Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12741, Samuel Darby, New York

SERVICE
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New York
Darby Samuel
S12741.
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New York 14/53.
Samuel Darby
Saratoga Co. in the State of N.Y. who was a Serjt. Ensign in the Company commanded by Captain Van Rensselaer of the Regt. commanded by Col. Waterman in the N.Y.
time for 3 Mo. 21. ds - Serjt. - $ 12. 33. 5. Mo. 15. ds - Ensign - $ 55. " 67. 33.
Inscribed on the Roll of N.Y. at the rate of 67. Dollars 33. Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7. day of June 1833. and sent to Aaron Wash, Ballston Spa, Saratoga Co.
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833 - 134 66. Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept. " - 33. 66. $ 168 32.
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. L. Franciosi Clerk, Book E. Vol. 4 - Page 54.
Death not on Q.B.

State of New York
County of Saratoga ss
On this 25 th day of December 1832 personally appeared in Open Court before the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Saratoga now sitting at Ballston Spa Samuel Darby of the Town of Malta in the County of Saratoga & State of New York aged Eighty 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 & served as herein stated.
1 To the question, Where, and in what year were you born? He answers. In Tockton in the County of Columbia & State of New York January 30. 1752
2 To the question, Have you any record of your age & if so when is it? He answers, In his Family Bible (now in his possession at Malta aforesaid) copied from his Father's Family Bible. To the question Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live? He answers, In Kinderhook in the County of Columbia & State of New York, where he lived until the Spring of 1779 when he moved to New Britain in said County (now Chatham) where he lived until 1786 when he moved into then Town of Halfmoon (now Malta) in the County of Albany (now Saratoga) and in said State where he continued to live in the said Towns of Malta & Halfmoon in the County aforesaid until February 1830 when he & his wife went to the Province of Lower Canada in the place known by the name of Caldwell's Manor, to live with his son John S. Darby where he lived until October 1832 when he & his wife returned to the Town of Malta in the County of Saratoga & State of New York, in order to live with his son Peter & where he now lives.
4 To the question, How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you

a Substitute? and if a Substitute for whom? he answers Shall be 1777 - in April or May. He answers He went into the Service of the United
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States at Kinderhook in the County of Columbia and State of New York and served in the Company of Militia to which he belonged, at the time & County aforesaid, in the Regiment Commanded by Colonel Abraham Van Alstine in the Company Commanded by Captain Philips Van Alstine he this deponent was appointed Second as First Sergeant in said Company, he does not recollect the name or names of any other Officer or Officers in said Company, when on an Alarm on Account of troubles at the North, he was ordered by Captain Van Alstine to take a part of the Company & March immediately to Albany, he took about 30 men & marched accordingly to Albany & from there to Greenbush, received Orders by Captain Van Alstine returned home to Kinderhook
1/2 mo
Having been absent at least half month , continued at home a few days only when on alarm given that the
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Enemy were advancing from the North. Colonel Van Alstine gave orders for his Regiment to march to the North. that Captain Van Alstine gave to this deponent Orders to March with as many men of the said company as he could collect for that purpose, he with about twenty men marched to Albany. (The Regiment went on in Companies & parts of Companies & staid at Albany 3 or 4 days preparing to March to the North & then Marched to Fort Miller by the way of Stillwater & from there to Fort Edward & Fort George, we were Employed in guarding the Teams ordered out by General Schuyler to bring away all Military & other Stores & to destroy such as not they could bring away, to keep from the Enemy we guarded the Teams to Fort Edward, continued there with the Army & he did duty on Guard as Sergeant with the men under his Command as aforesaid, he with the said Guard were dismissed by the said Captain Van Alstine at
1 1/4 mo
Fort Edward aforesaid & returned home to Kinderhook, that in this term he served as a Sergeant aforesaid at least
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only one fourth of a month
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Colonel Van Alstine aforesaid was at Fort George with a part of his Regiment which we joined while there but for the most part of the time while on this Service did duty separately under my command as aforesaid. Some Continental & other Militia Regiments, were at Fort Edward, does not recollect their names, except General Schuyler & Arnold. that a few days
no(3) After his return home he was called upon by his said Captain Van Alstine to command a Scouting party of our Company, in order to apprehend some disaffected persons at Kinderhook, Scodoc &c suspected of Harboring the Enemy, that he served in Scouting & keeping guard at Kinderhook, Scodoc & Towns adjoining through the woods and other bye places & was in actual Service as first sergeant as aforesaid at least one month & returned home in November 1777
no(4) That in the summer of 1778 he continued to serve in Captain Van Alstine's Company aforesaid at Kinderhook aforesaid he continued to do duty as 1 st Sergeant that he was called out on duty to command Scouting parties several times, for 3 & some times for 5 days at a time, on a alarm to guard against Tories &c. taking about, seeking to catch men & destroy property. that from May 1778 until November 1778 he was in constant Service at least
1 mo One month that he served as a Sergeant in Captain Van Alstine's Company from the 1 st July 1777 until November 1778 at least three months & three fourths of a month in manner stated above States of which Service Services he has no documentary Evidence and that he does not know of any person living by whom he could prove the same. Colonel Abm Van Alstine & his Capt Philip Van Alstine have been dead several years & if he ever had a Sergeant's Warrant, (of which he does not recollect) it has been long since lost or destroyed
3. 3/4 mo 115 Served as Sergeant

