Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 16,233, Eliphalet Davenport, Conn.

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Conn.
Davenport, Eliphalet Elizabeth
No. 16,233
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N 20,895 Utica
Eliphalet Davenport of Madison Co., in the State of N. York who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Robinson of the Reg't commanded by Col. Stone in the Cont. Troops here for 7 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Utica at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 1/3 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 th day of Oct r . 1833 and sent to Peter Mowry Jr. Eaton, Madison Co. N. Y.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1833 58.00 2/3 Semi-ant. allowance ending 10. March 34 11.66 2/3 $70.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown
Clerk.
Book E.
Vol. 4
Page 2

Declaration
In order to obtain the Benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 - State of New York
Madison County, ss. On this Eighth day of October A.D 1832. personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Madison and State aforesaid now sitting Eliphalet Davenport a resident of the town of Cazenovia County of Madison, New York State 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 th 1832 -
That he entered the service of the United States under the following name offer and agreed as have stated to wit He volunteered when the news came that the British had attacked Lexington and went a short distance, when he learned that they had gone when he immediately returned As soon as he arrived home he enlisted in the service of the United States in the Company of Capt Israel Pitkin of Connecticut - for Seven Months Samuel Robinson was 1 st Lieutenant and Amos Avery 2 nd Capt. Stanley Evers He was attached to the Continental State Troops in the Regiment Commanded by Col (afterwards Gen) Israel Pitkin - When Pitkin was appointed General Col Slows took Command of the Regiment Major name was Durkee. Immediately after his enlistment Declarant went with the Company to which he belonged to Roxbury in Massachusetts and marched from thence to Cambridge the 17 th day of June 1775. the same day of the Battle of Bunker

Hill, Remained at Cambridge until the expiration of the time for which he enlisted - with the exception of a short time our company were stationed on Mystic River by the order of Gen Putnam to protect some property there. When the time for which Declarant had enlisted (viz seven months) had expired the Regiments had not come in and Gen Putnam requested those who enlisted when he did to stay one month more which they did and Declarant staid with the rest making in the whole at that time eight months service.
The last of August or first of Septem r 1776 Declarant again enlisted as a volunteer in the Connecticut Militia for the term of three months in the Company of Capt William Willson, Lieut Joseph Galtcott and Ensign Eliphaad Hunt. Our Company marched for the City of New York but when we got to Horse Neck we were ordered to stay there and guard some Military Stores which was done and our Company remained there until Declarants term of enlistment was out and then he was regularly discharged.
In the month of May in the year 1777 Declarant entered the service of the United States by enlistment under one Roger Buckley who was Clerk to Gen Wadsworth of Hartford Connecticut who was

at that time Commissary General of the United States (as Declarant supposes) for the Connecticut Depar- tment - But the term of his enlistment, Declarant said he swore for six months as a teamster, but if his services as a Soldier should be wanted he was to enter the army at any time when called on. He commenced drawing provisions and stores for the army, from Hartford to White Plains Freshkill, and continued so engaged for three or four months, with a team belonging to the United States; and then was ordered to collect stores and forage for Col Miles & Col Sheldon regiments, and some French troops at Colchester in Connecticut when the six months for which he had enlisted were completed; there were not sufficient stores collected & he enlisted for another month in the same way to complete the collection and when the month had expired he asked for a regular discharge
In the month of June in the year 1778 Declarant was again in service at Groton in Connecticut for three months in the Militia under Capt. Amaziah Root - but forgot the Ensign John Hay - Stationed upon Griswold the whole time and at the end of the three months regularly discharged.

