stated.
Anny Blanchard
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 26 th day of September 1844.
Abner Holliston one of the Judges of Cayuga Common Pleas State of New York
State of New York Cayuga County, F: I do hereby certify that Anny Blanchard, the person who subscribed and made oath to the above application before me as aforesaid, is unable to attend the Court of Common Pleas mentioned in said application, held in and for the County of Cayuga, or any other Court of Record in the said County of Cayuga, by reason of general debility and physical infirmity arising from her old age. Dated September 26 th . 1844.
Abner Holliston Judge of Cayuga Common Pleas

State of New York Cayuga County Clerk's Office. I, Philip Wassenaar Clerk of said County of Cayuga do certify that Hon. Simon D. Brown was on the 26 th day of September A.D. 1844 a Judge of Cayuga County Court, duly appointed & qualified to act as such; and further that the signatures to the foregoing opinion & certificate are his genuine signatures. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County Office this 2 nd day of October A.D. 1844 Philip Wassenaar Clerk

90 6425
Hon J. J. Schapp Commissioner of Pensions Washington
25 Mar 1872 PM Ret'd

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of 3 d of February 1848) entitled An Act making further provisions for surviving widows and soldiers of the Revolution. State of New York } On This 25 th day of County of Cayuga } August - 1848) Personally appeared before the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County Anna Blanchard a Resident of the Town of Victory in said County of Cayuga aged Eighty five years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following Decla- = ration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 3 d February 1848) granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of Reuben Blanchard a soldier in the war of the Revolution and a pensioner of the United States from the State of Rhode Island Her memory will not allow her to state the names of the officers he served under that she drew a pension under the act - June 15 th 1844 of Eighty Dollars Per Annum She further declares that she is a widow sworn to and subscribed on the } Anna Blanchard day and year above written before } Mr Reuben Blanchard - Justice of the Peace
I certify that the above named affiant is personally known to me and that she is the same individual who drew a pension as stated by her in the foregoing affidavit
Reuben Blanchard - Justice Peace

State of New York Cayuga County Clerk's Office
I hereby certify that Reuben Blanchard Esq before whom the foregoing affidavit was taken was at the time of taking the same a justice of the Peace of said County and duly authorized to take the same. And that the foregoing is his genuine signature
In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix my seal of Office this 31 st day of August 1848. E. B. Cobb, Clerk of Cayuga County, to the Court of records thereof

Victory Sept 4 1848
J L Edwards
Sir I send you the papers for to obtain a certificate Mrs Polanchard will you please forward it the first earliest opportunity if the papers are right if not please inform inform me which in they are not right
Same time since I forwarded you the papers for to obtain a dismission certificate for Mrs Eddy have not heard any thing from it will you please answer this as Mrs Eddy is very impatient
Yours truly J T Knapp

Town Clerks Office Clarendon September 5 th A.D. 1843
I Joseph A. Hays Clerk of the Town of Clarendon Rutland County State of Vermont do before testify and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk as aforesaid that the records of said Town are in my keeping and possession and that I have examined said records and find no record of a Marriage there Recorded between Reuben Blanchard and Amy Searles nor do I think any such record exists as but few marriages were recorded at that early Period of our records but I find in Vol 2 d page 75 the following record Viz z Birth of Mr. Blanchard son of Reuben and Amy Blanchard born February 24 th 1787 in Clarendon Recorded May 11 th 1787 Attest Stephen Arnold Town Clerk, Also on Vol 2 d page 88 th I find the following record Viz z Birth of Reuben Blanchard Jun. Son of Reuben Blanchard and Amy his wife born April 8 th 1790 in Clarendon Recorded Sept 7 th 1791 Attest Stephen Arnold Town Clerk, that the foregoing extracts are true Copies from the Records as aforesaid
Attest Joseph A Hays Town Clerk of Clarendon
Sworn to before me this 12 th day of Sept. A.D. 1843
Lewis M Walker Justice Peace

STATE OF VERMONT, } RUTLAND COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE. }
I, Frederick W. Hopkins , Clerk of the County Court for the County of Rutland, do certify that David M. Walker Esquire, was, at the date of the Certificate to which this is attached, a Justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly commissioned, and qualified to take deposition , and that I verily believe his signature to the same is genuine.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of Court, at Rutland in said County, this 13 th day of September Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and forty three .
F. W. Hopkins

In the matter of the application of Army Blanchard, for a pension.
Proof service of her husband.
J. Harrington and Caleb Blomah Blanchard

State of Vermont 2 On this first day Rutland County ss of Sept. 1819 Personally appeared before me James Harrington resident in Fred in said County of Rutland aged sixty years who deposeth & saith that he is well acquainted with Reuben Blanchard now of Brattle in the County of Cuyoga a State of New York. that he well remem- its bered that he enlisted into the continental service in the Revolu- tionary War in the spring of 1777 in a company commanded by one Gibbs for ten or twelve months & at the expiration of that enlist- ment, he enlisted again enlisted for one year in March 1778 the name of the captain forgotten but well recollects that the whole of the services was performed in Col. Col. the first service was performed in Col. Sturtevant Regiment & the second service

was transferred in Col. Tappans Regiment. That he was discharged from service on the fifteenth or sixteenth day of March 1779 at Trenton in New Jersey — That he is not interested in his application for a pension. —
Given to the day & year as above
Amos Thompson Judge
Rutland County Court
I hereby certify that James Huntington & Caleb Blamehorn the aforesaid deponents are well known to me to be credible witnesses. —
Amos Thompson Judge
Rutland County Court

State of Vermont } Rutland County } On this first day of September 1819 before me personally came Wil- Blanchard resident in Clarendon in the afore said & deponeth & saith That he is well acquainted with Nathan Blanchard of Brattle in the of Gaylord in the State of New York. That he knew that (in the year number) enlisted into the continental army in the revolutionary war in the spring of 1777 in a company com- manded by Capt. Gilees in Col. Stamptons Regiment Rhode Island line That at the expiration of this enlistment he (the said Nathan) in March 1778 enlisted for one year in a company (the name of the capt. not recollected) in Col. John Tophins Regiment. That he served in said Regiment til the fifteenth or sixteenth day of March 1779 when he was discharged from service at Newtown in the State of Rhode Island. That he is in no wise interested in the merit of the said Nathan's application for a pension. Given to before me this day a year as above Anno Domini 1819 Rutland County Court.

State of Vermont.
I Robert Prindle Clerk of Rutland County Court do certify, that Amos Thompson Esq. before whom the annexed depositions were taken is one of the Judges of Rutland County Court, duly commissioned. and that the foregoing are his signatures —
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court at Rutland this 4. day of Sept. 1809 R. Prindle
for with Hammington & Caleb Blanchard
Hutchins
In the matter of the application of Mary Blanchard for a pension.
Proof service of her husband.