Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 14499, Israel Clark, Mass.

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Clark, Israel Mary
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27406 Massachusetts
Israel Clark
Hancock in the State of Mass
who was a private in the Comf. commanded by Captain Lusk of the Rige. commanded by Colo. Easton in the Mass line for
21 Months
mi
N York State
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass the rate of 70 Dollars  Cents per annum, commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 th day of May 1834 and sent to. H on W m Bishop Esq r . London  Mass
Arrears to the 4th of Mar. 1834. $ 210. 80
Female allowance ending 4 th Sep r 11 . . . 35
$ 245
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by George Taylor Clerk, Book C Vol. 3 Page 13
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 th April 1838 from 4 th March 1836 to 16. Aug 1838 the day of his death. Aft Notified 24 April 1839.
Archibald

Massachusetts-1941
Mary Clark widow of Israel Clark, deceased
Mass
who was a pensioner under the Act of 7 June 1832 and who died on the 13 th of August, 1836 of Berkshire in the State of Massachusetts who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Lusk of the Regt - commanded by Col. Easton in the Mass. - line for 21 months private.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts the rate of 70 Dollars — Cents per annum commence on the 14th day of March , 1836. August,
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 st day of March 1839 and sent to Hon. G. V. Briggs, H. R.
arrears to the 14th of Sept. 1838 = $143.86 semi-annual allowance ending 4 M. '39. 35.00
$178.86
{ Act July 7, 1838. }
Recorded by S. A. Elish Clerk Book A, Vol. 1, Page 80.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Berkshire, ss.
ON this Sixth day of August A. D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court, before the Honorable WILLIAM P. WALKER , Judge of the Court of Probate, within and for said County of Berkshire, now sitting, at Lenox  Israel Clark a resident of the town of Hancock in the County of Berkshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged Eighty Two 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, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. That he was born at Bethlehem in the County of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut on the 23 rd day of December 1750. That he has no record of his age, but recollects it from what his parents told him. That this Deponent lived in said Bethlehem until about the year 1766 - as near as this deponent can recollect, when he removed with his Father's family to Lanesborough in the County of Berkshire in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts where he resided except the time he was absent in the service of the United States until the year 1786 - when he removed to New Lebanon in the County of Columbia in the State of New York, where he resided until sometime in the year 1787, when he removed to the Town of Phelps in the County of Ontario in the State of New York, where he resided until about the year 1796 - when he removed to Concord in Cattaraugus County in the S. State of N. York, where he resided until 1814 when he removed to Hancock aforesaid where he has ever since & now resides.
That in the Month of May on the 5 th day of May 1775. at said New Lebanon this Deponent Entered the service of the United States - by enlistment in the Company Commanded by Captain Thomas Lusk, Lieut. Smith - Ensign. Asahel - in Col. Easton Reg't for the term of 6. Months marched to Greenbush in the State of New York

Thence to Siconaroga, in P o State - Thence to Crown Point - whilst he  Deponent was at Crown Point - a Scouting party was called for - and 25-or more turned out This Deponent among the number - under the Command of one Kelly in two Boats with orders to Examine all Sails & report - This Deponent went with said Kelly & troops to Ith Noix, and thence to Soral & thence to St Johns, where this deponent continued in the Service of the United States until the 1. st or 2. d January 1776 - when by the advice of Captain Lusk - this Deponent with other Soldiers went over to Montreal and enlisted again into the Service of the United States in the Company Commanded by Captain Smith & the Col. d name Deponent does not recollect - that he remained at said Montreal until the 5. th of May 1776 when, he was as was the whole company discharged - Having served one year at in these two Continued terms of Service - - at this time
This Deponent again entered the Service of the United States, at said Lanesborough by enlistment in the Month of May or June 1780 for the Term of Six Months under Sergeant Brattle, was ordered and Marched to West Point in the State of New York, where this Deponent with other recruits were Mustered in a Company - & Regiment - The Captain & Col. d - name this Deponent does not