In April 1779 again enlisted and went to New London in the Militia of Connecticut for three months. Does not remember the name of any of the officers of his company - but the Col s name was Thomas Brown acted as his write and at one time Declarant was sent by Col Brown to Coventry in Connecticut after a deserter by the name of John Dow. He found the deserter and took him back to New London. Paid his own expenses on the road and never obtained one cent in remuneration. When his time was out he was regularly discharged by Col Brown.
Declarant again turned out and was gone a week when New London was burnt by the traitors of world. His officers names are forgotten.
Declarant was born in the town of Lebanon Windham County Connecticut on the 14 th day of October 1751 according to his information belief.
He has no record of his age in his possession.
When called into service at each time he was living in the town of Coventry Windham County.

State of Connecticut and continued to live there and at Colchester in the same State for the greatest part of the time until twenty two years since when he removed to the town of Lazonville County of Madison and State of New York where he had resided ever since.
Declarant volunteered on every occasion when he entered the service
Declarant remembers having seen Gen Putnam Gen Washington Gen Heath Gen Wardsworth Col Dunkle Col Stoad & some others Col - afterwards Gov Mifflin and to Gen Washington
Declarant received a written discharge from service on every occasion but the last when he was in service His first discharge was signed by Genl Israel Putnam - his second by Capt William Willson - his third by Capt Daniel Buckley - his fourth by Capt Amariah Rust and his fifth by Col Thomas Brown but they are all lost.
Declarant has no documentary evidence of his services and does not know of any testimony he can procure except such as is herewith transmitted.
Declarant is known to Jonathan Dwinell Isaac Halloran Charles Stebbins Samuel White Joseph Ten Eyck Jonathan D. Ledyard who live near

him and can testify to his character for truth and veracity and the belief of his services as a Soldier of the revolution Served & subsisted his Eliphalet Davenport the day & year aforesaid in open Court A. Sloan Clk.
We Isaac Dodge residing residing in the town of Cazenovia County of Madison and State of New York and John Allen residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Eliphalet Davenport who here subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be eighty years of age; that he is respected & beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the revolution and resided in that opinion Served & subsisted the day & year aforesaid A. Sloan Clk. Isaac Dodge John Allen
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after investigating the matter and after putting the interrogations prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a soldier of the Revolution and served as he stated and the Court further certify that it appears to them that Isaac Dodge who has signed the preceding certificate as a residing resident in Cazenovia aforesaid and that John Allen who has also signed the same resides in the same place and very are credible persons and the statement is entitled to credit.
I Andrew D Sloan Clerk of the said Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Eliphalet Davenport for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this ninth day of October 1852 A. S. Sloan Clk.
Eliphalet Davenport a Applicant for a Pension 18316

10318
Eliphalet Davenport Madison Co New York
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Peter Mancy Jr. Esq Eaton Madison Co Madison Co New York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
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 subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew 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.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Eliphalet Davenport Madison Co New York.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1775. " 8 " Priv. Capt. Jos. Putnam Lt. Sam Robinson Gen. Jos. Putnam Col. Stone Maj. Durkee None Mch 7 80 years Windham Co. Conn. Rev. Mr. Dyer   1 Sep 1776 " 3 " " Capt. Wm. Wilson Lt. Jos. Talcott Not stated " N York   May 1777 " 7 " Teamster Boyer & Michely Gen. Ward Col. Worth " Conn   1778 " 3 " Priv. Capt. Rust Not stated " "   Apr 1779 " 3 " " No record lost Col. Tho Brown " "   No date " " 7 " Forgotten Forgotten " "  
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 day 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.
Joseph Rowan Esq Ch

Albany 4725
Elizabeth Davenport widow of Eliphalat Davenport
Date of widow's death not on AB
who was a pensioner under the Act of June 1832 and who died on the 17. Dec. 1835 of Madison Co. in the State of New York who was a Private Corps. in the company commanded by Captain Robinson of the regt. commanded by Col. Putnam in the Com. line for 7 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16. day of Dec. 1839 and sent to Barok Beckwith, Cazenovia, N.Y.
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. '39 81.65 Semi-annual allowance ending 4th Mar. '40 11.66
$93.31
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by D. Brown Book A. Vol. 2, Page 74
Clerk,

V 5792
Manned 16 March 1780 Husband died 17 Dec 1835
Manned 16 March 1780 Husband died 17 Dec 1835
— no deduction
Col Pulman 7 Capt. Robinson 5 Court
Admitted Private 7 months
Barak Beckwith Esq. Canajoharie N.Y.