N o 5) In the spring of 1779 He moved from Kinderhook to New Britain in the said County of Columbia where he was appointed Ensign & received an Ensigns Commission under Captain Jacob Fosburgh in Colonel Asa Waterman's Regiment of Militia, John Thompson was Lieutenant
In June 1779 at the Town of New Britain aforesaid (now Chatham), in the County of Columbia he received orders from the said Captain Fosburgh to take about 10 or 12 men of said Company & with them range the through the Towns & woods & bye places therein, in order if possible to discover and detect the Enemy then Harbour'd & secreted by the tory Inhabitants in order to harass & plunder the said Inhabitants, He with the men aforesaid under his command as aforesaid Marched from New Britain aforesaid to Kinderhook & to Schoharie ranging in suspected places according to orders & in adjoining Towns, this route performed, he with his men returned home & soon after was again called out to perform similar duties at other times he was called upon to command a Scout of from 3. to 9 or 10 men to make the Tour through the places aforesaid, these calls were frequent & our duty almost constant. that in the course of the services aforesaid We captured several of the Enemy, who were secreted as aforesaid and delivered them to the Guards at New Britain & Concord, that from June 1779 to November following he was in Constant Service as aforesaid at least 4 mo  four months and did duty as Ensign during the Period aforesaid, he has no documentary Evidence of his said services - & he knows of no person now living who can testify to his said services the aforesaid officers are all dead several years ago

aforesaid, he has no documentary or other evidence of his serving aforesaid
5 To the question, 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.
He answers & says he can answer no further than he has already answered herein, above
6. To the question, Did you ever receive a Discharge from the service; and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? He answers, he received no Discharge, not in writing
To the question did you ever receive a Commission; and if so, by whom was it signed and what has become of it? He answers & says, He received a Commission signed by Governor G. Clinton then Governor of the state of New York by which Commission he was made Ensign in Colonel Asa Watiman's Regiment of Militia under Captain Vosburgh as stated herein, which said Commission has been lost
7 To the question, State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present Neighborhood, who can testify as to your Character for Veracity, and their belief of your services as a Soldier of the Revolution. He states the names of Libeus Armstrong who is a Glycerian living about two miles from this deponent—John Talmage, Samuel Hunter, a Justice of the Peace of said County living about one mile distant from deponent from deponent —Jacob Odlin, Abraham Wigg, Bushnell Benedict a Justice of the Peace of said County, Jacob Weeks, Isaac VanPlyning