- recollect - but he this Deponent verily believes it was in General Patterson's Brigade, that said Deponent Marched with the Troops under the Command of said Patterson, into the State of New Jersey, where he was discharged after having served Six Months, this Deponent cannot at this time recollect the name of the Place where he was discharged
But well remembers that he served the full time of Six Months & that he had no written discharge at this time, -
This Deponent again entered the Service of the United States by enlistment at said Lanesborough in the Month of 17 for the term of Three Months in the Company Commanded by Captain David Wheeler, Lieut. & Ensign's names this deponent does not recollect But thinks to the best of his recollection the Colonel's Name was. Schuyler - That said Deponent was Marched with B. Company to Ticonderoga in the State of New York & other places upon Lake Champlain, where he was discharged, as was the whole Company having served three Months at this time, he had no written discharge at this time -
This Deponent had a written discharge at Montreal May 5 th 1776 - That said Deponent had the misfortune to have his house burnt in Saratoga in the State of New York in the year 1777 and

said Discharge with his other papers were burnt in it. — This deponent never had but one written discharge but was honorably dismissed with the several Companies to which he belonged
This deponent cannot recollect the Month or Year he served under Captain David Wheeler — but is confident he served three months — and was also called out & served on alarms several times under different officers The precise time or length of time This deponent cannot recollect.
This deponent further states That Sylvester Smith, Isaiah Francis — Nathan Patchin, Luther
1 st Term 12 Months 2 d Term 6 3 d Term 3 21
Washburn Esq David Smith are persons who can testify to deponents character for veracity and their belief of his services as a Soldier of the revolution

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
Israel Clark
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
W.P. Walker Judge of Probate
We Augustus Beach a Clergyman, residing in the Pittsfield and Sylvester Smith of Hancock residing in Hancock do. hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Israel Clark who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be Eighty Two 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.
Sylvester Smith Augustus Beach
Sworn and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
W.P. Walker J. Probate
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 Augustus Beach who signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman, resident in the town of Pittsfield in the County of Berkshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts and that Sylvester Smith who has also signed the same, is a resident in the town of Hancock in the County of Berkshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
W.P. Walker J. Probate
I, HENRY W. BISHOP, Register of the Court of Probate within and for the County of Berkshire in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Israel Clark for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office of said Court of Probate, this sixth day of August in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty three
Henry W. Bishop Regt Probate

Israel Clarke additional Statement

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Berkshire ss.
I Israel Clark of Hancock in said County of Berkshire of lawful age do depose and say, in add- ition to my application for a Pen- sion made on the 6 th day of August AD 1833 before the Hon ble William P. Walker Judge of Probate within & for said County, — That owing to my extreme age and broken constitution I am not able to recollect the name of the Colonel under whom this Deponent served in the year 1780 — Six months That this Deponent served, said Six months in the Company with one Asahel Powell, whose Deposi- tion is herewith the Papers annexed — Said Powell, has, received a Pension for said service as this Deponent is informed — and that he procured the testimony of one Russell Green

of said Hancock — This Deponent endeavoured to procure said Greene's testimony since the return of his said Papers — but found that he was said Green Died  last  fall . he would therefore respectfully refer the Commissioner of Pensions to — the Application & testimony accom- panying it of said Asahel Powell on file in the Office of said department This Deponent further states that as according to his best recollection and beliefs that the said Clark served in Capt David Wheeler's Company from sometime in the latter part of October or forepart of November 1777 to the last of January or forepart of February 1778. — That this deponent remembers marching to Ticonderoga the same year and soon after Genl John Burgoyne Surrendered — but this deponent being now Eighty Three years

of age - and bad health cannot - from the imperfection of his recollection state more particularly at this time - nor can he ever expect to, as his life is drawing to a close Pittsfield Further Deponent saith not April 29 th 1834 Israel Clark
Commonwealth of Massachusetts { Berkshire ss - Pittsfield April 29 th 1834
Then personally appeared Israel Clark and in my presence signed the above and foregoing Deposition and before me made solemn Oath that the same is true and correct - according to his best recoll- ection and belief - I also certify that said Israel Clark is a credible person and that his statement is entitled to credit
Daniel B. Bush Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Berkshire, ss. I, HENRY W. BISHOP, Register of the Court of Probate in and for said County, do hereby certify that Daniel B. Bush Esquire, before whom the annexed deposition was taken is one of the Justices of the Peace within and for said County, duly and regularly appointed, and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and have no doubt that the Signature annexed to said deposition is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this tenth day of May
A. D. 1834
Henry W. Bishop Regt Probate