State of New York Madison County } ss. On this 28 th day of May 1839, personally appeared before the subscriber a Judge of the court of common pleas in & for the county of Madison aforesaid Elizabeth Davenport, a resident of the town of Cazenovia in the county of Madison aforesaid aged eighty years, who being first duly sworn according to law, on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July the 7, 1838, entitled, "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." That she is the widow of Eliphalet Davenport late of the town of Cazenovia aforesaid, deceased, who was a private in the army of the United States in the war of the Revolution, (and also a pensioner of the Revolutionary Army of the United States at the time of his decease) as will more fully appear on reference being had to the pension papers of the said Eliphalet Davenport now on file in the pension-office at Washington.
She further declares that she was married to the said Eliphalet Davenport, on the sixteenth day of March one thousand seven hundred and eighty; that her husband the aforesaid Eliphalet Davenport died on the 17 th day of December 1835; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, nineteen hundred and ninety-four viz: at the time above stated.
Sworn and subscribed before me this 28 th day of May 1839.
Elizabeth Davenport
Barak Beckwith a Judge of Madison County Courts
And I further certify that the above declarant is unable & cannot attend court by reason of bodily infirmity
Barak Beckwith Judge

State of New York Madison County Clerk's Office
vs. J. Alexander Donaldson Jr. Clerk of the said County do hereby certify that Barak Beckwith the person before whom the foregoing declaration and affidavit affidavit purports to have been made or sworn to wit on the days of the dates of the said declaration & affidavit a Judge of the County Courts in for the said County duly appointed & sworn and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Barak Beckwith and merely believe that the signatures in the said declaration affidavit & certificate are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said County the first day of July 1889.
Alexander Donaldson Jr. Clerk

State of New York Madison County } ss. on this first day of June 1839. came before me Barak Beckwith a Judge of the County Courts in and for the county of Madison aforesaid Justin Dwinell aged 53 - years who first being duly sworn according to law deponeth and saith that he is now and has been for several years last past well acquainted with Elizabeth Davenport of the town of Cazenovia whose Declaration is hereto annexed in order to obtain a opinion that this deponent was also well acquainted with her husband Eliphalet Davenport in his lifetime and that he was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States at the time of his decease. And this deponent further testifies that the said Elizabeth Davenport still remains the widow of the said Eliphalet Davenport and has not intermarried since his decease I further saith not Justin Dwinell
Sworn & subscribed before me this first day of June 1839.
Barak Beckwith a Judge of Madison County Courts
I hereby certify that the aforesaid deponent Justin Dwinell is a credible person whose testimony is entitled to credit Barak Beckwith Judge

December 28, 1937
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Mrs. Walter Hyde 4741 Freemont Avenue South Minneapolis, Minnesota
ELIPHALET DAVENPORT W. 16233 BA-J/MLB Q
Dear Madam:
You are furnished herein the record of Eliphalet Davenport as found in pension claim, W. 16233, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
Eliphalet Davenport was born October 14, 1751, in Lebanon, Windham County, Connecticut; the names of his parents are not shown.
While residing in Coventry, Windham County, Connecticut, Eliphalet Davenport volunteered at the time of the Lexington Alarm in 1775, but on arriving there found the British had gone so he returned home immediately; then volunteered, served as private in Captain Israel Putnam, Junior's company, Colonels Israel Putnam's and Storrs' Connecticut regiment and was discharged after having served eight months. He volunteered in August or September, 1776, and served three months as private in Captain William Willson's Connecticut company at Horseneck. He volunteered in May, 1777, under Captain Bulkley and served seven months under General Wadsworth in the Commissary Department, engaged as a teamster carrying provisions and stores for the army from Hartford to White Plains and Fishkill. He volunteered in June, 1778, and served three months as a private in Captain Amaziah Rust's Connecticut company, stationed at Fort Griswold. He volunteered in April, 1779, and served three months as private under Colonel Thomas Brown in the Connecticut troops. He again volunteered at the time New London, Connecticut, was burned by General Arnold, length of this tour one week, names of officers not stated.
The soldier continued to reside in Coventry, Windham County, then in Colchester, New London County, both in Connecticut, until about 1810 when he moved to Cazenovia, Madison County, New York, where he was living in September, 1816, and was still living there when he was allowed pension on his application executed October 8, 1832. He died December 17, 1835, in Cazenovia, New York.

