Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12582, Amaziah Corwin, Conn.

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No. 133 New York
Amaziah Convin Suffolk in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Donance of the Regt. commanded by Col. Heard in the New York line for 18 Months Canfield Conn
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 60 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of Oct. 1831 and due the 60 Mills Suffolk Co. N.Y.
Arrears to the 4th of Sep '31 $ 150 Semi-annual allowance ending 1 Mile 30 $180
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by G. C. Stokes Clerk Book E. Vol. 4. Page 93

Declaration of of Amalgamated Council for Revolutionary Purposes

State of New York }
County of Suffolk } b: on this second day of October one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open court in the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Suffolk and State of New York now sitting Amariah Corwin a resident of the Town of Southold a resident of the Town of Southold in the said County of Suffolk aged seventy one years, who being 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 in the United States service under the following named officers and served as herein stated. That some time early in the spring of the year 1780 at Lyons, in the State of Connecticut he enlisted for the term of six months in the company commanded by Captain Borance, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel (Error & if fear of the name in court rest) (Shepherd) that the company immediately joined the army at Nelson's Point nearly opposite West Point on the Hudson River from there soon marched into New Jersey as far as Elizabethton
_____ from thence marched to Peekskill in the State of New York where he was regularly discharged having served out his said term but had no written discharge as he recollects

That in the month of March in the year 1781. or 1782 as Ledsbury in the State of Connecticut he enlisted for the term of one year in the Militia service of the State of Connecticut in the Company commanded by Captain Stockard Lieutenant's Name Bostwick in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Carrfield, from Ledsbury he went to Stamford in the State of Connecticut and was stationed in a fort or redoubt on Palmer's Hill about two miles West of Stamford where he continued to serve during his term of one year and on the first day of April in the next year after his enlistment he was regularly discharged from his said service. That he has no documentary evidence of his said service, and he knows of no person now living who can testify to his service.
He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or an annuity except the pensions and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State.
Amariah Corwin

We James Hulloch and William Brown of the town of Southold in the said county of Suffolk do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Amariah Corwin who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy one years of age that he is respected and believed in the neighbor- hood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and we concur in that opinion
James Hulloch William Brown
Sworn and subscribed this day and year aforesaid in open court -
and the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories pre- scribed by the War department that the above named applicant was a revo- lutionary soldier and served as he states And the court further certifies that it appears to them that James Hulloch who has signed the preceding certificate is a late justice of the peace of the said town and that William Brown who has signed the same is a resident in the said town of South- old and that both are credible persons and worthy of credit their statement is entitled to credit -

I Joseph D. Huntington Clerk of the courts of common Pleas in and for the County of Suffolk do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said courts in the matter of the application of Amariah Corwin for a pension -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this ninth day of October one thousand eight hundred and thirty two -
Joseph D. Huntington Clk
State of New York
County of Suffolk } ss: Aariah Corwin in the foregoing declaration named being duly sworn doth depose and further say that he was born on the twelfth day of December in the year seventeen hundred and fifty
as he has always understood and believed, which is agreeable to the record of his age kept by his father in his family bible which bible and record is now in the possession of
This deposition subscribed & sworn the 8 th day of July 1833 before me
George Miller
Commissioner of Bonds
Suffolk Co Common Pleas Declaration of Aariah Corwin for Revolutionary Pension
Aariah Corwin

State of New York
County of Suffolk } S. John Clark of the Town of Southold in the County of Suffolk and State of New York being duly sworn do hereby depose and say that in the Spring of the year 1780 this deponent lived at Lynde in the State of Connecticut. That Amariah Cowdin also lived at Lynde aforesaid at the same time that this deponent is knowing to the said Amariah Cowdin's leaving Lynde in the said Spring of 1780 and going into the United States service as a soldier, that he was gone until December following when he returned to Lynde, that this de- ponent always understood and believed that he spent the time of his absence in the United States service as a soldier that this deponent was then and had been well acquainted with the said Amariah Cowdin from a child, as they were both natives of the same village on Long Island and both left the Island and lived in the State of Connecticut while the Island was in the hands of the British - John Clark
Subscribed & sworn this 3 rd day of October 1832 before me
George Miller
Commissioner of Deeds -

State of New York,
County of Suffolk } ss. I Joseph B Huntington Clerk of the said county of Suffolk do hereby Certify that George Miller whose name is subscribed to the jurat of the within affidavit was on the day of the date thereof a commis- sioner of said in and for the said county duly authorized to take affidavits and that I believe his name subscribed to the said jurat is in his own hand writing & being acquainted with the same -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this tenth day of October 1832 -
Joseph B Huntington Clk
State of New York
County of Suffolk } ss. Abraham Luce junior of the town of Riverhead in the County of Suffolk being duly sworn saith that he now is and for the last eight years has been the minister of Union Parish where Amariah Corwin resided in the annexed declaration resides. That he has been acquainted with the said Amariah Corwin for twenty five years and upwards that he believes him to be seventy one years of age, that the said Amariah Corwin is reported and believed to be in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Revolutionary soldier and that this deponent concurs in that belief. And this deponent further saith that the said Amariah Corwin applied to
Declaration of Amariah Corwin for Revolutionary Pension
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him to attend the Court of Common Pleas last October and give the above testimony. But in consequence of the forepart of the day being very rainy he did not arrive at the Court House until in the afternoon when said Commissioner informed him that the affidavit had been made to the Court from the 30 th day of July 1833 before me } Abraham Luce junior George Miller Commissioner of Brds.
I George Miller before whom the foregoing affidavits were taken do certify that I am acquainted with John Clark in his affidavit named that he is a person of credibility and worthy of belief on oath, that I am also acquainted with the above named Abraham Luce junior, that he now is and for more than fifteen years past has been a minis- ter of the gospel, in good standing, and is to be believed on oath - August 7 - 1833 - George Miller.
State of New York Suffolk County - I Joseph R. Huntington Clerk of the said Court of Suffolk do certify that George Miller whose name is subscribed to the proofs of the three foregoing affidavits and to the above certificate was on the day of the several dates thereof a Commissioner of Brds duly authorized to take affidavits, in and for the said County of Suffolk and that I believe his name subscribed as aforesaid is in his own proper hand writing I being acquainted with the same - In Witness whereof I have hereunto my hand & seal of office the 8 th day of August 1833 - Joseph R. Huntington Clk

14983 Amariah Corwin Suffolk Co N York
Admitted Private 18 months 5.14 P. 2400
May 15 33 George Mills Suffolk Co. House N.Y.

BRIEF in the case of Amariah Corwin County of Suffolk in the State of N.Y. (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 71 years  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.     Spring — In 1780 6 Private Gen. Lord Shelburne Captm Dorance   March — 81 or 2 1 Captm Stoddard   April — 82 or 3 Col Canfield   he states he served his full time of service as specified  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none stated  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Connecticut  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional & living  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? defective 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
John Wetston
Examining Clerk.

Chas. Mays
12582 INVALID.
File No. 12,582
Amaziah Lockwood Priv. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832.
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 78
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Smith Town Ny 9 Aug
Free
Aug
War Department
Ans. note
Pension Office
Washington -

Suffolk Court House, N.Y.
Aug: 8 - 1855 -
Sir -
Enclosed I return the declaration of Amariah Cooper, with additional affidavits, and authenticated in pursuance of the directions from your department -
I am Sir
Very Respectfully
Yours Obt Servt
George Miller

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Corwin, Gersham GRADE Private "in the Invalides" LINE Invalides"
WARRANT NUMBER 12946 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED September 25, 1790
to Daniel and William Birdsall, assignees
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.