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Berkshire County ss.
On the sixth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine, personally appeared in open court before the Hon. William P. Walker Judge of the Court of Probate for said County of Berkshire Sylvester Smith of Hancock in said County Guardian of Mary Clark, of said Hancock an insane person, aged Seventy Seven years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following decla- ration in order to obtain for his ward the said Mary Clark the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 7. 1838, entitled "An act, granting half pay pensions to certain widows." That she is the widow of Israel Clark, who was a private in the army of the Revolution. For the name and rank of her said husband - the time when he entered the service and when he left the same - the period for which he was engaged - the rank and names of the officers under whom his services were performed - the town or County & State in which he resided, when he entered the service, whether he was drafted was a volunteer or substitute - the battles in which he was engaged, and the country thro' which he marched. This applicant refers to the declaration or application for a pension which was made by the said Israel Clark and the depositions and documents accompany- ing the same - upon which application a pen- sion was granted to the said Israel Clark - the Certificates of pension being now in possession of the said Guardian & secured by him of his said ward & is marked with this N o . 274063 & recorded in the pension office, in Book E. Vol. 2

The said Sylvester Smith further declares that his said Ward the said Mary Clark was married to the said Israel Clark on the Seventh day of April in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred and eighty three. That her husband the aforesaid Israel Clark died on the thirteenth day of August in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty six. That she the said Mary Clark was not married to the said Israel Clark prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January seventeen hundred and ninety four. namely at the time above stated.
Sylvester Smith
Sworn & subscribed on the day & year above written. Before
William P. Weeks Judge of Probate
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Berkshire ss. I Henry W. Bishop Register of the Court of Probate for said County of Berkshire do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Sylvester Smith the Guardian of Mary Clark for a pension for the said Mary. That the Honorable William P. Weeks is the Judge of said Court, and that the annexed signature purporting to be his is his genuine signature. And I the said Register further certify

That at a Court of Probate held at Seneca in & for said County of Berkshire on the fifth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty nine The above named applicant Sylvester Smith was appointed the Guardian of the above named Mary Black an insane person & incapable of taking care of herself & that he gave bond duly approved for the faithful discharge of his trust & Letter of Guardianship were then and there granted & issued to him which remain unrevoked.
In testimony of all which I have unto my hand & the seal of said Court of Probate this sixth day of February in the year of our Lord Eighteen hun- dred and thirty nine. Henry W. Bishop. Register Probate

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Israel Clark was Born December 23-1750 Mary Clark his wife Warren May 25-1761 Israel Clark and Mary Clark his wife Was married April 7-1785
This Book Was Bought December 28-1817 April 29 1818 note

I Sylvester Smith of Hancock in the county of Pekinshire & Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age Depose and say That I was acq- uainted with Israel Clark, late of said Hancock for about thirty years before his decease, and with Mary his wife for the same period of time - they during all that time lived together as man and wife and the leaf hereto annexed is taken from the family Testament of S d Clark, which I know was in use in his family at the time of his decease and for several years before, and I often heard him and his wife say that the memorand- um of his & her birth and their marriage written on said leaf was the same which was written in their former family Bible which was burnt up at the time their House was burnt, which was during the late war, and near the time when the said Clark's Discharge was burnt, together with every thing in the House except the clothes upon them, as they frequently mentioned in Deposition, hear- ing - And I was well acquainted with said Clark's hand writing and know the writing on said annex- ed leaf to be the hand writing of said Clark - and further the Deponent saith not - Sylvester Smith
S.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Pekinshire County ss - On the sixth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty nine personally appeared in open Court the above named Sylvester Smith & subscribed & swore to the foregoing Deposition before me William P. Walker Esq. Judge of said Court & I certify that the said Deponent is a credible person - his witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court William P. Walker { Judge of the Court of Probate for said County