Eliphalet Davenport married March 16, 1780, in Colchester, Connecticut, Elizabeth Williams. The date and place of her birth and names of parents were not given.
Soldier's widow, Elizabeth Davenport, was allowed pension on her application executed May 28, 1839, while a resident of Cazenovia, Madison County, New York, and aged then eighty years.
No names in the claim were designated as those of children of Eliphalet Davenport and his wife, Elizabeth.
In order to obtain date of last payment of pension, the name and address of the person paid and possibly the date of death of soldier's widow, Elizabeth, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data: Elizabeth Davenport, widow of Eliphalet Davenport, certificate No. 4725, issued December 16, 1839, rate $23.33 per annum, commenced March 4, 1836, Act July 7, 1838, Albany, New York Agency.
Very truly yours '
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Rev WIDOW, &c.
1914, May 28. History to Mrs. A. J. Vickery. F.W. 1915 July 26 Hist. to Mrs. Woodford Cokeland. 1937 Dec. 28 - Hist to Edith Hyde MAB
File No. 16233
Elizabeth Davenport Widow of Eliphalet Davenport Pre. Nov. 1812.
Act July 17th 88
Index: Vol. _____, Page _____
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Van York
Elizabeth Davenport
Ad. July 7. 1838
Marr. 14 March 1780
Husband d. 17. Dec
1835
Ret. to B. Beckwith 15 Oct 1839

State of Connecticut New London County ss Calchester -
On this twenty third day of April A D 1839. Personally came before the Subscriber a
Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, James Bigelow a resident of the Town of Calchester, in the County aforesaid aged Seventy five years and being duly sworn according to Law, doth depose and say that he was acquainted with Elizabeth Davenport and Elizabeth his Wife - formerly of the Town of Calchester aforesaid, but for several years previous to the death of the said Elizabeth Davenport, they were residents of the Town of Coeymans in the County of Madison and State of New York, as this deponent has been informed and believes to be true - and that in the month of September A D 1816. I saw said Elizabeth Davenport and her said wife Elizabeth in said Town of Coeymans - And this deponent further testifies that on the 16 th day of March 1780. he was present and saw the aforesaid Elizabeth Davenport married to Elizabeth Williams - now Elizabeth Davenport, XXXXXXX in the Town of Calchester aforesaid - They were married on my birth day I was then 16 years old: according to my best recollection they were married by the Rev. Robert Robbins then a Settled Minister of the Gospel, in Westchester County in said Calchester but since deceased - and further saith not - Sworn and subscribed before me James Bigelow A D 1839. Samuel A. Niles Justice of the Peace -

And I the said Justice do further certify that the aforesaid James Biglow is a credible person whose Testimony is to be believed —
Samuel A. Peters Justice of the Peace
State of Connecticut } ss I, John D e Witt New London County — } Clerk of the County Court in and for said New London County do hereby certify that the Samuel A. Peters Esq before whom the within deposition by James Biglow was taken, and certified was on said 23 rd April 1839. and still is a Justice of the peace for said New London County, and that full faith and credit are due to his official acts as such — and his signatures to said acknowledgment of said deposition & certificate are genuine In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County this 8 th day of May A D 1839
John D e Witt Clerk
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Elphalet Dorrington Apprentice for a Term
Admitted Private 7 months