In August 1780, he was ordered by the said Captain Foxburgh to take with him 7 or 8 men, which he did, and passed through the woods to near Scodoe (on an alarm) in order to discover the Rout of the Enemy. no discovery was made by us & ever returned home after being on duty as aforesaid 23 days three days, the day after his return home as aforesaid an alarm was made that a Mob of about 70 Tories had Assembled & Robbed the House of John Van Nesp of said Town of New Britain or an adjoining Town of New Concord, that the Tories had destroyed much property & killed a Son of the said John Van Nesp. he with 8 or 9 men went to the House of the said John Van Nesp, and from there went through the wood in order to espie the Enemy. aforesaid & returned home, that about 500 men were in pursuit but did not overtake them as they had discovered & escaped. he with his men aforesaid served in the above rout or term in the above rout or term at least half a month
In the Summer of 1781, on an alarm, that the Enemy had appeared at & near Schoharie and were making great destruction amongst the Inhabitants he with several men of his Company, Marched immediately immediately to Schoharie & on & through the country where the Enemy had made their Ravages. that he served in this rout at least three fourths of a month as Ensign aforesaid & returned home.
a few days after our return from Schoharie, on an alarm he this deponent went with 7 or 8 men under his command to Sand Lake, where a party of Tories had been lurking about the place we pursued them but they escaped and we returned home after being on duty seven days at Sand Lake & places adjoining & returned home to New Britain

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, or (if any) only on that of the agency of the State of
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
In open Court M c L. Goodrich Dep. Clerk
Samuel his Mark Deputy

No 21876 Saml Darby Saratoga Co New York
Admitted
3 mo 21 days Sergeant 5 mo 15 days Ensign
Aaron Nash Ballston Spa Saratoga Co N. York

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 show 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.
New York
A Statement, shewing the Service of Sam d Darby Saratoga Co
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Ap r 17 77 15 Serg t Col Van Klief 80 1/2 years Living Witness   Oct 77 1 7 Capt n Van Klief Col Traditional Evidence   From July 77 1 Genl Schuyler N.Y. State Credible   From Nov 77 Capt n Van Klief   to Oct 80 3 21 Ensign Col Waterman   From Nov 80   June 81   to Oct 81 4   Aug 80 3   June 81 18   21  
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 days 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 (m) 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 the 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 [i] 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.
John N. Atkinson

January 28, 1939.
Mr. Howard W. Derby 367 Hearst Avenue San Francisco, California.
BA-J/ILL Samuel Darby S. 12741
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Samuel Darby, who served in the New York militia and was a pensioner of Saratoga County, New York, in 1832.
The data which follow are found in the papers on file in pension claim, S. 12741, based upon service in the Revolutionary War of Samuel Darby.
Samuel Darby was born January 30, 1752, in Tockonic, (probably meant for Taghkanic) Columbia County, New York; the names of his parents are not shown.
While a resident of Kinderhook, Columbia County, New York, Samuel Darby enlisted in April or May 1777, served as private and sergeant on different short tours until November 1778, in all about four months, in Captain Philip Van Alstyne's company, Colonel Abraham Van Alstyne's New York regiment, during which he was engaged in the vicinity of Fort Edward and Fort George. He moved in the spring of 1779 to New Britain (later Chatham), Columbia County, New York; he was appointed in June 1779, ensign, Captain Jacob Vossburgh's company, Colonel Asa Waterman's New York regiment, and served at different times as late as the summer of 1781, amounting in all to at least five and one half months, during which he assisted in capturing a number of the enemy who plundered the property and harassed the inhabitants in that vicinity.
The soldier lived in New Britain, New York, until 1786, when he moved to Half Moon, Saratoga County, that state, and continued to reside there until February 1830, when he and his wife went to Caldwells Manor, Province of Lower Canada, to live with his son, John S. Darby;