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office,
March 9 th 1839.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838 entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," The Guardian of the Widow Israel Clark, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Massachusetts Agency, at the rate of Seventy Dollars and  Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June, 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March 1836, to the 13 th August, 1836, the day of his death.
Respectfully, yours,
W. H. Harrison Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

Israel Clark & Mass. act 7. June when castled! 25. Feby 35 p. 4 March 1836 14

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WIDOW, &c.
File No. 14499
Mary Clark Widow of Israel Clark Priv. Rev. War
Act: July 7 th 1838
Index:—Vol. A , Page 137
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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Died 13. aug '36 pen: com: 14 aug '36
Then G.W. Briggs

Columbia County ss
I John E Warner Town Clerk of the Town of Canaan County of Columbia State of New York, do depose and say, that I have carefully examined the records of said Town, and find no entry therein, of the marriage of Israel Clark, & Mary his wife, or any minutes, or ref- erence thereto. - And further that Eleazer Grant long has been has been dead more than thirty years, according to the best of my knowledge and belief. and that he formerly lived in said Town of Canaan and that there are no descendants or representatives of said Grant, residing in said Town of Canaan or Town of New Lebanon, which was formerly embraced in said Town of Canaan
John E Warner
Sworn and subscribed before me this 8 th day of Feb y . 1839
Ulrich D. Brewster Justin Pease

I Betsey Patchin of New Lebanon in the County of Columbia and State of New York, of lawful age to-wit, Seventy six years old, Depose and say, that I was well acquainted with widow Mary Clark now resident in Hancock in the County of Berkshire Commonwealth of Massachusetts, before she intermarried with Israel Clark late of said Hancock, deceased, and also with Israel he being my half-brother. Her name was Mary Flint. She was about one year older than I was. They the said Israel and Mary married and lived together in said New Lebanon, it is about fifty five years since they married, which I recollect from the time I was married. I was not present at the wedding, but knew of his attention to her and of their engagement, and of their living together, after their marriage, as man and wife in said New Lebanon for some years, before they moved away, and after that till he died in said Hancock two years ago last August, leaving said Mary his widow. They the said Israel and Mary were married as I understood, before Squire Grant of S d Lebanon.
They the said Israel and Mary moved to the West, where they had their house burnt up and almost every thing in it, and he came down to S d New Lebanon and my husband and I and our neighbors gave them something. I am well acquainted in S d Lebanon, having always lived there and in the same house since I was fourteen years old, and recollect that Squire Ezra G. Grant acted as a justice of the peace a good many years - and died there, and there are none of his family living in S d New Lebanon. I have heard said Israel say a good many times that his Discharge was burnt when his house was burnt at the West. I attended his funeral and further saith not.
Betsey Patchin
Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Berkshire ss. Feb 13 th 1839 Then personally appeared the said Betty Natchin subscriber of the above Deposition and made solemn oath according to law that the same was true, before me,
Henry Hubbard Just Peace

I Nathan Patchin of the Town of New Lebanon in the County of Columbia and State of New York being Seventy Six Years of age do testify Say that I am well and intimately acquainted with Israel Clark of the Town of Hancock in the County of Berkshire & State of Massachusetts, and have been ever since the year 1770-- That this deponent is well knowing to said Clark's enlistment at said New Lebanon in the month of May 1775 in Capt. Thomas Lusk's Company & Col. Easton's Regiment, and it was then the general talk and belief that said Company were ordered to Leon- daraga, and thence to Canada that said Company & Regiment did so march - and that said Israel Clark marched from New Lebanon with said Company in May 1775 and was absent as this deponent verily believes in the service of the United States until the some time in the month of May or June 1776 That in the latter part of the summer or in the fall of 1776. This deponent was in the Field to work at said New Lebanon, with said Israel Clark when as man by the the name of Doctor Calvin Pardoe - came into the Lot and told Clark that he

must arrest him as a deserter From the Northern Army — Clark asked — Pardee if he would arrest him if he had a discharge — Pardee said No. — Clark, said he had an Honorable discharge, and went to the House and brought it — and showed it to Doct r Pardee who pronounced it a good discharge & said he was mistaken in the man.
I saw said discharge it was as this deponent verily believes for one years service — and signed by Genl Schuyler — This deponent is not certain that the Officer's name was Schuyler. This deponent further states that he said Clark entered the service of the United States in 1780 in June as near as he can recollect at said Lanesborough in County of Berkshire and that he afterwards marched to West Point, and into the State of New Jersey as this deponent — was then informed and that he saw said Clark soon after his return, which was a little over 6 months. That said Clark must have been absent from home & in the service of the United States as this deponent verily believes.
This Deponent is also well knowing to said Israel Clark's, serving three months at the North — a part of the time at Secondaraga in

in Captain David Wheeler's Compa- ny — I am also knowing to the said Clarke's, being out on alarm as much as five or six times — The precise times or length of service of each, this deponent cannot recollect — This deponent further states that said Clarke is now and always has borne the reputation of a man of strict integrity — This deponent believes him to be Eighty two years of age — Further the Deponent saith not.
Nathan Patchin
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
} Berkshire ss. Pittsfield. July 22 d . AD 1833
Then Personally appeared Nathan Patchin, and in my presence signed the above, and foregoing Deposition, and before me made solemn Oath that the same is true and correct — I also certify that said Nathan Patchin is a credible person and that his statement is entitled to credit
Daniel B. Bath Justice of the Peace

I Luther Washburn of Pittsfield in The County of Berkshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts being of lawful age do testify and say that I have been well acquainted with Israel Clark of Hancock in said County for a nine years last past. That said Clark is a member of the Baptist Church in good standing & that I have understood and been informed by persons residing in the said Clark's immediate neighbourhood that he was a Soldier of the Revolution, and I verily believe that such was the fact - and this Deponent further states that said Clark is a man of strict integrity and his statement entitled to credit - Further deponent saith not - Pittsfield August 10 th 1833 Luther Washburn
s s Commonwealth } of } Berkshire ss - Massachusetts } Pittsfield August 10 th 1833
Then personally appeared Luther Washburn, Esquire - and in my presence

Signed the above & foregoing Deposition & also before me, made solemn Oath that the same is true & correct. —
I further certify that said Luther Washburn Esquire is a credible person and that his Statement is entitled to Credit.
Daniel B. Bush Justice of the Peace

Israel Clark. Hancock. Me Augt 6. 1833
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Admitted in 21 months 6 of which Colo. Easton
H. W. Bishop Esq. Lincoln Mass

¶ Asahel Paine of Lansborough in the County of Berkshire Commonwealth of Massachusetts of the age of sixty nine years. depose testify and say that I was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, and went to New Point & the State of New Jersey and served six months, and that Israel Clark, then of Lansborough but now of Hancock in the County of served with me, and said, that we served under Brigadier General Patterson. I know it was the same year that Major Andrew was hanged there . I think it was in the year A D 1780. but am not certain as to this. Our captain's name, I think was King but am not positive, and the said Clark was a faithful soldier. and further this deponent saith not. Dated at Pittsfield this 24 th day of Nov- ember A D 1832
Asahel Paine
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Berkshire ss. Pittsfield Nov. 24. 1832
Asahel Paine the signer of the above affidavit personally came before me and acknowledged the same made oath to the truth of the same. before me
Arthur Clarkbleum Justice of peace
I also certify that the said Paine is a man of truth and veracity.
Arthur Clarkbleum

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Berkshire ss I Henry M. Bishop Register of the Court of Probate in & for said county do hereby certify that Daniel B. Bush and Luther Washburn Esquires, before whom the annexed Depositions were taken were at the time of the taking thereof respectively, & now are Justices of the Peace within & for said county duly & regularly commis- sioned & qualified & that I am well ac- quainted with their hand writings and know that the signatures, purporting to be theirs, are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of said Court this twelfth day of August AD 1833
Henry M. Bishop - Register of Probate -