In the Matter of the Application of Elisha Davenport for a Pension State of New York Madison County ss
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Be it known that on the 30 th day of May 1833 Before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Madison aforesaid personally appeared Elisha Davenport the Applicant above named - to me well known as a man of truth & veracity who being duly sworn deposeth & saith that he actually served in the Revolutionary War not less than the following Period to wit 1 st In the year 1775 near Boston Eight months 2 nd In the year 1776 at Horse Neck Three months 3 rd In the year 1777 (as a teamster) for seven months 4 th In the year 1778 at Groton for three months 5 th In the year 1779 at New London for three months 6 th And again when New London was burnt by the British & Arnold was in actual service for one week Making two years & seven days actual service for which he claims a pension And he hereby relinquishes all claims to a pension but the present and future rights not
subscribed & sworn to the day & year aforesaid before me Newell Wright J.P.
Elisha Davenport
State of New York Madison County Clerk's Office
I, Andrew Sloan, Clerk of the said County, do certify that Newell Wright before whom the above affidavit purports to have been sworn, was, at the date of the same, one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said County. And that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily be- lieve his name subscribed to the said Affidavit to be his proper hand writing and sig- nature. Witness my hand and seal of Office this 4 th day of June 1833 -
A. S. Sloan Clk.

Application of Elephant Dorsifist for a Pissum

I Jacob Fox of Bolton in the county of Tolland State of Connecticut do testify and say that in the year 1775 I was well acquainted with Eliphalet Davenport then of Coventry in Tolland county but now resides in the town of Carmoor Madison county State of New York that he enlisted into the United States Service soon after the battle of Saratoga but was attached to the Connecticut State Troops so called in the company commanded by Capt Israel Putnam Jr of Pomfret Ct in the year 1775 in the Regiment under the command of General Putnam for the term of seven months and according to my best recollection he served his time out and further the deponent saith not
Dated at Coventry this 11 th day of August A D 1832
Jacob Fox
State of Connecticut Tolland County ss Hebron Probate Court August 14 th 1832 personally appeared in open Court now sitting Jacob Fox signer of the foregoing deposition & made solemn oath that the same contains the truth & nothing but the truth & this deponent do certify that the s d Jacob Fox is a man of truth & that his statement is entitled to credit in any Court. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office the day & year aforesaid Cyrus Mear Clerk

Hon. J. L. Edward
Commission of Pensions
Washington

Concord Nov. 15 th 1839.
Dear Sir
Yours of the 15 th inst was duly received in which you inform me that "the papers of Mrs Elizabeth Davenport have been examined and filed, & that the proof in relation to the date of the marriage is not satisfactory that it must be shown what evidence there is to be found in the Church or Town Clerk's office of the town of Colchester before parole evidence as to that fact can be admitted."
Enclosed is the affidavit of John W. Chappell to me known to be a man of respectable character & standing in society & I believe in no way related to the said Elizabeth Davenport or family, which I hope will prove sufficient to satisfy the Department that there is no record evidence in said Town of Colchester as to her marriage.
I also send you enclosed the affidavit of Jacob Fleming who states that he was present at the marriage of Samuel Hutchinson to Hannah Wood. I also send you enclosed two letters which I received from the Town Clerk of the Town of West Stockbridge by which it appears that there is no record evidence of Hannah Hutchinson's marriage. I suppose therefore that the affidavit of Charles Parmelee which I forwarded to the Pension Off. with the Declaration of Hannah Hutchinson, and the affidavit & letters which I now forward are the best evidence of the marriage which I shall be able to obtain owing to the great length distance of time since the marriage took place, and forgetfulness as to dates of so long standing with almost all aged people, and it seems to me that the facts which I have heretofore & now forward to the pension office reduce the fact of her marriage to Samuel Hutchinson in the fall of the year 1784 to a reasonable certainty sufficient to entitle her to a pension all which is respectfully submitted
very respectfully your obedient servant
Hon J. L. Edmand
Washington
Barak Bushnell