they remained until October 1832, when they returned to New York State and lived in Malta, Saratoga County, with soldier's son, Peter. The name of the wife of Samuel Darby and the date and place of their marriage are not shown.
Samuel Darby was allowed pension on his application executed December 25, 1832, at which time he resided in Malta (formerly Half Moon), Saratoga County, New York.
In December 1832, John Darby, the soldier's brother, resided in Half Moon or Malta, New York, and had been a Justice of the Peace for Saratoga County, for many years. John Darby stated then in the early part of the Revolutionary War and until about two years before the close of that war, he lived in the State of Massachusetts, after which he lived with his brother, Samuel Darby, in New York State.
There are no further data pertaining to the family of this pensioner, Samuel Darby.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and, possibly, the date of death of this pensioner, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, and furnish the following:
Samuel Darby Certificate #14653 Issued June 7, 1833 Rate $67.33 per annum Commenced March 4, 1832 Act of June 7, 1832 New York Agency.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

1939. Jan. 28 - Ship. to Howard W. Derby - Ill.
Revised
12741 INVALID.
File No. 12741
Samuel Darby XO Ensign New War
Act: June 1st 32
Index:—Vol. _____, Page _____
[Arrangement of 1870.]

367 Hearst Ave. San Francisco, Calif. Dec. 11, 1938.
Veteran's Bureau, Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:
I would like to obtain an abstract of the pension records of Samuel Derby of Saratoga County, N.Y. pensioned for service as sergt. and Ensign in New York militia in the Revolutionary War; pensioned under the act of 1832.
Respectfully,
Howard W. Derby.

Saratoga County ss
John Darby of Halfmoon in the County of Saratoga being duly sworn deposes and says - That Samuel Darby, who now resides in the town of Malta in said County and who is an applicant, or who is about to make application, for the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 - is a brother to him (the deponent) - that the said Samuel Darby is about eighty one or eighty two years of age - that he understood by common report that the said Samuel Darby was in the United States Service at various times during the revolutionary war - that he was an Ensign in Captain Jacob Fashboughs Company of militia toward the close of the war in what was then called New Britain (now Chatham in Columbia County in the State of New York) - That he has been acquainted with the said Samuel Darby from his childhood, and believes that he has sustained a good character for veracity during the whole time of this deponents acquaintance with him. The deponent says also by way of explanation that in the former part of the revolution and until about two years before the close of the war, he lived in the State of Massachusetts, and his brother the said Samuel Darby lived in this State - and about two years before the close of the war he removed to this state and lived with his brother - and further this deponent says not anything
Subscribed and sworn the 20 th day of December 1832 before me
John Darby
Samuel Hunter Justice of the Peace
And I Samuel Hunter the Justice aforesaid do hereby certify that I have been well acquainted with John Darby who subscribed & swore to the above for more than twenty years. And I further certify that the said John Darby has been a Justice of the Peace in said County of Saratoga for many years & has served as such, that his character is fair for veracity, that his statement is entitled to full credit.
Samuel Hunter J.P.

@State of New York } County of Saratoga } ss. I Alphrew Goodrich Clerk of the County of Saratoga Do hereby certify that Samuel Kuntz who has subscribed the within Surat to the within affida- vit was at the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Saratoga, and that his Signature thereto is genuine. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the Seal of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Saratoga the 12 th day of January 1833 A Goodrich Clerk

Samuel Danby for a Pension
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We, Lebbeus Armstrong , a clergyman, residing in the Town of Ballston in the county of Saratoga, State of New-York, and Samuel Hunter residing in the Town of Mattawinnea in Schuylerville hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Samuel Darby who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be eighty 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.
in open court M c L. Goodrich Dep. Clerk      Leobus Armstrong Samuel Hunter
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 abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the court further certifies, that it appears to them that Lebbeus Arms , long who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the Town of Wallstoa in the county of Saratoga, State of New-York, and that Samuel Hunter  is a Justice of the Peace  said county who has also signed the same is a resident in the Town of Malta in said County — is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, William G. Gerdine Deputy clerk of the court of the  second of Common Pleas of Saratoga County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Samuel Danly for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of _____ office, this 25 day of December 1832.
H. Goodrich Dep. Clerk
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 service. 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.
Served as Sergeant 3 3/4 months Ensign 5 1/2 months 9 1/4 months