Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20,912, Anthony Collamer, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
or Collamer Anthony Collamor.
NUMBER
W. 20.912
Tryphina
CONTENTS
8

12.779 4 Vermont
Anthony Gollamer of Monkton in the state of Vermont who was a Sergeant in the regiment commanded by Colonel Marshalls of the Massachusetts line, for the term of the war
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 5 th of June 1819
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 rd of July 1819 and sent to Zadok Wheeler Esq. Charlotte Vermont
Arrears to 4th of Portion of Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sept. 1819. $ 24.00 $ 24.00
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Not entitled
Addison County.
W. H. Chapman Clerk of the Vermont Pension Office Montpelier Vt. July 23 rd 1819

2926 New York Albany
let to Hon. J. Holloman a/c 21. 1843
Tryphina Collamer widow of Anthony Collamer who was a Sergeant in the Massac t Line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 120 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 th day of November and sent to
Pensioner at Norfolk N YORK
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. / Page 104

4184 ✓ Case of Anthony Callamer.
— Supt Zadock Wheeler Judge
Charlotte, Vt.
Rec. June 25. 1819.
Mass Line
W. or Col. Marshall's Massachusetts Ref. 12 Feby 1777 war
5 th June 1819
Sept 1 Jan 1780
Capt. W. or war

State of Vermont
Chittenden County ss. On this 5 th day of June A. 1819 before me the Subscriber Chief Judge of the County Court of the County of Chittenden and State of Vermont Personally appears Anthony Collamer aged 60 years resident in the town of Monkton County of Addison & State of Vermont who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision of the act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war" That he the said Anthony Collamer enlisted in the town of Scituate State of Massachusetts Sometime in the month of January 1777 (according to the best of his recollection) in the company of Capt. Nathaniel Winslow, Col. Thomas Marshall's regiment. Massachusetts line to serve during the war. That in December 1779 he was appointed a Sergeant in said company then commanded by Capt. Jonathan Turner. That he continued to serve in the said corps in the service of the United States, until the year 1783 when he was honorable discharged with the badge of merit by Genl. Washington at Newburgh in the State of New York in June 1783, his regiment then commanded by Col. Benjamin Lobb, that he was in the battles of Harlem heights, Hubbardton, Stillwater, Trenton and Monmouth. That

a number of years ago he lost his pocket book with other Papers containing his original discharge and has never heard of it since. That some time in the fall of 1857 he delivered his Sergeants warrant to a man by the name of Moses Jewett for the purpose of procuring his bounty land & supposes it now to be lodged in the War Office. That he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support. That the affidavits of Ensign James Sawyer and Samuel Collamer herewith enclosed is all the evidence now in his power to produce of his said Services.
Anthony Collamer
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid.
Leadock Wheeler
I Leadock Wheeler Chief Judge as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Anthony Collamer did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of assistance from his country and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforesaid act of Congress.
Leadock Wheeler

I Phineas Lyman Clerk of the County Court of the County of Chittenden & State of Vermont do hereby certify that Lacroix Wheeler Esq r is Chief Judge of said County
Court duly qualified acting under the Authority of the State of Vermont and that his name set to the foregoing certificate is his own proper signature. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the seal of said Court this 7 th day of June A. 1819 — Phineas Lyman Clerk

Anthony Collamer.
Winton
1879
July 19
not entitled
Sep 1879

STATE OF VERMONT.
COUNTY OF ADDISON, ss.—On this Ninth day of June 1820, personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of record (having the power of fine and imprisonment) for the said County Anthony Collamer aged sixty one years, resident in Monkton in said County, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows:—
he enlisted for during the war, in January 1777 in Capt Nathaniel Wenslow's Company, Col. Thomas Marshall's regiment of the Massachusetts line & served until June 1783, in the same company, as a private & sergeant, when he was discharged, at which time Capt Sam l Turner commanded the company Hon. Benjamin Codd the regiment.
that the date of his original declaration is the 8 th day of June 1818, the number of his pension certificate is 12,779.
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift sale or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled “An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war,” passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
47 Acres of land under a mortgage of $4000.
   1 Horse 10. Old harness for one horse 5.00   4 Cows 32. 6 Old kitchen chairs 1.00   2 Yearling calves 8. 3 Dining chairs 2.25   12 Sheep Skins 10. 1 Old case of drawers 4.00   4 Hogs 8. 1/2 Doz leather plates .12   1 Old plough 1.00 1 pewter plates & 5 pewter plates .50   1 ax .75 1/2 Doz known forks .34   1 Hoe old .17 3 Cups & saucers .12   1 Scythe .25 1 Table .50   1 Hand saw .75 1 Broken pot .75   2 Sacher's planes .34 1 Small Disk kettle .37   1 Square .50 1 Tea kettle .50   1 Harrow 1.00 1 Spider .25   1 Chain 1.50 1 Iron basin .25   1 Old waggon 15.00   139.26 15.93  

  1 Note against Nath o Austin, on which is due  $83. —    1 Do Almon Alwood  60.    1 Do Thomas Brown  11. —    1 Do Luther Herman  6. —    1 Do Truman Rutherford  2.     162  
Anthony Colomer.
And the said declarant on his oath aforesaid, further states that he is a farmer — that by reason of two severe wounds, received from gun shots, from Burgoyne's troops, in the Revolutionary war, & by reason of the rheumatism, and otherwise broken constitution, he is almost wholly disabled for any labour: — that he has in his family living with him a wife of feeble & uncertain health aged fifty eight years, and one son, Lorenzo J. aged 18 years, unable, by reason of ill health to labour: — That he is indebted to Champion Smith — $30. —
To several merchants & mechanics — 35  65
Sworn to & declared on the 9 th day of June 1820, before the Court aforesaid,
Sam d Swift Clerk
I, SAMUEL SWIFT, Clerk of the County Court for the County of Addison in the State of Vermont, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property, exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Three hundred & seventeen Dollars and 21 Cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 7 th day of July 1820.
Sam d Swift { Clerk of the County Court for the County of Addison.

6744
In the matter of the applica- tion of Tryphena Collamer for a pension
Declaration
Manned March 1786 Husband died 26. June 1823
Col Marshall } Mip. Line Capt Wals - }
Engd 1 Jan 1780 to end of the War -
Admiral Sergeant 2 years
Hon Yrs Fine A. H. Rep, MS

State of New York
County of St Lawrence; On the Thirteenth day of February in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty personally appeared before the Judges of the Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Jail delivery in and for the county of St Lawrence Tryphena Collamer a resident of the Town of Stockholm in the County of St Lawrence aged seventy eight years who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7. 1838 entitled "an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows"; That she is the widow of Anthony Collamer, who was a serjeant in the Massachusetts line of the Continental Army of the Revolution, and served in Marshall's and Cobb's regiments as such serjeant five or six years during the revolutionary war, and was discharged at the close of the war in June 1783 and received a badge of Merit; That her said husband was placed on the Pension roll in the year eighteen hundred and nineteen, and was afterwards suspended by reason of his property. She further declares that she was married to the said Anthony Collamer in the month of March in the year seven hundred and and eighty six at the Town of Washington in the State of Massachusetts, by Nahum Eager Esquire a justice of the Peace; She cannot remember the day of the month; but is sure the marriage took place in the year 1786 in the month of March; and that her said husband the aforesaid Anthony Collamer died on the 26th day of June 1823 that she had a record of her marriage in her bible but the leaf containing it was many years since torn out and destroyed by accident; and that she has not any other record, and knows of no record in existence; That her maiden

name was Tryphena Herrick; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, nineteen hundred and ninety four viz; at the time above stated.
Sworn to and subscribed, in open court on the day and year above written. [The words "And that her said husband died the aforesaid, Anthony Collamer died on the 16th day of June. 1823]
A C N W T R K Tryphena has Collamer mark
State of New York
County of Saratoga ss: On this same 13th day of February 1840 before the judges of the aforesaid court in open court personally appeared Dotty H. Collamer aged forty years, who being first duly sworn deposes and says that he is the son of the before named Tryphena Collamer and Anthony Collamer deceased; that his father the said Anthony Collamer died at the Town of Monkton in the State of Vermont on the sixteenth day of June one thousand eight hundred and twenty three; the deponent was present when he died; and that his mother the said Tryphena Collamer has remained a widow ever since the death of the said Anthony Collamer and is still a widow. Sworn to and subscribed in open court the day and year aforesaid.
A C N W T R K
Dotty H. Collamer
I, Hiram C. Slocum Clerk of the aforesaid Court of Oyer & terminer and General Jail delivery do hereby certify that the foregoing declaration of Tryphena Collamer was made in open Court as above mentioned; that the identity of the applicant and the death of the said Anthony Collamer have formerly been a Prisoner of the United States and satisfactorily proved.

to the said Court by the testimony of Betty H. Collamer a credible witness sworn and interrogated in open Court, and that in the opinion of the said Court the applicant is the widow of the said Anthony Collamer formerly a prisoner as above mentioned, and that her statement is entitled to full credit, & that the said Josephine Collamer remains unmarried.
In returning whereof I have here- unto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court this day and year aforesaid.
A. H. H. H.

Rev. & 1812 War Section.
June 2, 1887.
Mrs. L. W. Benton, 110 Cornell St. Pittsburgh, N. Y.
Madam:
I have to advise you, that from the papers in the pension claim, W. 20812, it appears that Anthony Collamer enlisted at Scituate, Mass., in January 1777, served as a private and Sergeant in Captain Nathaniel Winelow's Company, Colonel Thomas Marshall's Mass., Regiment and Captain Jonathan Turner's Company Colonel Cobb's Mass., Regiment until discharged in June 1783. He was in the battles of Harlem, Trenton, Hubbardtown, Stillwater, where twice wounded, and Monmouth.
He was allowed pension on his application executed June 5, 1819, while living in Monkton, Addison County, Vermont, aged sixty-years. He died there June 26, or 16, 1823.
He married at Worthington, Mass., in March 1786, Tryphenia Herrick, she was allowed pension on her application executed February 13, 1840, while living at Stockholm, St. Lawrence Co., New York, aged seventy-eight years. A son Lorenzo D. was eighteen years old in 1820 and a son Doty H. was forty years old in 1840.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT, Commissioner.
it was not Rev. but David Cobb. He was not 10 th Regt when he was dis.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
We Dan Daniels aged Eighty years and Zeruah Daniels Wife of Dan Daniels aged Eighty five years depose and say that we were married in the year 1779 and that we have resided in the Town of Worthington ever since. That Tryphena Henick who is sister of the above named Zeruah Daniels was married at our House in Worthington in the Winter of the year 1786. to Anthony Collamer. in our presence by Nathan Eager Esquire then an acting Magistrate for the County of Hampshire
Dan Daniels Zeruah Daniels
Hampshire ss Feb. 4 th 1840
Personally appeared before me Dan Daniels Esquire and Zeruah Daniels his Wife and made oath that the foregoing deposition by them subscribed is true. And I certify that they are both credible witnesses
William Ward Justice of the peace
I Elisha H Brewster. Town clerk of the Town of Worthington in the County of Hampshire - Commonwealth of Massachusetts do certify that I have examined the Records of said Town, and that I do not find any record of the Marriage of Anthony Collamer & Tryphena Henick on the said Records.
Elisha H. Brewster Town
Clerk of Worthington
Hampshire ss. } Personally appeared Elisha H Brewster & made oath Feb. 4 th 1840 } that the above certificate by him subscribed is true
William Ward Justice of the peace

Washington city March 20. 1840
I am acquainted with William Ward Esq the magistrate within named and with his hand writing. I believe the signature of his name within to be genuine and I know that he is an acting Justice of the Peace for the county of Hampshire Massachusetts
Olneye Burke M.C.

Key
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 20912
Thyphemia Callan widow of
Anthony Callan Sergt. 8th Regt.
Act March 22. 48
Index: Vol. 8 , Page 457
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1927 June 23. Hist. & Mus. Soc. of Renton and

143 Cornelia St. Plattsburg, N.Y. March 26, 1927.
Pension Bureau Dept. Interior Washington
Gentlemen: -
Will you send me a copy of the pension - record of Anthony Collamer.
According to family record his name was placed on the pension roll in 1819, at age of

61, in Addison county, Vermont.
Thanking you,
Very truly yours,
Mrs. L. B. Benton.

Albany 5204
Tryphina Collamer widow of Anthony Collamer
who was a pensioner under the Act of March 1818 and who died on the 21 st . June 1823
of St. Lawrence Co. in the State of N. York
who was a Sergeant in the company commanded by Captain Walter of the reg't. commanded by Col. Marshall in the Mass.
line for 2 years
inscribed on the Roll of Albany
at the rate of 120 Dollars ————— Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 th day of March 1840 and sent to Hon. John Fine, H.R.
Arrears to the 14th of March 1840 480.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 14 Sept. 60.00
$ 540.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by D. Brown Book 1. Vol. 2. Page 73
Clerk.

6744 Lucu Mar 21. 1840
July July 7. 1835
for Edwards Esq. born of Sir
Hon. Jno. Sturges H.R.

Hon John Fife Washington DC

Canton March 4th 1840
Hon. John Frie
Dear Sir:
I desire to trouble you with another pension case - Widow Collancee of Stockbridge. The proof I believe is all perfect, with perhaps the authentication of the official character of William Ward "the justice before whom the depositions were taken". The gentleman who sends me the testimony says "The official character & signature of Col Ward are well known at the Pension Office". If there is any doubt about the matter - perhaps the M.C. from Berkshire district can certify to the fact, & so save the delay of sending the deposition back to Massachusetts
Very Truly Yours Grosvenor Russell

J. L. Edwards Esq.

Mr Gore encloses to Col Edwards the Pension Papers of Mrs Callender to which his atten- tion is directed
Yrs Respectfully
March 20 - 40

Washington City April 17. 1846
Dear Sir,
Anthony Collanum, (who was my uncle) was in the army of the revolution as a Sarg t and was wounded at Saratoga. He applied for & obtained a pension under the act of 1818 but was cut off by the law requiring a schedule of property, & was never restored. He died in June 1826. He was on the Vermont Agency. His widow has rec d a pension of $120 per year & resided with her sons in the North part of N.Y. & in Vt. so I cannot say on what agency she was. She is now dead. — I hope you will now write me to inquire whether he was was not entitled to Bounty Land and whether he ever rec d it. Will you enable me to answer
Yours Respectfully J. Collanum
Col. J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions

8682
Hy. Collamer
$120 per ann
Pension at Norfolk, N. York

Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of the third of March 1843 granting pensions to certain widows who have received pensions under the act of July 4th 1838.
State of New York,
St Lawrence County ss. On this twenty-sixth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty three Personally appeared before the undersigned one of the Justices of the Peace of the County of St Lawrence aforesaid, Dymphna C. Collamer a resident of the town of Pottsville in the County and State aforesaid aged eighty 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 provision made by Congress in the act passed on the third of March 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War; That she was a widow of Anthony Collamer, who was a Sergeant in the Army of the United States, does not know that distinction, but that he was in a company of which she received an annual emolument of pension was one hundred and twenty dollars. She further declares that she is still a widow.
Sworn to and subscribed on this day and year above written. Dymphna C. Collamer. before me M c Naughton Justice Peace. James Jones County of St Lawrence.
Lowville, N.Y. ss. On the day and year above written came before me Dymphna Collamer well known to me for twelve years last past to be the same person who executed the above declaration and the said Dymphna Collamer signed as a sworn for her not writing her name hereunto and aged all which I hereby certify.

State of New York } St. Lawrence County } p. J. G. B. Eastman Acting Clerk of the County of St. Lawrence do hereby certify that Ira Hale Esquire before whom the foregoing declaration of Sophia Collander purports to have been subscribed & sworn was at the time of taking said declaration a Justice of the Peace & for the said County duly elected and quali- fied & further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice of the Peace & verily believe that the signatures to the certificates of the said declaration are genuine In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said County this 11 th day of July 1843
J. G. B. Eastman Acting Clerk

James Sawyer of Burlington in the County of Chittenden & State of Vermont of lawful age being sworn says, that in the year 1780, being an Ensign in the tenth Massachusetts regiment of the American revolutionary army on the Continental establishment, he knew Anthony Coleamer, now of Montpelier in the County of Addison & State of Vermont, who was then a sergeant in the same regiment - and that said Coleamer continued in service in the same and other regiments until the peace of 1783, when he was honorably discharged. That when this deponent joined the Army soon after the capture of the British Forces under Gen. Burgoyne it was the common remark in the 10th. regiment, that Sergeant Coleamer had been twice wounded in the Engagements which took place previous to Gen. Burgoyne's surrender - and further says not.
Burlington September, 15. 1818.
James Sawyer
State of Vermont Chittenden County
Personally appeared before me James Sawyer to me known as a credible witness, and being duly sworn says that the above affidavit by him subscribed is just and true. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Notarial seal of my office to be affixed to these presents this 15th day of September 1818.
Nathan B. Marshall, Notary Public

Samuel Coleamer of Burlington in the County of Chittenden State of Vermont, of lawful age being sworn says, That in the year 1781 he enlisted into & joined the 10th Massachusetts regiment of the American revolutionary army on the Continental establishment — that Anthony Coleamer at that time was an orderly sergeant in the same regiment — and that the said Anthony continued in service in that (and) other regiments until the peace of 1783, when he was honorably discharged — and further says not.
Burlington 15. September 1876 —
Sam. C. Coleamer
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 15th day of Sept AD 1876 and I do certify that the above deponent is a credible witness
Nathan B. Haswell, Justice of the Peace & Notary Public