State of New York Mellis or County of N. John W. Chappel of the town of Town of Cazenovia in the County of Madison aforesaid aged forty seven years being duly sworn according to law deposes and saith that on the 31 st day of March last he called at the office of the Town Clerk of the town of Colchester in the State of Connecticut in order to ascertain whether the marriage of Elizabeth Davenport to Elizabeth now the widow of the said Elizabeth and residing in the town of Cazenovia in the County of Madison & State of New York was recorded in said office. & that after a careful & thorough examination of the said town records by this deponent and Joshua Wheeler the said Town-Clerk they could find no record thereof, and this deponent further says that the records of Robert Robbins the Clugymen who married the said Davenport were then examined by himself & the said Clerk but could not find therein any record of the said marriage. That this deponent then called on James Bigelow who was present at the marriage of the said Elizabeth & Elizabeth Davenport and obtained his affidavit thereon (which this deponent has been informed was forwarded to Washington with the pension papers of the said Elizabeth Davenport some time the past summer) and this deponent further says that he has no doubt that the said Elizabeth & Elizabeth Davenport were married at the time stated in the affidavit of the said Bigelow as he sustains a fair reputation for truth & veracity and further saith not
Sworn & Subscribed before me this 6 th day of November 1839.
John W. Chappel
Barak Beckwith a Judge of Madison County Courts
I hereby certify that John W. Chappel the above deponent is a credible person whose testimony to full credit Barak Beckwith, Judge &c

State of Kentucky Madison County Clerk's Office ss. I, Alexander Donaldson Jr. Clerk of said County do hereby certify that Brack Beckwith, the person before whom the foregoing affidavit affidavit purports to have been made was on the day of the date of said affidavit a Judge of the County Courts in and for the said County of Madison duly appointed Commissioner sworn and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Brack Beckwith and verily believe that the foregoing signature purporting to be his are genuine. Word "Accreditation" struck out & affidavit written above. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of said County The 13th day of November 1839 Alexander Donaldson Jr. Clerk

for Mrs. Hutchinson
from R. H. L. Clegg Esq.
Barak Beckwith Esq
Weymouth Dorset

West Stockbridge March 8. 1839
B. Beekwith
I have examined the Records of this Town in reference to the Marriage of Sam d Hutchinson but find nothing - but very few have ever been recorded, or the Publications either.
John Garland - John Ford - Silas Barnes, Christopher French - Jonathan Benton - Abisha Lewis - David Bradley - Abigail Fowler & Wife Joseph Herring, Amos Woodruff Abraham Tobey My Mother (formerly Mrs. Catherine Baker) are among the oldest class of our Inhabitants & would be most likely to know of the Marriage of Sam d Hutchinson -
Perhaps if these names can ment. to My Mother she may recollect some of them - Rev d Mr. Whipple was a Baptist Minister here at that time - is now dead.
I will name Daniel Spencer & Wife (family Chloa & Wilson) Rufus Willson, John D. Hutchinson -
I shall be pleas d to render assistance if in My power Yours respectfully
Robbins Hovey

Gazooia Madison Co. N.Y.
Dear Sir
I send enclosed the application of Elizabeth Davenport for a Pension
The Department will please to forward to the subscriber any communication which they shall think proper to make on the subject
very respectfully your obedient servant
Barak Burkrott
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Washington

B. Beckwith
13 Oct. 1839
EC

168 War Department Pension Office
Oct. 15. 1839
Sir The papers of Mrs Elizabeth Davenport widow Eliphalet Davenport have been examined & filed - The proof in relation to the date of the claimants marriage is not satisfactory that it must be shown what evidence thereof is to be found in the church or town clerks office of the town of Colchester before parole evidence as to that fact can be admitted
Parah Rockville Esq Cazenovia N.Y.

