Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 1574, Thomas Dempsey, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Dempsey, Thomas Dempsey
W 1574
Mary
CONTENTS

Republct
32785 A. (33) New York.
Thomas Dempsey died of Putnam Co in the State of New York who was a pri't Corp. in the Company commanded by Captain Swartwout of the Regt commanded by Col. Malcom in the N.Y. line for 7 mo 7 days private 3 " 14 " Corporal
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 36 Dollars 85 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. & end 17 Decr 1845, when he died.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 th day of October 1845 and sent to Hon. Mr. White, Cohoes N.Y.
Arrears to the 4th of
Semi-annual allowance ending Payable to his widow Mary Dempsey
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Wid by J. S. Chase Clerk, 2 Vol. 4 Page 18.

Let to Hon Mr. White Joseph 11/13/57 Refused
11/13/57 679
of Pensions... the day of...

Declaration
(1)
In order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by an Act of Congress passed July 4, 1836 entitled "An act granting half pay & pensions to certain widows."
State of New York ss. Oswego County
On this Eighth day of June Anno Domini (1847) Eighteen hundred & forty seven personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County of Oswego now sitting Mary Dempsey a resident of the Township of Ameliasburgh in the District and County of Prince Edward in Canada West aged (86) Eighty six years & upwards who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by an act of Congress passed July 4, 1836 entitled "An act granting half pay & pensions to certain widows". That she is the Widow of Thomas Dempsey late of the Township of Ameliasburgh in the aforesaid District of Prince Edward and Canada West in which he departed this life on the (17 th ) seventeenth day of December (1845) Eighteen hundred & forty five.
That she was married to said Thomas Dempsey on the 23 rd day of December 1781.
That her husband said Thomas Dempsey was a soldier of the United States during the War of the Revolution. That during said War of the American Revolution her said husband resided in Poughkeepsie in the County of Dutches in said State of New York from whence he entered the service of the United States and served in the Militia of Dutches County aforesaid for a period of at least three or four years, in the latter part of said War, off & on, and as occasion

required being often called out by the Officers of said Militia, That, as she has always been informed by her said husband & which she verily believes true, he rendered his first service at Fishkill in said County of Dutches which was for some time, but Declarant is now unable to state the length of time of said service at Fishkill or the Officers under whom it was rendered but thinks that Captain Abram Fort commanded the Company in which her said husband served at Fishkill aforesaid. That the next service her said husband rendered was under Captain Swartwout at West Point, as Declarant verily believes, for at least a period of three months. Declarant is now unable to state the precise year or years in which the aforesaid service was rendered at Fishkill & at West Point but verily believes it was rendered as aforesaid after the taking of Fort Montgomery & previous to the year 1780. That in said year of 1780 her said husband served for a period of three months in the Company of Captain McKinsty in the Regiment of Colonel Malcom, at Schoharie and in the vicinity of the Mohawk River. That in the year 1780 her said husband served for a period of nine months in the Company of Captain Gilbert Livingston in the Regiment of Colonel Albert Pawling. That he served on numerous occasions during said War in said Militia of Dutches County previous to serving under Captain McKinsty and under Captain Livingston as aforesaid. That he served under numerous Officers which Declarant is now unable to call by name and in various parts of the Country then ravaged by the Indians & Tories. He served at Fort Stawbix, at the different Posts along the Hudson & Mohawk Rivers and the adjacent Country. That after the expiration of his nine months service under Captain Livingston as aforesaid he served again for sometime under Captain Swartwout at

West Point, but Declarant is now unable to state the length of time he was in said service.
And Declarant further saith that she was married to her husband said Thomas Dempsey on the (22) Twenty second day of December (1781) Seventeen hundred & Eighty one at the residence of her father, Peter Lawson, in Poughkeepsie in said County of Dutchess by the Rev. Chauncy Grahams a Presbyterian Clergyman who then preached & lived at Fishkill in said County of Dutchess.
That the following persons were present at her marriage, to wit, Mary Johnson, Elisabeth Johnson, Thomas Jacobs, Peter Fardon, John Fardon, Aaron Raff, Matthew Lawson, Heester Jacobs, Ann Chase, Margaret Doxtator & others, of whom Elisabeth Johnson & Margaret Doxtator are now living near Declarant in Canada aforesaid & are the only persons whom Declarant knows to be now living who were present at her said marriage.
That previous to her marriage as aforesaid Declarant resided in Poughkeepsie aforesaid & bore the maiden name of Lawson.
That she was married to her said husband as aforesaid while he was serving in the Company of Captain Livingston as aforesaid and but a short time before his Nine months service under that officer expired. That her said husband & said Captain Livingston lived near neighbors to each other in Poughkeepsie aforesaid and at the time Declarant was married her said husband & said Thomas Dempsey, & Captain Livingston came home together and after her said marriage they both returned back again to the service and that her said husband served his said Nine months out and after being duly discharged from the service returned home. That her said husband rendered the aforesaid

service under Captain Swartout at West Point also after Declarants said marriage to him.
That her said husband died as aforesaid without asserting his claim to said pension. He moved with Declarant & his family from Poughkeepsie aforesaid more than fifty years ago into Bahada West aforesaid and continued to reside there until the said day of his death. That previous to his death he often spoke of his pension but for a number of years before he died he was laboring under the effects of disease and owing to bodily infirmities was unable to bear the fatigues of a journey to the United States necessary in order to have the requisite papers made out and executed and the proof collected to obtain said pension. Declarant now visits Oswego aforesaid for the purpose of making this application for said pension. That the accompanying Record is a true Record of Declarants family. The names of the children therein recorded are those of Declarant & her said husband Thomas Dempsey. Said Record was made by her said husband more than forty years ago & is now taken from an old book of his for the accompanying this Declaration, subscribed & sworn the day and year aforesaid in open Court being the said Court of Common Pleas now sitting.
her Mary Dempsey mark
DM c Carty Dep Clerk (Clerk absent)

bodily infirmities was unable to bear the fatigues of a journey to the United States necessary in order to have the requisite papers made out and executed and the proof of visit Osn
pension.
Record - drew the husband her said taken
and ye being the Pleas
ant now tion for said true the child & her said made by is now
Thomas Dempsey born Jan. 9 th 1758 Mary Lawson born March 27 th 1761 We was married December 22 nd 1781 By Chance Graham minister of Finkhill
Betsy our first Daughter born Dec. 29 th 1782 Peter our first son born March 8 th 1784 Sarah was born October 7 th 1786 Margaret was born October 24 th 1789 Thomas was born February 3 rd 1793 Isaac was born April 29 th 1795 Ann was born Dec. 28 th 1796 William was born July 15 th 1799 Catharine was born March 21 st 1802
Declaration, Dempsey etc

Rev. WIDOW, &c. }
1362
File No. 1574
Mary Dempsey Widow Thomas Dempsey P.M. Rev. Wm.
Act: July 29, 1848.
Index:—Vol. 2, Page 174
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Prince Edward District } Canada West } ss
(4)
On this second day of July Anno Domini (1847) eighteen hundred and forty seven personally appeared before the subscriber a Magistrate duly authorized by Law to administer oaths in and for said District of Prince Edward, Elizabeth Johnson a Resident of the Town of Pictou in said District aged eighty years and upwards, and who is well known to me to be a person highly respectable in society and a credible witness and who being duly sworn according to Law deposeth and saith that she was born and bred in the County of Dutchess in the State of New York That she was well acquainted with Thomas Dempsey and Mary Lawson both of whom resided near deponent in Dutchess County aforesaid. Deponent has been acquainted with said Thomas and Mary from her earliest recollection and is now acquainted with said Mary. Deponent believes that said Thomas Dempsey and Mary Lawson were then married the latter part of the year (1781) eighteen hundred and eighty one, Deponent recollects to the year of said marriage from the fact that she herself was married

Prince Edward District } Canada West } ss
(4)
On this second day of July Anno Domini (1847) eighteen hundred and forty seven personally appeared before the subscriber a Magistrate duly authorized by Law to administer oaths in and for said District of Prince Edward, Elizabeth Johnson a Resident of the Town of Pictou in said District aged eighty years and upwards, and who is well known to me to be a person highly respectable in society and a credible witness and who being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that she was born and bred in the County of Dutchess in the state of New York That she was well acquainted with Thomas Dempsey and Mary Lawson both of whom resided near deponent in Dutchess County aforesaid. Deponent has been acquainted with said Thomas and Mary from her earliest recollection and is now acquainted with said Mary. Deponent believes that said Thomas Dempsey and Mary Lawson were chily married the latter part of the year (1781) seventeen hundred and eighty one, Deponent recollects to the year of said marriage from the fact that she herself was married

Married two years afterwards viz in (1783) Seventeen hundred and eighty three, And from the further fact that the said Thomas and Mary lived in the house with this deponent after their marriage for about two years before the close of the war, deponent believes the said Thomas Dempsey served as a soldier in the war of the Revolution but cannot recollect the particulars or in what corps he served in
That said Thomas moved with his said wife Mary and family from Poughkeepsie in said Dutch County more than fifty years ago into Canada where he continued to reside until his death which he died on the seventeenth day of December 1845 leaving his said wife Mary a widow, who is now living single and unmarried and still resides in the Township of Ameliasburgh in said District of Prince Edward
Subscribed & sworn before me after being read and approved This 7 th day of July A.D. 1847 being the day & year first aforesaid and before me
D B Stevenson Justice of the Peace for
me Elizabeth J Johnson mark

District of Prince Edward to wit } I certify that David Barker Stevenson Esquire whose signature is affixed to the Subat of the Affidavit hereto annexed was at the date thereof one of the Justices of the Peace duly authorized to act as such in and for the District of Prince Edward; that his signature to said Subat is of the proper hand writing of said David Barker Stevenson
Given under my Seal of Office as Clerk of the Peace at Pictou the seventh day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven
R. Low Clerk of the Peace District of Prince Edward

Victoria District } Canada West } ss
On this Twenty Second day of July Anno Domine (1847). Eighteen hundred and forty Seven personally appeared before the Subscriber a magistrate duly author- =ised by law to administer Oaths in and and for the said district of Victoria Margarit Bextator a resident of the Township of Scourdonage in said district aged Twenty Seven years and upward and who is well known to me to be a person highly respected in Society and a Credible Witness and who being duly Sworn according to law deposes and saith that she was born and bred in the County of Dutchess in the State of New York that she was well acquainted with Thomas Sampson and Mary Lawson both of whom resided near defendant in Dutchess County aforesaid deponent has been acquainted with said Thomas and Mary from her earliest Recollection and is now acquainted with said Mary deponent says that the said Thomas Sampson and Mary Lawson were duly married the latter part of the year (1846) Seventeen hundred and eighty one deponent Recollects that the said Thomas and Mary were married at the said Marys fathers house deponent believes the said Thomas Sampson served as a Soldier

Soldier in the the war of the rebellion but cannot recall the particulars or in what corps that said Thomas served in. that said Thomas moved with his said wife Mary and family from Poughkeepsie in said Dutchess county more than fifty years ago into Canada where he continued to reside until he died which he did on the Seventeenth day of December 1845 having his said wife Mary a widow who is now living single and unmarried and still resides in the Township of Ameliasburgh district of Prince Edward
Subscribed and sworn before me after being read and approved this 22 d day of July 1847 1847 being the day and year first above said and before me
his Margaret K Boxtator mark
Tho Dappleby Justice of the peace

District of Victoria
To wit } I William F. Gibson Clerk of the Peace of the District of Victoria do hereby certify that Thomas Dorland Appleby Esquire whose signature "Tho D Appleby" is affixed to the annexed affidavit was at the date thereof and still is a Justice of the Peace in and for the District of Victoria duly qualified to administer affidavits as such Justice of the Peace in and for the said District according to the laws of the Province of Canada and that the signature "Tho D. Appleby Justice of the Peace" affixed to the said annexed affidavit is the true handwriting of the said Thomas Dorland Appleby Esquire.
Given under my hand and seal of office as Clerk of the Peace in and for the District of Victoria at Belleville in said District this twenty second day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty seven.
William F. Gibson Clerk of the Peace District of Victoria

(5) Barnerville August 28, 1847
Dear Sir:
I herewith enclose you the evidence in the case of Mary widow of Thomas Dempsey late of Upper Canada, who was a soldier in the New York Line.
Very Respectfully
Yours &c.
T. S. Slingeland
Barnerville
Schoharie Co.
N.Y.
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Comm ee Pensions
Washington
D.C.

State of New York Putnam County ss. Og D
(6)
I Timothy Wood, being duly sworn according to law do depose and say that I was a soldier of the United States during the War of the Rev- -olution and am now a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States under the act of 1832. That during the said war I lived in the different towns of Poughkeepsie, and Fishkill and near the North River and served in the Militia of said state of New York. I now live in the Town of Philipstown in the said County of Putnam and am about 88 years of age. That in the year of 1780 I served three or four months in the company of Captain Delevan and in the Regiment of Colonel Malcom. That during said War I was well acquainted with Thomas Dempsey who lived in said War in said town of Poughkeepsie in the County of Dutchess and in said state of New York and who was also a soldier during the said war from said Poughkeepsie, that the said Thomas Dempsey served in the year 1778, three months at Fishkill aforesaid under Captain Abram Fort and Colonel John De Vear both of said Fishkill. In 1779 said Thomas Dempsey served six months under Captain Swartwout at West Point. In 1780 said Thomas Dempsey served three or four months under Captain Mc- Lusky and Colonel William Malcom. He and I served these three months together in 1780, under said Colonel Malcom. The next year and in 1781 said Thomas Dempsey served nine months under Captain Delevan in the Regiment of said Poughkeepsie and in the Regiment of Colonel Paving. This service was called the "Nine months men" or "the State Service." They were kept to guard against the Indians about, in and among the Blue Mountains back of Catskill Newburgh and Esopus. In 1782 said Thomas Dempsey served three months under Captain Swartwout to West Point. I do not now remember of serving in the same Regiment or with the said Thomas for only the three months under Colonel Malcom as aforesaid, but I knew the said Thomas Dempsey well and oft saw him in the above

described service often and at different times when he was serving as aforesaid. He did much service in the Militia of said Dutchess during the said War and served much under the said Captain Livingston, and Captain Fort to my knowledge. Said Thomas Dempsey was duly married to Mary Lawson in the said year of 1781 and during his service with the said nine months men under said Captain Livingston, said Mary Lawson then lived in said Town of Poughkeepsie. They lived together in said Poughkeepsie as husband and wife after their said marriage and moved from there to Bay Quinte in Upper Canada where the said Thomas and Mary Dempsey were living the last that I knew of them being in the Town of Ameliasburgh in said Upper Canada and where they raised a family of children one of whom was named Peter another Isaac and another William Dempsey.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
This third day of August A.D. 1847.
And I certify that said Timothy Timothy Wood is a man of strict integrity, truth
and morality, and a credible witness of sound mind and of good memory.
Thomas Davenport Justice of the Peace
Timothy Wood
Putnam county Clerk's office
I Reuben D. Barnum Clerk of the Courts of Putnam county, certify that Thomas Davenport was at the date of the foregoing affidavit a Magistrate as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my Seal of office and subscribed my name this twenty fifth day of November in the year 1849.
R. D. Barnum Clerk

State of New York
Putnam County
We Henry Holdane and Sylvanus Warren do hereby certify that we are residents of the Town of Philipstown in the aforesaid county of Putnam and State of New York. That we were acquainted with Timothy Wood who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States and who was for many years a resident of the said Town of Philipstown in which Town he departed this life in the month of October in the year 1848. And also with Francis Giles who is also a resident of the said Town of Philipstown and is an aged man. That the said Timothy Wood and the said Francis Giles were each and both of them respectable Citizens, of good standing and of good reputation, and credible witnesses, and that full confidence can be placed in their testimony; that they possessed sound minds and good memories for men of their advanced age. And I the said
do hereby further certify that
I served as a Member of Congress from this county and District in the years of
Henry Holdane Sylvanus Warren
State of New York
Putnam County
Henry Holdane & Sylvanus Warren being by me duly sworn according to law on this 23 rd day of November A.D. 1849, do depose and say that they verily believe the above Certificate by them subscribed true and correct. And I certify that the said Henry Holdane and the said as a Member of Con- gress as above set forth said Sylvanus Warren Esqrs. are both men of high standing and of good reputation; that they have both held responsible stations in Office and enjoyed

Public confidence, Said Warren has been a Member of the Legislature of the this State from this County and is a brother of the late Cornelius Warren deceased, late a Member of Congress from this place.
Isaac B. Purdy, Justice of the Peace in and for Putnam County
I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Sylvanus Warren and Henry Holdane the persons who have signed the within certificate, and with Isaac B. Purdy Esquire, the magistrate before whom the deposition is taken, that they are all men of the highest standing in the community, and that full faith and confidence should be given to the above certificate and deposition.
Catskill 24 th Nov r 1 1849
Granville, Ex- Member of Congress.
Putnam County Unles office
I Reuben D Barnum clerk of the courts of Putnam County certify that Isaac B Purdy is a Magistrate as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and here ordered my name this twenty sixth day of November in the year 1849.
R D Barnum Clerk

Public confidence, Said Warren has been a Member of the Legislature of the this State from this County and is a brother of the late Cornelius Warren deceased, late a Member of Congress from this place.
Isaac B. Purdy, Justice of the Peace in and for Putnam County
I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Sylvanus Warren and Henry Holdane the persons who have signed the within certificates, and with Isaac B. Purdy Esquire, the magistrate before whom the deposition is taken, that they are all men of the highest standing in the community, and that full faith and confidence should be given to the above certificates and deposition.
Coatspring 24 th Nov. 1849
Geo. Kemble, Ex- Member of Congress.
Putnam County Clerk's office
I Reuben D. Barnum Clerk of the courts of Putnam County, certify that Isaac B. Purdy is a Magistrate as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this twenty fifth day of November in the year 1849.
R. D. Barnum Clerk

State of New York } ss Schenectady County }
I Henry Head being duly sworn according to law do depose and say that I now reside in the Town of Germansbach, in the County of Schenectady and State of New York and am years of age. That I am now a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States. That during the war of the Revolution I resided in the Town of Beekman in the County of Dutches in said State of New York from whence I entered the service and served on different occasions during said war. That during said war I was well and intimately acquainted with Thomas Dempsey who lived in said war in the then adjoining Town of Poughkeepsie and only a few miles distant from me in said Dutches County. The said Thomas Dempsey was also a soldier in said War of the Revolution. I knew him well while in said service. The said Thomas served in the Militia of the said County of Dutches. He served for a period of three months at Fish-Kill under Captain Port, in 1778 or 1779. He also served under Captain Heart = want at West Point. He also served six months under Captain McKinsters in Colonel Malcolm's Regiment, as I believe in 1780. In 1781 he served for a period of nine months under Captain Gilbert Livingston and Colonel Pawling and was stationed at the Blue hills back of Esopus. The said Thomas Dempsey was then married to Mary Lawson a daughter of Peter Lawson also of said Town of Poughkeepsie in the said year of 1781 which I remember well, because the said marriage occurred while the said Thomas Dempsey was serving at the Blue Hills under the said Captain Livingston as aforesaid. They were married by the Reverend Mr Graham a Presbyterian Clergyman

of Fishkill. After their said marriage the said Thomas and Mary lived together in said Poughkeepsie for a few years and moved from thence into Upper Canada and settled on Bay Quinte, where, as I have since been informed the said Thomas Dempsey died a few years ago and left his said wife Mary a widow, who now still lives in Canada aforesaid. The said Thomas Dempsey was the only person of that name I ever knew and the only Thomas Dempsey who resided in said Dutchess County during the said war of the Revolution.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 19 th day of November 1849
his Henry Head mark
Matthew H. Hector Justice of the peace
And I hereby Certify that the above Deponent said Henry Head is a man of strict integrity, truth and veracity of sound mind and good memory for his age and a Credable witness whose testimony upon any subject is entitled to full faith and credit. He does not write his name and has made his Cross mark to his signature above.
Matthew H. Hector Justice of the peace
STATE OF NEW-YORK, COUNTY OF SCHENECTADY, } ss. CLERK'S OFFICE.
I,
Elias H. Marsh Clerk of said County, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That Matthew H. Hector before whom the foregoing Affidavit was subscribed and sworn, w th as at the time of taking the same a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified as such; and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and verily believe
that the signature to said Affidavit and Certificate is genuine. In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said county, this 22 nd day of November 1849.
Elias H. Marsh Clerk.

County of Dutchess 3 p
Personally appeared before me John McTobe a Justice of the peace for and said County of Dutchess John Johnson of Dover in said County of Dutchess well known to me as a pensioner of the United States and a Credible Old Gentleman being first duly sworn does depose & say -
I am now 89 years old and I am now a pensioner of the United States for services done in the war of the Revolution My services were numerous and many in said war of the Revolution. I served under many officers and battles and different officers during said war. I resided in said war of the Revolution in said County of Dutchess and have resided since resided in said County and I was well ac- quainted with Thomas Dempsey from the Town of Poughkeepsie. he was older than myself. he married Mary Lawson of Poughkeepsie in said war of the Revolution. said Thomas Dempsey served under Capt. Swartwout to my knowledge and he served under Capt. Gilbert Livingston. These Captains were both from said County of Dutchess Capt. Gilbert Livingston resided in said Town of Poughkeepsie & Capt. Swartwout was from Fishkill. I know them well as they both resided in said County & I recollect that said Thomas Dempsey served under these Captains - I did not serve with him - my services was then in New Jersey & in other places but I visited home occasionally when I found my companions under arms in and around that section of the country to guard against the Tories & Indians and said Thomas Dempsey was a faithful patriot.
Thomas Dempsey served also under Captain Swartwout and Colonel John Fairs on several occasions during said War. In said year of 1781. the said Thomas Dempsey was duly married to Mary Lawson, daughter of Peter Lawson of said Poughkeepsie by the Rev. Chauncy Abraham of Fishkill. They moved from said Poughkeepsie to Bay Quentin Upper Canada. Deponent had seen the
for some months under Colonel Malcolm as aforesaid. but I knew the said Thomas Dempsey well and oft saw him in the above

warm hearted soldier during said War for his Country and done considerable service & must have been out under different Officers but the town at the close of war was generally shot by the Militia in that place only mostly for scouting and guarding I well recollect that said Thomas Dempsey served under said Capt. Gilbert Livingston and Capt. Swartout of said Co. but I cannot state any more of his services we had a very hard struggle and we were compelled to know each other & to cling close to each other to save our lives and our friends from the butchering of the Indians & Tories & the robberies of the Cow-boys; and such men as Thomas Dempsey was, was then well known by me and all our Whigs here in our section of the Country. He was a faithful good soldier for his Country. He was persuaded to move to Canada after the war when he used the last means of him and we now see how he could be persuaded to move to Canada as a man who had been so true to our Country in said time of the war after his struggle & hardships he had suffered to gain our liberty and Independence.
Subscribed and sworn before me this 16 th of February. A.D. 1849 and I certify that said Johnson is a credible witness having himself committed the above facts to me he is old & infirm and made his cross mark he does not write his name
John N. Tabor Justice of the Peace
his John X Johnson mark
Dutchess County ss.
John Johnson being duly sworn says he believes the foregoing affidavit to be true
Ever Feb 16. 1849
John N. Tabor Justice of the Peace

State of New York Dutches County } ss.
Isaiah Birch a resident of the Town of Pawlings in said County of Dutches aged 87, years being duly sworn according to Law deponeth & saith that during the War of the Revolution he resided in said Town of Pawlings & was a soldier in the service of The United States That he first served in the Militia of said County of Dutches and then enlisted into the regular Army into the Company of Captain Liebout in the New York Line & continued to serve in said Company until the close of said War. Deponent is now a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States. That during said War Deponent was well acquainted with Thomas Dempsey who lived during the said War of the Revolution in the Town of Poughkeepsie in said County of Dutches and was also a soldier in said War. That the said Thomas Dempsey served for a period of about six months in the year 1780 in the Company of Captain McInstry and Regiment of Colonel Malcom. In 1781 the said Thom- = as Dempsey served nine months in the Company of Captain Gilbert Livingston in the Regiment of Col. Pawling. said Captain Livingston lived also in said Poughkeepsie. During the latter part of said nine months service this Company was stationed at the Blue Hills near Shawangunk in Ulster County. Said Thomas Dempsey served also under Captain Swartout and Colonel John Fair on several occasions during said War. In said year of 1781. the said Thomas Dempsey was duly married to Mary Lawson, daughter of Peter Lawson of said Poughkeepsie by the Rev. Chauncy E. a hand of Fishkill. They moved from said P. Keepsie to Bay Quinte in Upper Canada. Deponent has seen the

The said Thomas Dempsey since he moved to said Canada and knows him to have been the husband of the said Mary. Subscribed & sworn before me This twelveth day of August } Isaiah his Birch A.D. 1847. And I certify that } mark said Isaiah Birch is a highly respectable citizen & a credible witness whose testimony upon any subject is entitled to full faith & credit & that the foregoing affidavit was by me read to him & by him de- clared to be true & correct before ex- ecution.
Joshua White Justice of the Peace

State of New York } Dutchess County } ss
Personally appeared before me, Norris Baxter Esq. a Justice of the Peace of Fishkill in said County of Dutchess. Doctor Bartow White a resident of the said Town of Fishkill in said County of Dutchess, who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth depose and say that he has for many years been acquainted with Timothy Wood, a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, late of the adjoining Town of Philipstown in the County of Putnam, and also with Francis Giles who formerly resided in the aforesaid town of Fishkill, but who now lives in the said Town of Philipstown, and that both of the said persons are respectable citizens, men of good standing and of good reputation, and credible witnesses and that full confidence can be placed in their testimony; and that the same may be said of James Deane, Charles Brower, W m Hugheson, John Johnson, and Isaiah Birch, all of said Dutchess County that they are all credible witnesses of sound minds. And Deponent further saith that he, this Deponent, served as a Member of Congress from this County and District in the years of 1826 and 1827 or near as he can recollect —
Bartow White
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 28 th day of November A.D. 1849. And I certify that the said
Bartow White served as a Member of Congress as above set forth; and that he has long been a Practising Physician of said Fishkill of good standing and highly reputable in his profession.
Norris Baxter
Justice of the Peace of the said County

State of New York Dutchess County } ss Clerk's Office } To Joseph T. Adrance Clerk of the aforesaid County of Dutchess in the State of New York, do hereby certify that Norris Baxter Esq., before whom the foregoing affidavit of Doctor Barlow White purports to have been sworn and executed, and also that John M. Tabor Esq., and Joshua White Esq., before whom the annexed affidavits of John Johnson and Isaiah Birch purport to have been sworn and executed, were each of them, at the respective date of the said affidavits, acting Justices of the Peace in and for the said County of Dutchess duly elected and qualified and duly authorized by law to administer oaths. And that the signatures of the said Justices to the jurats of the said affidavits are genuine and in the proper hand writing of the Norris Baxter, John M. Tabor, and Joshua White, respectively as such Justices of the Peace.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affix- ed, the Seal of the said County at Poughkeepsie, in said County on this 29th day of November A.D. 1849, Joseph T. Adrance Clerk
Additional Evidence the Case of Miller Barnsey. Please report to me at the com- missional post office John M. Tabor Esq. John Adrance

In pursuance of a law passed the 27th of April, 1784, entitled "An act for the settlement of the pay of the Levies and Militia, for their service in the late War, and for other purposes therein mentioned," the following certificates have been issued, bearing interest at five per cent per annum, viz :
  21 st Dec. 1781. Thomas Dempsey Capt. £ 10 3 4   7 th Sept. Do. Do. priv. 10 8 0   30 th Oct. 1780 Do. Do. 8 1 9   28 9 9   47 2 2   48 2 2   24 1 1   11   Corral 300 14 days Private 700 7 days  366 3 1998
STATE OF NEW-YORK,
COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, Albany, 7 th Dec. — 1847.
I hereby certify the above to be true extracts from Book No. 2, & 3. — now remaining in this office, and that the service for which the certificates above named were issued, were performed under the following officers, viz :
  First—under Capt.  Gilbert Livingston  Col.  Albert Pawling  Reg't.    Second " "  Do.  " "  Do.  "    Third " "  Thos. W. Winsty  " "  Wm. Malcolm  "    Fourth " "   " "   "    Fifth " "   " "   "    Sixth " "   " "   "    Seventh " "   " "   "    Eighth " "   " "   "    Ninth " "   " "   "    Tenth " "   " "   "    Eleventh " "   " "   "    Twelfth " "   " "   "  
And I do further certify, that the foregoing contains all the evidence remaining in this office, in relation to the services of the said Thomas Dempsey during the Revolutionary period, and that no previous examination in relation to such services, has been made at this office to my knowledge.
Philip Phelps Dep. Compt.

(9) Barnerville N.Y. January 7, 1848,
Sir:
In answer to your communication of 1 st of December last relative to the claim of Mary widow of Thomas Dempsey, for Pension, I have obtained from the Comptroller a Certificate, by you required, which I herewith enclose you.
It appears that Dempsey had promised to marry said Mary previous to entering upon the nine months service, that he had long before his marriage visited her as a suitor, and she at last became in a situation in which he was obliged to marry her in order to legitimate an heir which soon made its appearance after marriage, but died immediately after, or previous to its birth.

This may account for his paying her a visit at the time he did and of the time of their marriage.
The mind of the widow appeared very clear in reference to the facts contained in her declaration. She knew nothing of the Rolls or Records, to which you refer, at the time her declaration was taken and I verily believe she knows nothing of them now.
I am Very Respect- Your Obt. Servt.
J. S. Hingerland Baptistville Shokarie Co.
N.Y.
Hon. J. L. Edwards Commr. of Pensions Washington

Mary Dempsey widow of Thomas NY
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adm d 17 June '44 & 2 nd Feby '48
Pri 7 mo 78 $24.10 cap 3 " 14 " 12.75 $36.85
per annum from 17 Dec 1845 when he died to 4 March 1848 the time at which her pension com- menced under the act of 29 July 1848.
Certs to J. S. Shingleland E. Cobleskill Schene ne NY

Leinson Office Sept 24 th 1852
Sir
Q K. P. N. P. P. 6. P. 7. P. 8. P. 9. P. 10.
2nd March 1852 to the Hon. the Attorney General for the Colony of New South Wales Sir

6983—
Mary Demsey of Canada
hired N.Y. of Thomas
Act. of July 1836
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Canada West } county and district } of Prince Edward }
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I Simon Belong a Resident of the Township of Ameliasburgh in the aforesaid county and district of Prince Edward aged fifty two years being duly sworn according to law do depose and say that I was well and intimately acquainted with Thomas Dempsey and his family late of the said Township of Ameliasburgh where the said Thomas died on the 17th day of September Eighteen Hundred and forty five that I have recently visited the church & burying ground in which the remains of the said Thomas Dempsey were deposited and that I there examined the Tomb Stone erected at the grave of the said Thomas, and that the following is a true copy of the inscription found upon the said Stone to wit;
— In memory of Thos Dempsey who died Dec. 17. 1845, Aged 85 years 11 mo. 8 d. —
I further depose and say that I was intimately acquainted with the said Thomas Dempsey for the space of at least thirty years before his death having lived a neighbor to him in said Ameliasburgh during which time he was always reputed and believed by the inhabitants of said Ameliasburgh to have been a Revolutionary Soldier of the United States in the war of the Revolution, he was looked upon by the inhabitants of said Ameliasburgh as such Soldier, upon all public occasions and gatherings which he was accustomed to attend was recognized and acknowledged by the people to have been such Revolutionary Soldier he has himself often told me that in the war of the Revolution he Resided in the Township of Roughkirk in county of Dutches and State of New York and from thence entered the said Service of the United States and he had served under Captain Gilbert Livingston that he was stationed part of the time months among the Blue mountains in the

vicinity of Catskill I have heard him say that he served under other officers but do not recollect their names I have heard him relate many of his ex- ploits and doings while serving in the United States as aforesaid and from his his account surely believe that he served much of the said war in the vicinity of the said county of Dutches, he was at the time of his death a very aged man and I surely believe not less than than eighty six years of age he left his wife Mary a widow who is now an aged lady and continuing to reside in said Ameliesburgh
Simon Delong Subscribed and sworn before me this eighth day of September 1849 John B Way justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that the above deponent Simon Delong is a reputable person and a credible witness whose testimony upon any subject is entitled to full faith and credit.
John B Way justice of the Peace

Province of Canada } Prince Edward } District } I, William M c Fadden of the Village of Stanhope in the Midland District and Province of Canada being duly sworn according to law, do depose and say that I lately resided in the Village of Stanhope in the County and District of Prince Edward and am of lawful age, that I am a Minister of the Wesleyan Methodist in Canada and officiated as such at the Funeral of Thomas Dempsey, deceased and late of the Township of Westmoreland in the said County and District of Prince Edward in which he departed this life on the seventeenth day of December Eighteen Hundred and forty five. I Preached his Funeral Sermon and Officiated at his burial and saw his remains interred on the 19 th day of December 1845. He appeared to me to be at the day of his death in December 1845 aforesaid about Eighty Six years of age, being myself a Travelling Minister and at that time not long on the Circuit, my acquaintance with the deceased was but short, but from his neigh- bours learn and have reason to believe that he ever maintained a character for honesty; His widow Mary Dempsey now still lives in the said Township of Westmoreland and is an aged Lady and together with their Children are the most respectable and creditable of the Township. Subscribed and sworn before me on this 29 th day of September 1848
William M c Fadden
Benj. Miller J.P.
Judge of the Peace in and for the said District of Prince Edward,

I hereby certify that William McFadden the within Deponent is now and long has been a Minister of the Wesleyan Church of good standing and that he is a man of integrity worth and veracity
Benj. Weller R. Pastor of that Church

Canada West } County and District } ss of Prince Edward } I Henry Weese a Resident of the Township of Ameliasburgh in the said County and District of Prince Edward, aged Seventy four years being duly sworn according to law do depose and say that I was well acquainted with Thomas Dempsey who died a neighbour to me in said Township of Ameliasburgh on the Twentieth day of December one thousand Eight Hundred and forty five, then for a period of forty years and over previous to the death of the said Thomas Dempsey as aforesaid I lived on an adjoining farm to him in said Ameliasburgh and was therefore well and intimately acquainted with him, that it was always currently reported and believed in the neighbourhood in which the said Thomas Dempsey and I resided in said Ameliasburgh as aforesaid that said Thomas Dempsey had been a Soldier of the United States in war of the Revolution, he was always looked upon as having been such Soldier and was acknowledged as such by the inhabitants of the said Township, both at home and upon all Public occasions and gatherings which he attended. I have often seen him exhibit to his neighbours the manner and mode of exercises he was drilled to pass through when in Service in said war of the Revolution, he has frequently related to me his Exploits and adventures when serving in said war, he has on many different occasions told me that he lived near the North River in the Town of Poughkeepsie in the County of Dutches and State of New York during said war of the Revolution and entered the said Service from that Place that he served at one time nine months under a Captain Livingston who lived neighbour to him in said Poughkeepsie and that he had served at different times under Captain Swartwout; I have heard him state that he had served up along the Mohawk River after the Indians, and to Schoharie and that he had served at West Point and along the Hudson River, and that he was stationed among the Blue Mountains back of Poughkeepsie for some time in said Service

From the accounts he frequently gave of his services in said war I should think that he must have served most of the war mostly in the vicinity of said said  the  said -es County. I have often heard him say that he married Mary Lawson at said Poughkeepsie in time of the said war and that for the purpose of marrying her he went home from the service on a furlough and that he left his wife at her father's after his said marriage, and returned to the service again, I attended the funeral of the said Thomas Simpsey on the nineteenth day of December, 1845, and saw him properly interred in said Township of Amster- -burgh, at the said day of his death the said Thomas Simpsey was at least eighty seven years old, he was not less than thirteen years older than I was. He left his wife the said Mary a widow who still lives a neighbour to me on the said adjoining farm and is an aged lady, but of sound mind, of uncommon good memory and recollection, said Thomas Simpsey was a man of strict honesty, integrity, truth and veracity and I verily believe that the above statement which he has often related to me are true and correct. Subscribed and sworn before me Henry Wese me this Eighth day of September 1849
John B Way Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that the above deponent Henry Wese is a respectable person and a Creditable Witness whose testimony upon any subject is entitled to full faith and credit.
John B Way Justice of the Peace

Canada West } County & District } ss. of Prince Edward }
I Cornelius Van Sickle a Resident of the Township of Ameliasburgh on Bay of Quinty aforesaid County and District aged sixty years being duly sworn according to law do depose and say that I was born in the Town of Poughkeepsie in the County of Dutches and State of New York, and was there during the War of the Revolution well acquainted with Thomas Dempsey and Mary Lawson who was the daughter of Peter Lawson and both of them Resided in Said Town of Poughkeepsie, I well Remember that the Said Thomas Dempsey was a Soldier of the United States in the War of the Revolution and that in the latter Part of Said war he Served with the nine months men under Captain Gilbert Livingston who also lived near us in Said Poughkeepsie, Matthew Lawson was also a Soldier in the Same Company with the Said Thomas Dempsey under Said Captain Livingston. I was not Present at the marriage of the Said Thomas Dempsey and Mary Lawson but from current Report and the information which I there Received I truly believe that they were joined together in Holy Matrimony in the latter Part of the War of the Revolution when the Said Thomas was Serving under the Said Captain Livingston in the Said nine months Service, at the Said Peter Lawson in Said Poughkeepsie, by the Rev. Chaney Graham of Fishkill in Said Dutches County, that after the close of Said war the Thomas Dempsey and his wife Mary lived together as Husband and Wife and kept house in Said Poughkeepsie untill about the year 1788, when Said Thomas Dempsey with his Said wife Mary and their three Children Betsy, Peter, and Sally, and Henry and Andrew Johnston, me Glocia, John Cook Lawson, and myself moved from Poughkeepsie aforesaid to Bay of

Quency in Said Prince Edward as District Where we continued to reside, the Said Thomas and Mary continued to live together as husband and wife in Said Ameliasburgh until the Said Thomas died which he did in Said Ame- liasburgh on the 17 th day of December 1845, the Said Thomas has always been considered believed and ack- -nowledged by the the inhabitants of Said Ameliasburgh to have been a Soldier of the United States in the Said war of the Revolution and was acknowledged as such on all publick occasions which he was in the habit of attending, the Said Mary is now the widow of the Said Thomas and still continues to reside in Said Ameliasburgh. Cornelius son John Subscribed and sworn before me This 8 th day of September 1849 John B. Way justice of the Peace
I hereby Certify that the above deponent Cornelius Vanauklen is a respectable person and a credible Witness whose testimony upon any subject is en- -titled to full Faith and Credit. John B. Way justice of the Peace

Canada West } District and County } S.S. of Prince Edward } I John M. Lawson, a resident of the Township of Ameliasburgh in the aforesaid County and District of Prince Edward in Canada West aged 52 years, being duly sworn according to law, do depose and say that I am well acquainted with Mary Dempsey of said Ameliasburgh, who is now the widow of Thomas Dempsey, who died in said Ameliasburgh on the Seventeenth day of De- cember Eighteen hundred and forty five. That I have been intimately and well acquainted with the said Thomas and Mary Dempsey from my earliest rec- ollections. That I am a son of Matthew Lawson deceased, who lived in the War of the Revolution in the Town of P- -keepsie in the County of Dutchess and State of New York. That I have often heard my said father and the said Thomas Dempsey when together relate their services and hardships, fatigues &c while serving together as soldiers in the service of the United States during the War of the Revolution. I have often heard them relate that they entered the service from said Poughkeepsie and served nine months together under Captain Livingston who was also from said P- -keepsie, and for different periods under a Captain Swartwout, and also a Colonel Dubois. That while serving in the nine months service they were stationed a part or all of the time in the Blue Mountains back of Haugerties in said State of New York, and were kept there to guard against the Indians and Tories. That they also served on a tour to Pompton Plains in New Jersey. I have heard them relate many particulars of their said ser- -vices when they were conversing together which I cannot now call to mind. That from their report and conver- -sation I verily believe they rendered a vast amount of service in the said War of the Revolution. That the said Thomas Dempsey was always looked upon by the in- -habitants of said Ameliasburgh as having been such a Revolutionary soldier of the United States from the said Poughkeepsie and upon all Public

occasions and gatherings which my father and the said Thomas Delaney were accustomed to attend they were looked upon and acknowledged by the people as having been such Revolutionary Soldiers in the service of the United States during the War of the Revolution.
Subscribed and sworn before me } this 8 th day of September 1849 } John B. Way Justice of the Peace
John M. Lawson
I hereby certify that the above deponent John M. Lawson is a respectable person and a credit- able Witness whose testimony upon any subject is entitled to full faith and credit
John B. Way Justice of the Peace

Canada West } District and County } of Prince Edward }
I William Dempsey a resident of the Township of Ameliasburgh in the aforesaid District, aged fifty years on the fiftieth day of July last Past, being duly Sworn according to Law do depose and say that I am a Son of Thomas Dempsey and Mary Dempsey of Said Township of Ameliasburgh that I have always understood and will believe that my father the Said Thomas Dempsey Resided during the War of the Revolution in the Township of Poughkeepsie in the County of Dutches and State of New York during the War of the Revolution and from that Place Entered the Service of the United States and served under nine months under Captain Gilbert Livingston, under Captain Fort and Captain Sweetwater, how long he served under the two last mentioned Captains I do not know - collect I have heard him say that he also served under Captain McKinstry. I have often heard my father and mother say that they were married while my father was serving under Captain Livingston he died on the Twentieth day of December one thousand eight hundred and forty five at his Residenc in the aforesaid Township of Ameliasburgh.
That upon searching among the old Papers in my Possession which were left by my Said Father at his decease I have found the annexed Certificate Signed by Sundry Persons I believe to have been neighbours to my father at the time of Signing the Same in Poughkeepsie aforesaid, and to have been presented to my Said father but a few days before he left Said Poughkeepsie for Ameliasburgh as aforesaid.
William Dempsey
Subscribed and sworn before me this 8th day of September 1849
John B Way Justice of the Peace

I hereby Certify that the within deponent William Dempsey Egan is a respectable person and a Credit- able Witness whose testimony upon any subject is entitled to full faith and Credit.
John B. Day Justice of the Peace

Township of Amherstburg County and District of Prince Edward.
I do hereby certify that I was acquainted with the late Thomas
Dempsey who resided in the said township of Amherstburg for the term of Forty Five years. and also Mary Lawson his Widow, who now survives him and resides in Amherstburg. that they always lived together, and was reputed to be Man and Wife and that they both always bore an irreproachable character that they lived respectable, and raised a large family, and that the said Thomas Dempsey was considered a very honest industrious man. That it was reputed and believed that the said Thomas Dempsey had been in the service of the United States, and had joined the Revolutionary Army in the struggle between Great Britain and her Colonies, it was always said he came from Poughkeepsie in Dutchess County State of New York. he died in 1845? and I very believe him to have been near Eighty Seven years of age at the time of his death. and I also state that a number of affidavits, has been exhibited to me relating to Mr Dempsey's claim and his affairs signed by Mary Lawson, (now remarried) John M. Lawson, John C. Lawson, Simon DeLong & William Dempsey that I consider them respectable persons and are worthy of credit and should be believed under oath.
Given under my hand at Amherstburg this 8 th Sep r 1849.
Robert C. Matthews. Esq. of Middlesex and late a Member of the Legislative Council of Canada

Township of Ameliasburgh } County and District } of Prince Edward } Canada West (p.) }
Honorable Robert C. Wilkins of said Ameliasburgh being by me duly sworn ac- cording to law, on this 8th day of September 1849, deposeth and saith that he verily believes the within Certificate by him subscribed to be true and correct. And I certify that the said Hon. Robert C. Wilkins is one of our most noted citizens having held many responsible stations in Office, has been a member of Parliament from said District &c.
John B. Wray Justice of the Peace

I certify that I am personally acquainted with John B May Benjamin Miller and Charles Bigger, that they are several Justices of the Peace for this District appointed by the Crown That I am also acquainted with Thomas D Appleby who is also a justice of the Peace for the District of Victoria, that I know their names are the accompanying documents to be their hand writing several, I am also acquainted with Simon DeLong, Henry Bice, John M Lawson, M c Dimpsey, John Cook Lawson John Underwood, C B Bice, Peter Stoneburgh John Bouter, John Leger & John Stoneburgh that they are all German residing in this District, that they are several respectable men whose statements are entitled to full faith and credit. That I have been acquainted for thirty years with Elizabeth Johnson who resided in this town for many years until her death which took place a few months since, that she was a respectable intelligent old lady, whose statement is worthy of full credit
Town of Victoria District of Prince Edward Province of Canada Sept 12 th 1849
J B Stoneburgh Warden P E District Member Provincial Parliament

On this 13 th day of September A.D. 1849 Personally appeared before me Caleb Williams one of her Majesty's Justices of the Peace named John P. Roblin Esq. a resident of the Township of Hallowell in said District who being duly sworn saith oath and saith that he is well acquainted with Simon Delory. The Rev William McFarland Wesleyan Minister Henry Weese Cornelius Van Sickler John McLawson William Dempsey Surgeon Doxtator John C. Lawson the late Elizabeth Johnson Charles Briggs Esq. John Bontor John Shears John Sagar Together with the other names offended to an affidavit now presented to me and sworn before John B. Way Justice of the Peace with the preceding nine names being appointed to affidavits now exhibited to me and hereto annexed. and they are persons of good standing of good repute and worthy citizens and credible witnesses and that their statements are entitled to full faith and credit. Sworn before me at this 13 th day of John P. Roblin September 1849
Caleb Williams Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify the above. Deponent Honorable John P. Roblin is a person of Good Standing and one of our most influential Citizens That he has held many responsible Stations having repre- sented this District for many years in the Province at Parliament That he now holds the office of Register of this District and is the Collector of Customs at this Place held at Pictou in the Dis- trict of Pictou since the year 1849

Canada West County and District of Prince Edward } Jo
I John C Lawson a resident of the Township of Ameliasburgh in the said County and distri- ct of Prince Edward aged Twenty four years being of legal age according to law do depose and say I was well acquainted with Thomas Dempsey and Mary his wife who lived in the Dempsey the Township of Poughkeepsie County of the State of New York, in the year 1788 the said Thomas and his wife Mary and three children removed from said Poughkeepsie to the Township of Ameliasburgh in the County and District of Prince Edward. I came with the said Thomas Dempsey and family from Dutches County to said Ameliasburgh and there Remained intimately acquainted with the said Thomas Dempsey untill the day of his death. he died on the Seventeenth day of December 1845 and left his wife Mary a widow I was not acquaint- ed with the said Thomas during the war of Revolution. he often has told me that he was a Soldier of the United States in the war of the Revolution he has often told me the names of his officers when he served under but have forgotten them he told me that he served at one time nine months he was always looked upon as having been such Soldier and was acknowledged as such by the inhabitants of the said Township of Ameliasburgh both at home and upon all public occasions and gatherings which he attended. I have often seen him exhibit to his neighbors the manner and mode of exercise he was drilled to pass through in service in said war of the Revolution, he has frequently related to me his exploit and adventures when serving in said war, I have heard him say that he served up the Mohawk River also among the Blue Mountains in the vicinity of Catskill, from the accounts

he frequently gave of his services in said war I should think that he must have served most of the war mostly in the militia of said district county he married Mary Lawson at said Pough- keepsie in time of the said war, at the said day of his death the said Thomas Simpsey was at least Eighty Seven years old, he left his wife the said Mary a widow who still lives a neighbor to me and is an aged lady but of sound mind, of uncommon good memory and recollection, said Thomas Simpsey was a man of strict honesty integrity truth and veracity and I firmly believe that the above statement which he has often related to me are true and correct Subscribed and sworn before me this 8 th day of September 1849 John Cook Lawson John B Way Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that the above deponent John C. Lawson is a respectable person and a credible witness whose testimony upon any subject is entitled to full faith and credit, John B Way Justice of the Peace

Canada West County and District } ss. of Prince Edward }
We the undersigned residents of the Township of Ameliasburgh in aforesaid county and District of Prince Edward in Canada West of lawful age, being duly sworn according to law do depose and say that we were well acquainted with Thomas Simpsey and his wife Mary of said Ameliasburgh, that they were highly respectable citizens and persons of strict integrity, truth and veracity, that the said Thomas Simpsey died in said Ameliasburgh on or about the Twentieth day of December one thousand Eight Hundred and forty five and left his wife the said Mary a widow who still resides in said Ameliasburgh, the said Thomas Simpsey was a very aged man at the said day of his death as we (fearfully believe) was not less than Eighty Six years of age he was always respected and believed to have moved with his family from the Township of Poughkeepsie in the County of Dutches and State of New York to said Ameliasburgh to have been a Revolutionary Soldier of the United States. His Eldest Son living is Peter and is now about Sixty five years of age. From common report among the inhabitants of said Ameliasburgh and from our own personal and intimate acquaintance with the family of the said Thomas and Mary Simpsey we firmly believe the above statement to be true and correct. and that the said Thomas Simpsey was a Revolutionary Soldier in the service of the United States from Poughkeepsie as aforesaid.
C. B. Knapp James Ward Meese
Yacob Van Mingen John Underwood
John Schanuel
Joseph H. Rogers Peter Stoneburgh

Daniel Corbman Thomas Bonter John B Bonter John Bonter Peter Bonter John Shears Jr Wm B Wannamaker Clinton H Lawson Firminan Vanclen
John
Jacob Stonebrugh
John Shears
Yorg Lawson
Chas Wiggins
Simon Delong
Be it known that on the 8th day of Septem- =ber A.D. 1849, personally appeared before me, John B Way, a Justice of the Peace in and for the said District of Prince Edward in Canada West duly authorized by law to administer oaths, personally appeared the above named persons, who being all of them separately and singly duly sworn according to law did depose and say that the foregoing statements by them subscribed was true and correct. And I do hereby certify that they are all and each of them respec- =table citizens of said Ameliasburgh and are all men of truth and veracity and cred- =ible witnesses and as such their statements are entitled to full faith and credit, John B Way Justice of the Peace

I certify that the persons whose names are attached to the annexed affidavits are respectable Germans and are Masters of Arts 8 Sep r 1849 Robert H. Mathews City Master

Canada West 3 District of Prince Edward 3/4 Clerk's Office 3/4
Clerk of the Peace, and of the Courts, in and for the aforesaid District of Prince do hereby certify that John B. May Esq. and David B. Stevenson Esq.

Canada West } District of } S.S. Prince Edward } Clerk's Office }
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Philip Low Clerk of the Peace in and for the aforesaid District of Prince Edward in Canada West, do hereby certify that John B. May Esq. Benjamin Weller Esq. and Caleb Williams Esq. before whom the an- =nexed affidavits purport to have been sworn and executed, were each and all of them, at the respective dates of the said affidavits, acting Justices of the Peace in and for the aforesaid District of Prince Edward, duly appointed and qualified, and duly authorised by law to administer oaths, and to take the same. And that the respective signatures to the Jurats and certificates of the said af- =fidavits, purporting to be those of the said Justices are genuine, and respectively in the handwriting of the said Justices.
And I do hereby further certify that the Honorable John P. Roblin whose affidavit is hereto annexed has for many years been a member of the Provincial Parliament from this the said District of Prince Edward and that he now holds the Office of Register of the said District and is the collector of Customs at this place.
And further that the Honorable David B. Stevenson whose Certificate is hereto annexed

is now the member of the Provincial Parliament from the said District of Prince Edward and is also the Warden of the said District.
And further that the Honorable Robert C. Wilkins whose affidavit is hereto annexed is the late member of the Legislative Council of be as signified by his said certificate from the said District of Prince Edward.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and af- fixed my Official Seal at at Pictou in the said District of Prince Edward on this thirteenth day of September A.D. 1849.
Philip Low Clerk of the Peace for the Prince Edward District J. M. Watson his deputy
Will the Honorable of Pensions the Edwards please refer this case to our National John D. Ferguson

State of New York } Schoharie County }
I John S. Brown late Sheriff of said County of Schoharie and a Resident of the Town of Esopus in aforesaid County of Schoharie being first duly Sworn according to Law do Depose and say I am well acquainted with Henry Head The Old Revolutionary Pensioner of the Town of Du- nesburgh and County of Schoharie and state aforesaid have known him at least 20 years upwards - he is an credable Respectable Old Gentleman for truth and veracity - full Confidence can be placed in his testimony his Credit as to truth & veracity stands indisputable among us his General reputation is good
John S. Brown
Subscribed and sworn to before me This 4 th day of December A.D., 1849 and I Certify that I am well acquainted with the above Deponent is a credible witness & has been Sheriff of said County of Schoharie as stated by him
George Priest Justice of the Peace
I Olney Briggs Aged 70 years a Resident of the Town of Esopus County of Schoharie & State of New York being duly Sworn according to Law do Depose and say I am well acquainted with Henry Head the Old Revolutionary Soldier & Pensioner of the United States of the Town of Duquesburgh & County of Schoharie I have resided at least 20 years & upwards within two Miles of said Henry Head he is an Old Gentleman of Good Credit and reputation and a credible witness and has sustained a good reputation as long as I have known him I concur fully in the above Deposition as stated by late Sheriff John S. Brown Olney Briggs
Subscribed and sworn to before me - This 4 th day of December A.D., 1849 and I Certify that I am well acquainted with the Deponent said Olney Briggs Esq. he is an credible Witness and held the Office of Judge in said County of Schoharie for a number of years I am also acquainted with the above named Henry Head and I Certify that the foregoing Depositions are all facts well known to me as I have known the Deponents above & also Henry Head as far back as I can recollect
George Priest Justice of the Peace

State of New York Schoharie County
I Asahel Billings a Resident of the Town of Esopus in said County of Schoharie do Depose & say on Oath - that I have been acqu- ainted with Henry Head at least 15 or 16 years he resides in the Town of Duaneburgh & County of Schoharie & State of N.Y., he is a Pensioner of the United States and he is an Old Gen- tlemen of strict Integrity and good reputation as to morals and truth and veracity he is respected highly by us his testimony is Credable I have been a Justice of the Peace 8 years his testimony has always bore the highest Credit among us
Subscribed and sworn to before me This 4 th day of December A.D. 1849 and I Certify that the above Deposition Asahel Billings says is a Credable witness & has been a Justice of the Peace in said Schoharie County as stated by him in the foregoing & George Priest Justice of the Peace
State of New York
Schoharie County
I Almon Webbert a Resident of the Town of Esopus in said County of
Schoharie aforesaid being first duly sworn according to Law do Depose & say I have been intimately acquainted with Henry Head the Revolutionary Pensioner at least 30 years and upwards I have resided during this time within two miles distant from him he has always since my acquaintance with him borne a good moral character and reputation in good and high standing among us I concur fully in the foregoing Depositions about his residence in Duaneburgh Schoharie County State of New York his testimony beareth Credit among us he is a Credable witness
Almon Webbert
Subscribed and sworn to before me This 4 th day of December A.D. 1849
and I Certify I am well acquainted with the above Depositioner he is a man of good & high standing and a Credable witness
George Priest Justice of the Peace

Will the Commtee of Pensions J. L. Edwards
Please Report to me John J. Ningerland

State of New York } Schoharie County } I, Stephen Maham Clerk of the County and Courts of Schoharie aforesaid do certify that George Priest is an Acting Justice of the peace for and in said County of Schoharie aforesaid and is duly Author- ized and qualified by Law to Administer Oaths and that he was such an Acting Justice of the peace at the date of the several foregoing Depositions purporting to have been taken before him the said Justice and that his signatures to the foregoing Depositions are genuine in his proper handwriting.
In testimony whereof I have set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court and County of said Schoharie aforsaid this 5 th day of December A.D. 1849
Stephen Maham Clerk
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Israel Billings, Almon Tibbet, John S. Brown & Olney Briggs, whose names are attached to the foregoing affidavits, that they all men of good standing for intelligence, moral character & integrity & that their statements are entitled to full credit.
I have no doubt that Henry Head mentioned in the annexed affidavits, is in every respect a credible witness as represented in said affidavits.
dated Dec 5 th 1849
Chas. Goodyear M. G. 29 th Congreg

I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with, Isakel Billings. Olney Briggs. John S Brown.
Whose names are attached to the aforesaid affidavits, that they are all men of good standing for intelligence, moral character and integrity and that their statements are entitled to full credit.
Dated Washington December 21 st - 1849
Hiram Waldo

(for Mary Bempsey)
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I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Wm Houghson. John Johnson. whose names are attached to the foregoing affidavits. That they are men of good standing for intelligence, moral character and integrity and that their statements are entitled to full credit.
Dated Washington Decemr. 21 st 1849
Ransom Halloway- Mr C 8 th District N-York

Additional evidence in the possession possession of Mary Dempsey
John J. Shingland

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A. Mary Dempsey, widow of Thomas -
N. Y. Acc 29 th July 1848 - from 4 th Mch. 1848 -
Ad Pri. 7 mo. 7 d. $24.10 Cupl 3. " 14 " 12.75 $36.85
Thomas Dempsey, dec. Acc 7 th June 1852.
Ad for same service $36.85 per ann. from 4 th Mch 1851 to 17 th Dec. 1851. when he died.
Payable to Mary Dempsey his widow.
Certificate to be sent to Sam H. White Choc N. Y.

Penguin Affair 16 Oct.

Brief in the case of Mary Dempsey widow of Thomas County and State of New York (17) act s 17 June 1846 & 27 July 1848
Claim, ( "original," or "for increase." )
Proof exhibited, ( if original. )
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
She was She was, on the 17 Octo 1830, pensioned under the Act of 29 July 1828. Though married prior to 1796 - she was pensioned under that Act instead of the Act of July 7 1838, in consequence of the decision of the Secretary Ewing, she not being a widow
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
at the passage of that Act, — she is now pensioned from the date of his death to the commencement of her pension under 29 July 1828 in accordance with the Resolutions of 3 rd March 1837.
Thornton Fiplett
Name and residence of Agent J. S. Stinebaugh E. Cobleskill. Schoharie Co NY
Examining Clerk.

Bethlehem Februy 21 1850
Hon J. L. Edwards Commr of Pension
You will oblige me very much to call up the Claim of Widow Mary Dempsey a revolutionary Claim for pension, and report to me the condition this Claim is in, Every objection has been fully meet and answered in the Dempsey Claim, by additional evidence since the last report in this case.
The Widow Dempsey lives in the most part of the State of New York about 300 miles from me, and I am going to the same town about the first of March next, and you will oblige me very much if you report this case soon to me.
I believe Mr Allison has the papers in charge of this Claim.
I am Sir, very respectfully yours,
John D. Kingsland

Declaration
In order to obtain Pension under the acts of Congress passed June 7 th , 1832, June 17 th 1844, and February 2 d , 1848.
State of New York Oswego County
On this Twentieth day of July in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight hundred and fifty, personally appeared before me Alfred Phelps, a Justice of the Peace in and for the aforesaid County of Oswego in said State of New York, duly authorised by law to administer oaths &c. Mary Dempsey , a resident of the Township of Ameliusburgh in the County of Prince Edward in Canada West, aged Eighty nine years and upwards, who being first duly sworn according to law took on her Oath, make the following Declaration in order to obtain the Benefits of the Provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832, the act of June 17 th 1844, and the act of February 2 d , 1848.
That she this Declarant is now the widow of Thomas Dempsey late of the aforesaid Township of Ameliusburgh in said County of Prince Edward and in Canada West in which Township he departed this life on the Seventeenth day of December in the year Eighteen hundred and forty five, That Declarant was married to the said

Attest No. 10 Thomas Dempsey on the Twenty Second day of December in the year Seventeen hundred and Eighty One in the Town of Poughkeepsie in the County of Dutchess in said State of New York.
That her husband the said Thomas Dempsey was a Soldier of the United States during the War of the Re- bellion, and that during the said War De- clarant and her husband the said Thomas Dempsey both resided in the aforesaid Town of Poughkeepsie in said County of Dutchess and State of New York, from whence her said husband entered the service and served on numerous occasions through the greater part of the said War. That he served to Fishkill N.Y. under Captain Abram Fort, then for a period of three months to West Point under Captain Swartwout, then three or four months under Captain Mc- Kinstry, and for a period of nine months under Captain Gilbert Livingston and also again three months at West Point under Captain Swartwout, and on nu- merous expeditions and tours in the Mili- tia of said Dutchess County having ren- dered much service in said War which Declarant cannot now describe.
That in the month of June in the year 1847 Declarant made a Declaration in Open Court at the City of Oswego in said County of Oswego, and passed the examination of the said Court for the purpose of making application for a Pension under the

act of July 4 th 1836, which Declaration with her proofs were forwarded on to the Pension Department, and Declarant has been informed by Mr. Slingerland, her Attorney, that by the report on the last examination of her proofs and papers, under date of February 26 th , 1850, that Declarant was required to make a Declaration under the Acts of Congress passed June 7 th 1832, June 17 th 1844, and February 2 d , 1848, and Declarant agreeably to the requirements of the said report now makes this Declaration in order to obtain the sum or amount to which she is entitled under the said acts of 7 th June 1832, act of 17 th June, 1844, and the act of 2 d . February 1848.
Subscribed and sworn to before me on the day and year first aforesaid. Mary Dempsey mark Alfred Phelps - Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Oswego N.Y.
I hereby certify that satisfactory proof has been exhibited before me the aforesaid Justice of the Peace, that Mary Dempsey the foregoing Declarant is now the widow of Thomas Dempsey late of Ameliasburg in Canada West who was reputed to have been a Revolutionary soldier of the United States, and that the said Mary Dempsey is not now able to write her own name.
Alfred Phelps - Justice of the Peace in and for said County as above -

State of New York Oswego County Clerk's Office
I Nathan Rathbun Clerk of the aforesaid County of Oswego in said State of New York, do hereby certify that Alfred Phelps Esq, before me how the foregoing Declaration purports to have been sworn and executed, was at the date of the same an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the aforesaid County of Oswego duly elected and qualified and duly authorized by law to act as such Justice, and to administer Oaths, and to take the said Declaration, and further that his signature to the print and certifi- cate of the said Declaration is genuine and in the proper hand-writing of the said Alfred Phelps as such Justice of the Peace.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said County on this 26 th day of July A.D. 1850, at the City of Oswego in said County of Oswego.
J. H. H. H. H. Nathan Rathbun Clerk Abn ct

Washington 7 August 1850
Honorable J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions
Dr Sir
I am requested to transmit the enclosed papers to you and request the Certificate may be sent to my address -
Most respectfully Yours Hugh White

Barnerville N.Y. Decem 19, 1850.
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To Hon. J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington D. C.
Sir:
The enclosed Certificate of Mary Dempsey, widow of Thomas Dempsey, is herewith returned for correction. An error appears to have been committed in filling out this Certificate by placing her under the act of July 29th. 1848.
The following is an extract from your report in this case under date of February 26th. 1850. "A Certificate may be issued under the act of June 7th. 1832, for 3 months 14 days as a corporal and 7 months 7 days as a private. Certificates may also be issued under the acts of 17th June 1844, and 2 d February 1848, to Mrs. Dempsey upon the evidence now filed, which will give her the same amount of Pension as under the act of 4th, July 1836. She must first make a Declaration claiming the benefits of these acts, before some Justice of the Peace or other Judicial Officer, having authority to administer oaths for general purposes in some one of the United States."
In the month of August last a Declaration of Mrs. Dempsey was filed in the Pension Office claiming Pension under the act of June 7th 1832, and the acts of 17th June 1844, & February 2 d . 1848, in conformity with the above quoted requirement contained in your said report.
Mrs. Dempsey was married to her husband Thomas Dempsey in 1781. Her claim was first presented under the act of July 4th. 1836. At the request of the Pension Department the claim was waived under the act of July 4th. 1836, and presented under the acts of June 7th 1832, June 17th. 1844, & February 2 d . 1848.
The act of July 29th. 1848, gives Pension to that class of widows who were married after the first of January 1794, and Prior to the first of January 1800. Mrs. Dempsey was not married between those dates and is consequently not entitled under that act.

Mrs. Dempsey was married Prior to January 1 st . 1794. and is therefore entitled to a Pension under the Acts of June 7 th . 1832. June 17 th . 1844. & February 2 d . 1848. which acts taken together give her a Pension from March 4 th . 1831. and during her widowhood.
You will please make the necessary alterations in the Pension Certificate herewith enclosed, or send new Certificates under the said Acts of June 7 th 1832, June 17 th 1844, and February 2 d . 1848. in favor of Mrs. Dempsey as soon as the business of the Department will permit, as the widow is aged and feeble and has waited long & anxiously for her Pension.
I have the honor to be Very Respectfully Your Oat Servt. T. S. Slingerland Barnerville Schoharie Co. N.Y.

Canada West County of Prince Edward Township of Ameliusburg
On this first day of October in the year One Thousand Eight hundred and fifty, personally appeared before me William Dempsey, a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Prince Edward in Canada West, duly authorized by law to administer oaths, Mary Dempsey , a resident of the Township of Ameliusburg in said County of Prince Edward and Canada West, aged Ninety years, who being first duly sworn according to rites and customs, make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Provisions made by the act of Congress passed March third, in said year of One Thousand Eight hundred and fifty one, which act grants Pension to certain surviving widows of Officers and Soldiers of the Revolution.
That she this Declarant is now the widow of Thomas Dempsey, deceased, late of the said Township of Ameliusburg in said County of Prince Edward and Canada West, in which Township he departed this life on the seventeenth day of December in the year Eighteen hundred and forty five.
That Declarant was married to the said Thomas Dempsey on the twenty second day of December in the year Seventeen hundred and eighty one, in the Town of Poughkeepsie in the County of Dutchess in the State of New York.
That her husband the said Thomas Dempsey was a soldier of the United States during a portion of the War of the American Revolution from the said Town of Poughkeepsie in said County of Dutchess & State of New York, from whence he entered the service and served on numerous occasions during said War.
That in the month of June in the year 1847, Declarant made a Declaration in Open Court at the City of Oswego in said State of New York and passed the examination of said Court for the purpose of making an application for a Pension under the act of July 4th, 1836, which Declaration with her proofs were filed at the Pension Office at the City of Washington.

That in the month of July in the year of Eighteen hundred and fifty, Declarant made a supplemental Declaration under the acts of June 17, 1844, and February 2d, 1848, also the act of June 7th, 1832, which Declaration as she believes was also filed at the Pension Office in said City of Washington.
That a Pension of $36.85 per annum under said act of June 7th 1832, and under the act of 29th, July, 1848 was subsequently allowed to her, but in as much as she was married to her said husband in said year of 1781, she deems herself entitled to a Pension from the 4th of March 1831, to the present time without any deduction and she therefore makes this Declaration for the purpose of obtaining the amount due to her under the said act or joint Resolution passed by Congress on the 3rd day of March 1857, which said amount accrues from the 17th day of December 1845, to the 4th day of March 1848, a period of time for which she is not allowed Pension under said acts of June 7th, 1832, and July 29th, 1848.
Subscribed and sworn to before me on this first day of October A.D. 1857. Mary Dempsey Frank William Dempsey Justice of the Peace
Canada West County of Prince Edward Office of the Clerk of the Peace
J. Philip Low
Clerk of the Peace in and for the aforesaid County of Prince Edward in Canada West, do hereby certify that William Dempsey Esq. before whom the foregoing Declaration of Mary Dempsey, purports to have been sworn and executed, was at the date of the same an Acting Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Prince Edward in Canada West, duly qualified, and duly authorized by law to act as such Justice of the Peace, to administer oaths, and to take the same: And that his signature to the jurat of the said Declaration is genuine and in the proper hand-writing of the said William Dempsey as such Justice of the Peace.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hands and affixed my Official Seal at Picton in said County of Prince Edward in Canada West on this second day of October A.D. 1857.
J. Philip Low Clerk of the Peace County of Prince Edward Canada West

(124) Barnerville N.Y. Novm 1st. 1857.
Sir:
Enclosed herewith I send you Declaration under the Joint Resolution of 3rd March 1857 for Mrs. Dempsey as the widow of Thomas Dempsey. Mrs Mary Dempsey is now a Pensioner under the act of 29th July 1848. I has drawn Pension under the Act of June 7th 1832 from 4th March 1831 to 17th December 1845 the day of her said husbands death. The Pension commenced March 4. 1848 under the said Act of July 29th 1848, & she now claims for the Pension due to her from 17th December 1845, to March 4th 1848 a period of time for which she has not drawn any Pension. Please sent certificate to me as soon as con- venient.
I am Sir Very Respectfully Your Obt. Servt.
How.
J. E. Heath Commissioner of Pensions City of Washington.
Levings S. Slingerland Barnerville Schoharie Co. N.Y.

Canada West (55) County of Prince Edward Township of Ameliasburgh
On this nineteenth day of May in the year One thousand Eight hundred and fifty two personally appeared before me James Robertson a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Prince Edward in Canada West duly authorized by law to administer oaths Mary Dempsey a resident of the said Township of Ameliasburgh in the County of Prince Edward in Canada West aged about Ninety one years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed March third Eighteen hundred and fifty one which Act grants Pension to certain surviving widows of Officers and Soldiers of the Revolution.
That she this Declarant is now the widow of Thomas Dempsey deceased late of the said Township of Ameliasburgh in said County of Prince Edward & Canada West in which Township he departed this life on the 17th day of December in the year Eighteen hundred and forty five.
That Declarant was married to the said Thomas Dempsey on the Twenty second day of December in the year Seventeen hundred and Eighty one in the town of Poughkeepsie in the County of Dutchess in the state of New York.
That her husband the said Thomas Dempsey was a Soldier of the United States during a portion of the War of the American Revolution from the said town of Poughkeepsie in said County of Dutchess & state of New York from

wherein he entered the service and served on numerous occasions during said War.
That in the month of June in the year Eighteen hundred and forty seven Declarant made a Declaration in Open Court at the City of Oswego in said State of New York and passed the examination of said Court for the purpose of making an application for a Pension under the act of July 4th. 1836, which Declaration with her proofs were filed at the Pension Office at the City of Washington.
That in the month of July in the year Eighteen hundred and fifty, Declarant made a supplemental Declaration under the Acts of June 17th. 1844, and February 2d. 1848, and also under the act of June 7th. 1832, which Declaration as she believes was also filed at the Pension Office in said City of Washington.
That a Pension of $36.85 per annum, under said act of June 7th. 1832, and under the act of July 29th. 1848, was subsequently allowed to her, but in as much as she was married to her said husband in said year of 1787, she deems herself entitled to a Pension from the 4th of March 1831 to the present time without any deduction except the amount drawn, and she therefore makes this Declaration for the purpose of obtaining the sum and amount due to her under the said act or joint Resolution of Congress passed on the 3rd day of March A.D. 1857, which said amount accrues from the 17th day of December 1845, to the 4th day of March 1848, a period of time for which she was not allowed Pension under the said Acts of June 7th. 1832, and July 29. 1848,

Declarant hereby appoints Dennis S. Slingerland her Attorney to act in the premises for her and to receive the Certificate of Pension from the Secretary of the Interior of the United States or from any other proper Officer of the United States Government.
Subscribed and sworn to before me on the day and year first above-mentioned. Mary Dempsey mark I certify that the said Mary Dempsey is personally known to me, and that she is a Pensioner of the United States of the widow of Thomas Dempsey as above set forth by her. Samuel Peterson Justice Peace
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Canada West County of Prince Edward Office of the Clerk of the Peace
I Philip Low Clerk of the Peace in and for the aforesaid County of Prince Edward in Canada West, do hereby certify that Samuel Peterson Esquire before whom the foregoing Declaration of Mary Dempsey purports to have been sworn and executed was at the date of the same an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Prince Edward in Canada West, duly ap- pointed and qualified, and duly authorized by law to act as such Justice of the Peace, and to administer oaths, and to take the same; and that his signature to the jurat and Certificate of the said Declaration is genuine and in the proper handwriting of the said Justice.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Official Seal on this twenty first day of May July A.D. 1852, at Charlottetown in said County.
P. Low Clerk of the Peace County of Prince Edward

East Cobleskill N.Y. May 25, 1852. (27) Hon. J. C. Heath Commr of Pensions
Sir: On the 1st of Nov r last I sent you a Declaration of Mary Dempsey for Pension under the Act of March 3, 1851. On the 19th of April last I wrote you for a report on that Declaration in reply to which you wrote me under date of April 19th. 1852, that the Declaration had not been received. Consequently I have obtained and herewith enclose you a new Declaration for Mrs. Dempsey.
She now draws Pension under the Act of July 29, 1848, as the widow of Thomas Dempsey & she makes this application for the amount due her from the 17th day of Dec r 1845, to March 4, 1848. a period of time for which she received no Pension.
I am Sir Very Respectfully Your Obt. Servt. T. S. Slingerland East Cobleskill Cohoes Co. N.Y.

East Cobleskill May 29 th 1882
Dear Sir,
Yours truly, J. B. Heath Commissioner of Pensions City of Washington, D. C. U. S. Dept. of the Interior Washington, D. C.
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East Cobleskill N.Y. September 24, 1852.
Hon. J. E. Heath Commissioner of Pensions;
Dear Sir:
On the 25th. of May last I sent you a Declaration of Mary Dempsey, widow of Thomas Dempsey, for the amount of Pension due her under the act of March 3 rd 1857 - but I have received no return from you of an examination of the claim.
Mrs. Dempsey is now in receipt of a Pension under the act of July 29 th 1848, on the Albany Roll.
She is entitled to the benefit of the act of 3 rd March 1857 -
The probability is that the claim has either been overlooked by the examining Clerks or that the Certificate has been miscarried through the mails, as the case must have been reached before this time in its regular order.
Please inform me at your earliest convenience of the result of the examination in this case, as I intend to pay the widow a visit in the course of some ten days & should be pleased to take the Pension Certificate with me to her. She is an old acquaintance of mine & lives in Canada West.
I am Sir Very Respectfully Your Est. Servt. J. C. Slingerland East Cobleskill Schoharie Co.
N.Y.

Wh 683 Mary Denney (32) N
Sit to T. S. Slingerland Decem. 47 " " do May 31 48 Hon. John S. Slingerland 26 Feb. 1850 " same 23 d April 1850
act. 4 July 1836
V 6983 Mary Denney (31) of Cameron New York Sits to T. S. Slingerland Decem. 1. 1847 to same May 31. 48 act. 22 Feb. 21

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New York - C A
Mary Dempsey (34) widow of Thomas Dempsey who was a Priv. & Corp. in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 36 Dollars 85 - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843. 17 December 1845
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 - day of Sept. 1852 and sent to J. S. Sluigerland - Esopuskill Schoharie N.Y.
[Act of March 3, 1843, & June 17, 1844.]
Entered in Book C A Page 83.

In the case of Mary Dempsey widow of Thomas Dempsey under the act of July 4, 1836, the evidence heretofore presented and now on file at the Pension Department consists in the affidavits of James Deakin aged 92, in 1847, Charles Brower aged 84 in 1847, Catharine Wedler aged 89, in 1847, all three residents of the Town of Poughkeepsie, and Gertrude Yates aged 81 in 1847, Mrs. Houghson aged 85 in 1847, of the town of Fishkill & all in Dutchess Co. N.Y. These witnesses are all persons of high respectability and rank among the first Citizens of Dutchess County.
The additional evidence now presented consists of the affidavits of John Johnson of Dover, Isaiah Birch of Pawlings both in Dutchess County & Timothy Wood of Philipstown Putnam Co. & Henry Keath of Schenectady Schenectady Co. These are all Revolutionary Pensioners & during that war lived in Dutchess Co. near Thomas Dempsey. They were all well acquainted with Dempsey, and Wood served some three or four months as he swears with him under Colo. Malcom. They are moreover all intelligent and respectable citizens of good standing and men of truth and veracity as is fully shown by the Certificates, accompanying, of men of high standing those who have been Members of Congress &c.
In addition to this the evidence of numerous persons in Canada is taken showing that Thomas Dempsey was generally believed by those who knew him in Canada to have been a soldier in the service of the United States during the War of the Revolution from the town of Poughkeepsie in Dutchess Co. N.Y. That he was always looked upon by the inhabitants of Canada as having been such soldier and bore that reputation while living in Canada.

These witnesses are also, all persons of high standing, some of whom rank among the most noted Citizens in Canada. Hon. Robert C. Wilkins was a Member of the Legislative Council of Canada & David B. Stevenson is a Member of the present Provincial Parliament &c.
The credibility of these witnesses both in Canada & those taken in this State as to the service of Thomas Dempsey and his marriage to Mary Lawson is fully established.
It is believed that Captain Gilbert Livingston's Comp. was stationed on the Frontier of Orange & Ulster Co's in 1781, & not on the Mohawk Frontier as has been asserted by the Department. It was Capt. Abram Livingston who was stationed on the Mohawk Frontier.
If Capt. Gilbert Livingston was stationed on the Frontier of Orange & Ulster Co's he was not far from home in 1781, at the time Dempsey was married as stated & proved by the witnesses.
It has also been stated that the Pay Rolls of Capt. Fort, Capt. Swartwout & Col. John Grear are on file at the Pension Office at Washington. If so evidence may be furnished from those Rolls of the service of Thomas Dempsey.
It has been stated that John C. Brower of Poughkeepsie, late a Pensioner under the act of 1832, now deceased, served some with Dempsey under Capt. Fort and also under Capt. Swartwout. It is the general belief & opinion that Dempsey served to considerable extent in the Militia of Dutchess County. The evidence in this claim is clear positive and conclusive & Mrs. Dempsey should be allowed her Pension without delay.
To go with the Dempsey papers

State of New York } ss Dutches County }
Rev d John F. Clark a resident of the Town of Fishkill in said County of Dutches of lawful age being duly sworn according to law deposeth & saith that he is Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Fishkill aforesaid and has charge of the Records thereof. That he has carefully examined said Records in order to find evidence of the marriage of Thomas Dempsey to Mary Lawrence which marriage is reputed to have occurred in the month of December 1781; but can find no entry of said marriage upon said Records. The marriage Register of the Rev d Chauncy Graham (who appears to have been Pastor of said Church) commences in the year 1750 and ends in the year 1770 from which date there is a vacancy in said Records a part or portion of them being gone and have evidently been taken from the book in which said marriages were registered by cutting some of the leaves from the latter part of said Register. The only marriage Register belonging to said Church & now among said Church Records is the one of Rev d Chauncy Graham above referred to & end in the year 1770 as aforesaid. There appears to have been no marriages recorded upon said Church Records at any time during the War of the Revolution and for many years thereafter.  John F. Clark
Subscribed & sworn before me this 14 th day of August A.D. 1847. And I certify that said Rev d John F. Clark is Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Fishkill as aforesaid. Wm G Dean Justice of the Peace in said County

State of New York Dutches County } ss.
Isaiah Birch a resident of the Town of Pawlings in said County of Dutches being duly sworn according to law depreth & saith that during the War of the Revolution he resided in said Town of Pawlings in said County of Dutches. That he was a soldier in the service of the United States & first served in the Militia of said County of Dutches & then enlisted into the regular Army into the Company of Captain Liebort in which Company he continued to serve until the close of said War. Deponent is now a Revolutionary Pensioner. That during said War of the Revolution he was well acquainted with Thomas Dempsey who then lived in the Town of Poughkeepsie in said County of Dutches & was also a soldier in said War. Said Thomas Dempsey served on in the Militia of said County of Dutches through all of said War. Said Thomas served for some time at Fishkill under Capt. Fort. He served also for a period of three months or more at West Point under Captain Swartwout shortly or not long after Fort Montgomery was taken. Deponent thinks this service was in 1777 or 1778. Said Thomas served also for a period of four or five months as Deponent now calculates in 1780 in the company of Captain McInstry whose first name was Thomas, in the Regiment of Colonel Malcom. This service was in the year that Arnold committed his treason at West Point. Said Thomas Dempsey served for a period of nine months in the year 1781 as Deponent now calculates, it being in the year that Fort Wallis was taken, in the Company of Captain Gilbert Livingston in the Regiment of Colonel Albert Pawling with the State Series as they were called at that time. Said Thomas after this served again at West Point for a period of three months under said Captain Swartwout. Said Thomas served under many other Officers which service Deponent is now unable to describe. Said Thomas married Mary Lawson of Poughkeepsie.

aforesaid in the month of December 1781 & before the expiration of his said nine months service under Captain Livingston as aforesaid. He returned to his company & served his time out after his said marriage. He also served the said three months after his marriage. Subscribed & sworn before me
This twelveth day of August A.D. 1847. And I certify that said Isaiah Birch is a highly reputable person & a credible witness whose affidavit upon any subject is entitled to full faith & credit & further that the foregoing affidavit was by me read to him & by him declared to be true & correct before execution.
Isaiah his Birch mark
Joshua White
Justice of the Peace

State of New York Dutches County } ss
James Dearin a resident of the Town of Poughkeepsie in said County of Dutches aged 92 years being duly sworn according to law deposes & saith that he was a soldier in the War of the Revolution. That he resided in said War in the aforesaid Town of Poughkeepsie & County of Dutches and served in the Militia of said County of Dutches on numerous occasions during said War. Deponent is not a Pensioner and having always had an abundance of Property with a sufficiency of Wealth he has never needed a pension & consequently never applied for the same although he is justly entitled to said pension. Deponent was well acquainted with Thomas Dempsey who lived during said War of the Revolution a neighbor to Deponent in said Town of Poughkeepsie. Deponent & said Thomas Dempsey served in company together at different times in said Militia in said War. Deponent and said Thomas Dempsey served together under Captain Brown Fort of Poughkeepsie for a period of at least two months or over. They marched to Fishkill & from there to Peekskill on the River side. They lay for some time at each of the above places. Deponent is not certain but verily believes this service was rendered in the same year that Fort Montgomery was taken. Deponent & said Thomas Dempsey served together in company under Captain Swartwout & Colonel John Brainer for a period of at least three months at the time Fort Montgomery was taken. They marched from Poughkeepsie aforesaid to Fishkill & from there to Peekskill where they were stationed for some time. said Thomas Dempsey served for a period of three months at West Point under said Captain Swartwout after said Fort Montgomery was taken. Deponent verily believes that this service was rendered at West Point in 1778. or 1779 but is not positive as to the year in which it occurred. said Thomas

Dempsey served also for a period of at least three or four months in 1780 under Captain Thomas McKinstry in the Regiment of Colonel Malcolm. This service was in the year that General Arnold committed his Treason & fled to the British, & was rendered at West Point & south of that place. In the next year being in 1781 said Thomas Dempsey served for a period of nine months under Captain Gilbert Livingston & Colonel Albert Pawling. He was discharged from said Company & returned home in the forepart of the month of January 1782.
Deponent was also well acquainted with Mary Lawson who was the daughter of Peter Lawson & resided in the War of the Revolution in said Town of Poughkeepsie and only about two miles distant from Deponent in said War. Said Thomas Dempsey married said Mary Lawson. They lived together in said Town of Poughkeepsie for a short time after their marriage as husband & wife & then moved from said Town into Upper Canada as Deponent was then informed & which he verily believes true. Said Thomas Dempsey & Mary Lawson were duly married to each other in the presence of Deponent on the 22 nd day of December 1781 at the residence of Peter Lawson in said Town of Poughkeepsie by the Rev. Chauncy Graham of Fishkill in said County. They were married while said Thomas was serving on his nine months service under Capt. Livingston as aforesaid. Said Thomas & said Captain Livingston came home together to Poughkeepsie as Deponent thinks on a furlough & while at home said Thomas & Mary were married as aforesaid. Said Thomas remained home but a few days & then again left to join his company in company with said Captain Livingston & served his nine months out & then again returned home. He afterwards in 1782 served three or four months again under the aforesaid Captain Livingston at West Point again. Deponent was married himself as appears from the Records in August of 1778 & said Thomas was married as aforesaid in December 1781 and about three years after Deponent was married. Said Thomas served on

other numerous occasion in said Militia in said War the particulars of which Deponent cannot now call to mind.
Subscribed & sworn this sixth day of August A.D. 1847 before me. And I certify that said James Deakin is a reputable person & a credible witness whose affidavit upon any subject is entitled to full faith & credit.
James Deakin
William I Hughes justice of the peace in and for said County -

State of New York } ss Dutches County }
Charles Brower a resident of the Town of Poughkeepsie in said County of Dutches aged 84 years being duly sworn according to law deposeth & saith that he was well acquainted with Thomas Dempsey & Mary Lawson who both many years ago lived in the same neighborhood in said Town of Poughkeepsie with Deponent. Deponent has been acquainted with said Thomas & Mary from his earliest recollections as he was born & bred in said neighborhood & always lived in less than half of a mile of said Thomas & Mary until they moved from said neighborhood in Poughkeepsie aforesaid which they did more than fifty years ago. Said Thomas & Mary moved from said neighborhood as aforesaid into Upper Canada where the said Mary now resides & is now the widow of said Thomas Dempsey. Deponent well remembers the time that said Thomas Dempsey & Mary Lawson were married. They were duly married to each other in said neighborhood in Poughkeepsie aforesaid at the residence of Peter Lawson who was the father of said Mary & with whom said Mary then resided on the twenty second day of December Seventeen hundred & Eighty one by the Rev. Chauncy Graham who lived & preached in Fishkill & was a Presbyterian Clergyman. Deponent recollects the time said marriage occurred from the fact that Deponent himself was married in the month of October 1790 & said Thomas & Mary were married as aforesaid about nine years previous to the marriage of Deponent, & from the further fact that said Thomas & Mary were married as aforesaid while said Thomas was serving as a soldier under Captain Gilbert Livingston who also lived in Poughkeepsie & with whom Deponent was also well acquainted. Said Captain Gilbert Livingston was a small man in stature and commanded a company of nine months men in the year 1781. In said year of 1781 said Thomas Dempsey served for a period of nine months under said Captain Livingston & while in this service & before

his time had expired came home to said neighbor- hood & married said Mary Lawson as aforesaid, and immediately after his said marriage returned to his quarters & served his time out being the said nine months under said Captain Livingston. It was near the expiration of his said nine months service when he was married as aforesaid. He was dischar- ged from said company of Captain Livingston a very short time after his marriage when he again returned home & lived with said Mary. Said Captain Livingston accompanied said Thomas home at the time said Thomas was married as aforesaid. De- ponent was present & saw the said Thomas & Mary duly married to each other at the time & place aforesaid. Said Thomas & Captain Livingston remained home but a very short time & then both returned to their company. Said Thomas was discharged from said company & returned home in the forepart of the month of January following. Said Thomas served also for three or four months in the company of Captain McKinstry as Deponent thinks in 1780. He served also at Fishkill two or three months un- der Captain Abrom Fort in the early part of said War. Said Thomas served also on two or three different tours of three months each under Captain Swartwout . One tour was at West Point of 3 months duration & occurred a short time after Fort Montgomery was taken. He served a period of three months under said Captain Swartwout at West Point also after his said marriage of which Deponent thinks was in 1782. Deponent's Brother John Brower who died a Pensioner a year ago served with said Thomas under Capt. Swartwout. Subscribed & sworn before me this sixth day of August A.D. 1847. And I certify that said Charles Brower is a highly re- putable person & a credible witness.
Charles Brower
William J. Hughes Justice of the peace in and for said county

State of New York Dutches County } ss.
Gertrude Kates a resident of the Town of Fishkill in said County of Dutches aged 81 years being duly sworn according to law deposeth & saith that she was formerly & many years ago well acquainted with Mary Lawson who was the daughter of Peter Lawson & who lived in the Town of Poughkeepsie in said County in which Town Deponent then also then resided. Deponent said Mary Lawson then lived near neighbors in less than a half of a mile of each other. Said Mary removed from said neighborhood into Upper Canada many years ago at which place she now resides & is the widow of Thomas Dempsey to whom she was duly married in the presence of Deponent on the Twenty second day of December 1781 by the Rev. Chauncy Graham a Presbyterian Minister who lived & preached at Fishkill in said County. They were married at the Residence of Peter Lawson who was the father of said Mary in said Town of Poughkeepsie. Deponent was married as appears from the Records on the 10 th day of July 1788 & said Thomas & Mary were married as aforesaid about seven years previous to Deponent. Said Thomas Dempsey lived during the War of the Revolution in said Town of Poughkeepsie & was a soldier in said War. He came home from the service when he married said Mary. He was then serving under Captain Gilbert Livingston with what they called the state levies & he & the Captain came home in company together. They staid at home but a very short time & soon after said Thomas was married as aforesaid they both left again for the service. Said Thomas was gone but a few weeks in service after his said marriage when he again returned home. He afterwards went into the service again under Captain Swartwout & went to West Point & was gone about three or four months. He had served a great deal in the War before he was married.

I was not satisfied but continued to serve after his marriage also. He served under Captain Fort & others. Deponent is a cousin to said Mary & also bore the maiden name of Lawson. Said Thomas also served under Capt. McKinstry.
Subscribed & sworn before me this sixth day of August A.D. 1847. And I certify that said Gertrude Yates is a highly re- -spectable person & a credible witness. And further that she does not write her name owing to blindness & that the foregoing affidavit was read to her by me & by her declared to be true & correct before execution.
Gertrude Yates Mark
William I. Hughes justice of the peace and for said County of Dutchess

State of New York County of Dutches } ss.
William Hughes a resident of the Town of Fishkill in said county of Dutches aged 85 years being duly sworn according to law deposeth & saith that many years ago he was well acquainted with Mary Lawson who was the daughter of Peter Lawson & who lived in the town of Poughkeepsie in the county of Dutches aforesaid. Deponent was also well acquainted with Thomas Dempsey who lived also in said Town of Poughkeepsie & both of whom, to wit, said Thomas & Mary as Deponent was informed & verily believes moved into Upper Canada at which place the said Thomas Dempsey recently died & left the said Mary his wife a widow who now still lives in the Canada aforesaid. She is now the widow of said Thomas Dempsey. Deponent was also well acquainted with Rev. Charnay Graham who was a Presbyterian Clergyman & many years ago lived & preached in Fishkill in said county of Dutches & married many people in that vicinity. In December of the year 1781 said Rev. Charnay Graham married said Thomas Dempsey & Mary Lawson to each other. Said Thomas was at the time said marriage occurred a soldier & was

then serving with the nine months men or Levis under Captain Gilbert Livingston who was also from said Town of P'keepsie. Said Thomas as Deponent verily believes rendered a vast amount of service in the Militia un- der different Officers in said War among whom were Captains Fort. McKinstrey Livingston & Hartwout. Deponent not having served himself in company with the said Thomas is not able to describe the par- ticular services which he rendered, but verily believes he performed a vast amount of service in & through said War.
Subscribed to the foregoing this sixth day of August A.D. 1847. And I certify that said William Hugheson is a depu- table person & a credible witness.
Wm Hugheson
William I Hugheson justice of the peace in and for said County

State of New York Dutches county } ss-
Catharine Weddler a resident of the Town of Poughkeepsie in said County of Dutches aged 79 years being duly sworn according to law deposes & saith that she was formerly & many years ago well acquain- -ted with Mary Lawson who then lived a near neighbor to Deponent in said Town of Poughkeepsie. Deponent & said Mary Lawson then lived in the same neighborhood in said Town of Poughkeepsie & within or less than one mile of each other. Said Mary moved from said neighborhood into Upper Canada man- -ny years ago where the said Mary now resides & is now the Widow of Thomas Dempsey, to whom she was duly married on the twenty second day of December 1781 by the Revd Chauncy Graham a Presbyterian Clergyman who then preached in said Till in said County where he then resided. Said Thomas Dempsey was at the time said marriage occurred a soldier & was then serving in the Com- -pany of Captain Gilbert Livingston who was also of said Town of Poughkeepsie & commanded a Com- -pany of nine months men of whom said Thomas was one. Said Thomas & said Captain Living- -ston came home together at the time said Thom- -as was married & staid but a short time after said Thomas was married & then both returned to their quar- -ters. Said Thomas remained his nine months out in said Company & returned home in the first part of January 1782 & following. He remained home a while & then went to serve again at West Point under Captain Swartwout & was gone some three or four months This was after his marriage as aforesaid. Previous to his said marriage he had served for most of the time for some time being frequently gone from home two three & sometimes four months at the time. He

was called an active & good soldier when on duty & was found of being dut in service. Subscribed & sworn before me this sixth day of August A.D. 1847. And I certify that said Catharine Medler is a res- =stable person & a credible wit- =
her Catharine Medler Mark
William I. Hugheson justice of the peace in and for said County State of New York Dutches County ss. Clerks Office
I Joseph T. Adance Clerk of said County of Dutches do hereby certify that William G. Dean Esq. be- =fore whom the annexed affidavit of Rev. John S. Clark purport to have been sworn & executed & Joshua White Esq. before whom the annexed affidavit of Sarah Birch pur- =port to have been sworn & executed & also William I. Hughson Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit of Catharine Medler & the annexed affidavits of James Dewitt, Charles Brower, Gertrude Bates, & William Hughson purport to have been sworn & executed were each of them on the days & at the time said affidavits respectively bear date an acting Justice of the Peace in & for said County duly elected & quali- =fied & authorized by law to take the same & further that I am well acquainted with the hand-writing of said Justices & verily believe their respective signatures to jurats of said affidavits genuine.
In testimony whereof I have herunto subscribed my name & affixed my Official Seal this fourteenth day of August A.D. 1847.
Ady Adance Clerk
11983 Mary Dewey widow of Thomas Ms
act 14 July 1836 act 29 July 1848 No 802

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Sempsey, Thomas GRADE Private LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER 9376 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED June 20, 1789 To — not shown —
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Sempsey, Timothy GRADE Private LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER 9267 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED July 9, 1789 to not shown
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.