KELLEY-WHITNEY EXTRACT COMPANY
MANUFACTURERS
PURE FLAVORING EXTRACTS, PERFUMES, TOILET WATERS, ETC.
ELMIRA, N. Y.
Elmira, N. Y. May 25, 1914.
Pension Bureau, Department of the Interior, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
Please send me the military record of Eliphalet Davenport, born 1752 in Coventry, Conn. He served in Lexington Alarm under Captain Elias Buell. Was a pensioner in the Rev. War. and oblige.
Very truly yours,
Mrs A. J. Vickery 401 W. Water St Elmira New York

MI For Inst Div
Commissaire of Pensions
Will you kindly send me the Pension Record of Eliphalet Davenport and greatly oblige
Mrs. Woodford Copeland 926 W. Water St. Elmira N.Y.

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Ex. JTA Div. Law
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 10 , 191 5
The attached letter is respectfully returned with the information that the data furnished is not sufficient to enable this Bureau to make intelligent answer to the queries therein contained.
Please fill out such of the blank spaces below as the information in your possession will permit, and return to this Bureau.
No. of claim, _____ ✓
Name of soldier, Eliphalel Slavenport
P. O. address of claimant, _____
Cazenovia New York
Company _____
Regiment _____
State where enlisted Connecticut
If unable to furnish company and regiment give names of commanding officers.
J. P. Storer '75 Col. Thomas Bunn '79
Return attached letter with reply.
Captain Elias Buel " Israel Putnam Acting Commissioner.

MINNESOTA DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
MRS. WALTER HYDE, CONSULTING REGISTRAR 4741 FREEMONT AVENUE SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
Dec. 10, 1937
The Pension Office, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sirs.-- I am trying to get the Revolutionary War record for one Eliphalet Davenport whose wife Elizabeth is named in the New York Pension list for 1840 ( p. 337 ) .
Will you please give me what facts you have regarding his family and his service in the war.
Thanking you, I am
Sincerely yours,
Edith S. Hyde
The pages given above were handed me and I have not been able to check them but if you have more than one by the same name, this Eliphalet was from Colchester, Conn. and seems to have died in Cazenovia, N.Y. in 1835.

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Eliphalet Davenport a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his and (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. W. F. 16,233.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     at time of Lexington alarm ✓ Pri. Names of officers not stated. ✓   1775 8 mos. Israel Putnam { Israel Putnam Storrs. Conn.   Aug. or Sept. 1776 3 " Wm. Willson   May, 1777 7 " in service of Commissary Dept.   June, 1778 3 " Amariah Rust.   April 1779 3 " Thomas Brown   Sept. 1781 1 wk. names of officers not stated.  
Battles engaged in, burning of New London.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Coventry, Conn.
Date of application for pension, Oct. 8, 1832. His cl. was al.
Residence at date of application, Cazenovia, Madison Co. N.Y.
Age at date of application, B. Oct. 14, 1757, Lebanon, Windham Co. Conn.
Remarks: He mar. at Colchester, Conn. Mch. 16, 1780, Elizabeth Williams; he died Dec. 17, 1835 and she was al. pension on her ap. ex. May 28, 1839 while 80 yrs. old and a resident of Cazenovia, N.Y. The above is the only Eliphalet Davenport found in the Rev. War records of this Bureau. Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
(Only one in files)

December 28, 1937
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BA-J/MLB
Mrs. Walter Hyde 4741 Freemont Avenue South Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letters of recent date, in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Eliphalet Davenport who died in 1835 in Cazenovia, New York, but was formerly of Colchester, Connecticut, and whose widow, Elizabeth, received a pension in New York State, also, of John Williams who served from Pennsylvania and died about 1814 in Delaware County, Ohio.
There is no claim for pension or bounty land on file based upon service in the Revolution of a John Williams who died about 1814 in Delaware County, Ohio. The record of Eliphalet Davenport is furnished you herewith.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator