Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 23757, Obadiah Daley, Continental (Conn)

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental (Conn)
Daley, Obadiah Lady, Elizabeth
W. 23757
Former widow
CONTENTS

4187.
Reported
New-York Albany
Elizabeth Lacy family widow of Abadiah Daley who was a Private of Dragoons in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 100 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3rd day of Jan y 1844 and sent to Miss Doley, Chatham N. York
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A / Page 104

Declaration of Elizabeth Cady
[Faint, mirrored handwritten text, likely bleed-through from the reverse side of the page]

State of New York. Columbia County ss.
On the twenty eighth day of July One thousand eight hundred and forty three personally appeared before me George H. Clyde, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid, Elizabeth Cady a resident of Chatham in said county of Columbia, aged eighty four years, who first being duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the acts of Congress, passed July 7. 1838, and the 23 d of August 1842, granting pensions to the Widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war, that she was late the widow of Obadiah Daley who was a soldier in the Regiment of Dragoons, Commanded by Colonel Elisha Sheldon in the Connecticut line, that he was stationed with others of said Regiment at Lyme in Connecticut in 1780, as a line of spies when she became intimately acquainted with him, she then residing at Lyme aforesaid that she saw him frequently during the residue of the war, that he served till June 1783, that she was married to him, the said Obadiah Daley on the twenty second day of August Seventeen hundred and eighty three, that her said husband, the said Obadiah Daley died on the ninth day of October Eighteen hundred and nine, that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four, viz. at the time above stated, - She further declares that after the death of the husband aforesaid, she was married to Asahel Brown, on the fourteenth day of February

eighteen hundred and eleven and that he died on the Eleventh day of July eighteen hundred and fourteen, that she was married to Aaron Cady on the fourth day of July eighteen hundred and eighteen, and that he died on the ninth day of March eighteen hundred and twenty, and that she is still a widow. Elizabeth Cady
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written. before me
George C. Blyde a Judge of Columbia
County Common Pleas of the degree of Counselor in the Supreme Court
Columbia County ss: I George C. Blyde a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said County Do Certify that on the 28 th day of July A.D 1843. personally came before me Elizabeth Cady the individual described in and who signed and made oath before me to the truth of the foregoing declaration and made oath to the same in due form of Law. And I further certify that she resides about twenty two miles from the Court House in said County and that from bodily infirmity of the said Elizabeth Cady she is wholly unable to go to Court so as to make this declaration in open Court. That she has wholly lost the use of one of her legs, and suffers extreme pain on account of the same, so that she is wholly unable to attend Court.
George C. Blyde a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Columbia County of the degree of Counselor at Law in the Supreme Court

State of New York } ss. Columbia County Clerk's office } I, Joakim A Van Valkenburgh Clerk of said County do hereby certify that George C Clyde whose name is attached to the annexed affidavit Certificate of proof or acknowledgement and thereon written was at the time of taking such affidavit a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Columbia and duly authorized to take the same and whose term of office commenced on the 18 day of April 1843 and will expire on the 18 day of April 1848. And further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of such Judge and hereby believe that the signature to the said affidavit is genuine - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County the 31 st day of July 1843 J. A. Van Valkenburgh Clerk

State of New York Columbia County 30 th This fifteenth day of July 1839 before the undersigned one of the Judges of County Court in and for said County personally appeared Eloisebeth Betty Cady aged Eighty years who first being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declara- tion in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions of the act of Congress passed July 7 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows that she was late the widow of Obadiah Daly who was soldier in the Regiment of Dragoons Commanded by Colonel Sheldon in the Connecticut line that he was stationed with others of said Regiment at Lyme in Connecticut in 1780 as a line of outposts when she became intimately acquainted with him she then residing at Lyme aforesaid that she saw him frequently during the remainder of the war that that he served well since 1783 that she was married to him the said Obadiah Daly on the twenty second of August Seventeen hundred and eighty three that her said husband the said Obadiah Daly died on the ninth day of October Eighteen hundred and nine That she was again married to one Asahel Brown on the fourteenth day of February Eighteen hundred and eleven and said Asahel Brown died on the eleventh day of July Eighteen hundred and fourteen That she was afterwards mar- ried to one Aaron Cady on the fourth day of July Eighteen hundred and eighteen and in the said Aaron Cady died on the ninth day of March Eighteen hundred and twenty and that she has not again been married but was a widow on the 7th day of July 1838 and still remains unmarried That she was not married to said Obadiah Daly prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place before the first of

I am your Seventeen hundred and ninety four (1894) at the time above stated and this declarant further says that for the proof of said Obadiah Daleys service she relies on the records of the Revolution in the War Department and the affidavit of her Cousin Brother Ezra Chadwick and on the family record hereto annexed which was this day taken from the family bible of said Obadiah Daley and that this declar- ant was in Chatham in said County
Elizabeth Cadey
Subscribed and sworn to on this day and year above written and it appeared to me satis- factory that from the effects of age and bodily infirmary said Elizabeth Cadey could not attend the Court of which I am a Judge at the next Session thereof. The words "Betsy" and "Brother" are used & "Elizabeth" & "Cousin" & "Ezra" intended upon sworn
John Bull Jun. Judge of County Courts in & for Columbia County
State of New York Columbia County 3d: On this 15th day of July 1839 before me John Bull Jun r Judge of County Cour- ts of said County personally appeared Seth Daley of Chatham in said County aged thirty six years who first being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath say that he is son of Obadiah Daley and Elizabeth Betsy Cadey mentioned in the foregoing declaration that the docu- ment hereto annexed purporting to be a family record was taken from the family bible of said Obadiah Daley now in possession of this deponent and this deponent rightly believing the the same is in the hand writing of his father except that of his own death and that said Elizabeth Cadey was a widow on the 7th day of July 1838 and has not since been married

and still remains as such
Seth Dacey
Subscribed and sworn to before me and I certify that the date was made to read 15th July 1839 before execution and that Seth Dacey is a credible person Also that the word "Betsy" "Betsy" was used "Elizabeth" "Elizabeth" Dacey" intended before executed & sworn
John Bull Junr.
Judge of County Courts in & for Columbia County.
Columbia County Clerks Office
I William Miller Clerk of the County of Columbia do hereby certify that John Bull Jr before whom the foregoing declaration and affidavit purports to have been taken was on the day the same bear date one of the Judges of the County Courts of the County of Columbia duly Commissioned and sworn, and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Bull and that the signature purporting to be his I do only believe to be his proper hand writing.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County this 16 th day of July 1839
W Miller

616 FAMILY RECORD.
MARRIAGES.
MARRIAGES.
Obediah Daley was Born January 14 th 1753 Elizabeth Daley was Born April 1 th 1759 Obediah Daley was Married August 22 th 1783

FAMILY RECORD.
BIRTHS.
BIRTHS.
William Daley was Joseph Daley was Guy C Daley was Joseph Daley was Daniel Daley was Dyan Daley was Lathrop Daley was Seth Daley was
Born January 15 th 1784 Born November 19 th 1786 Born January 15 th 1794 Born October 21 th 1792 Born February 14 th 1794 Born May 9 th 1797 Born March 9 th 1800 Born January 21 th 1802
Family Record of Ages and deaths
Elizabeth Daley her Bible Bought 1807

611 FAMILY RECORD.
MARRIAGES.
MARRIAGES.
Obediah Daley was Born January 14 th 1753 Elizabeth Daley was Born April 1 th 1759 Obediah Daley was Married August 22 th 1783

FAMILY RECORD.
DEATHS.
DEATHS.

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
Rev
File No. 23757
Elizabeth Gandy
Wid. of
Obadiah Daley
Druggist Rev. wa
Act Marh 3 rd 1843.
Index: Vol A Page 121
[Arrangement of 1870.]

New York
Elizabeth Cady
let. to E. Madswarth 15 May 1840
let. to Hon. A. Vanderpool June 22 1840
let to E. Madswarth April 7. 43
" " " " May 29 43
Act July 1838

7758.
Rept No. 743
New York
Elizabeth Lady formerly widow of Abadiah Daley, who was a pensioner under the Act of _____ and who died on the 9th Oct. 1807 of Columbia in the State of New York who was a Private of the Company commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt. commanded by Col. Macdon in the Conn. line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 100 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5th day of Oct. 1843 and sent to E. B. Alad worth, Watervliet N.Y.
Total amount, $ 500. —
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by Thomas Vanphien Clerk, Book 2 Vol. 2 Page 93

Elizabeth Lacey
NY
6852
act 7. July 38
Marr'd 22 Aug 1785
1 st Husband and 9 Oct. 1809
2 nd Husband and 11. July 1814

State of New York
Wayne County } ss: Ezra Chadwick of Arcadia in said County aged seventy six years & upwards, being duly sworn depose and say that during the revolutionary war, I resided in Lyne, New London County in the State of Connecticut with my father, that during the same time I was well acquainted with Elizabeth Chad- wick and Obadiah Daley both of whom resided in the same town of Lyne, - that they were duly married at the house of her father Gery Chadwick in the said town of Lyne, in the year seventeen hundred and eighty three (1783), that I cannot recollect the month or the day of the month when the said wedding took place, but it is my belief that it took place in the latter part of the Summer season, and I am sure it was in the said year 1783, and very soon after said Daley came home from the service - that I was present at the wedding, and do well recollect it. The marriage was solemnized either by Rev d Stephen Johnson a settled Clergyman of said Lyne, or by Andrew Griswold Esquire a Justice of the peace resident in said Lyne, and I cannot be positive by which - I well recollect of their being published for marriage & that before it took place he was called to some other place in the service and that the marriage took place imme- diately after his return from the service. I know that the said Obadiah Daley was a soldier in the rev- olutionary war, & I believe he was a soldier in Col. Sheldon's Regiment of Light Dragoons, but as to the regiment I am entirely certain, and I understood he was enlisted for during the war, but cannot state how long he did serve - I know he was in the service and saw him doing duty as a soldier - I know that the said Obadiah Daley and the said Elizabeth his wife lived together as husband and wife for about twenty five years, or perhaps more, and until his death, and that he died at Chatham Columbia County & State of New York and that I was present at his death, that

after the death of the said Obadiah Obadiah Daley the said Elizabeth his widow was married to a man by the name of Brown, as I understood and believe to be true, and I know they lived together as husband and wife, as I used to visit them when they so lived together, and my wife and I went to visit them when they lived in Lebanon Columbia County State of New York - that said Brown is also dead  deaths . That After the death of said Brown, his widow the aforesaid Elizabeth was married to one Aaron Cady of Chatham Columbia County & State of New York, as I understood and believe true, where she lived with him as husband and wife until the death of said Cady - while they so lived together I visited them and they visited me - that the said Cady is dead, and I think he has been dead four or five years, or perhaps more, - that his widow the said Elizabeth now resides in Chatham Columbia County & State of New York, and is an applicant for a Pension as I am informed and believe - that she has not been married since said Cady's death, to my knowledge information or belief, but has remained the widow of said Cady, and was such widow on the seventh day of July 1838, as I verily believe -
Subscribed and sworn by the above deponent Ezra Chadwick the 2 d day of July 1839 before me
Ezra Chadwick
Wm Sisson First Judge of Wayne County
I certify that the above deponent Ezra Chadwick is known to me to be a credible witness to me personally known, to be a person of fair character for integrity and truth and that he is a credible witness - I further certify that word "death" was erased & "dead" interlined above before execution
Wm Sisson First Judge of Wayne County.

State of New York, County of Wayne ss. I Daniel Chap- man, deputy Clerk of the County of record of said County, do hereby certi- fy, that William Leeson Esquire, before whom the above description purports to have been sworn, and whose sign- atures appear above, was, at the time of taking said affidavit, first Judge of said Court, duly authorized to take the same; And that said signatures are genuine. Witness my hand & seal of office July 2. 1839. D. Chapman

See no. 6852 Aug 10, 1844
Eliz. Badg
July 7, 1835
NY
in Hunt d
Stylized monogram initials
Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington City

Watervliet N.Y. Aug. 7. 1843
Edwards Esq Commissioner of
Agreeable to the instructions contained in your last letter I have caused the second declaration to be taken before a Judge & his official capacity duly certified
I have also procured the certificate of the Comptroller of Connecticut setting forth the services of Obadiah Darys in Col. Sheldon's regiment &c Thus then I have removed all objections which I have been advised if otherwise please note them to me
Your early attention to the matter will confer a favor
Very respectfully Your obed Servt
Eb Wadsworth
Please address me at Watervliet Albany Co

L P Edwards Esq Commission of Pensions

Feby 25. 1840
J. S. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions
Enclosed herewith is the declaration and proofs of Elizabeth Gady late widow of Obadiah Gady who served in Col. Sheldon's Regiment of Dragoons in the Connecticut line. Please to advise me of its success.
Very Respectfully Yours
J. S. Adamsworth East Nafsan New York

Post Nassau NY July 29 1838 18 3/4 Mar 5 1840 N.Y. 7 July 1838 Eliz. ... ... ...
Free
Edwards Esq Commission of Pensions War Department Washington City

6852
Elizabeth Cady. formerly wid. of Obadiah Daly.
N. York
Act July 7 th 1858
Ad de
2 years
Prin Cav 7 .-
$1000 per an
El. Wadsworth Esq. Watervliet N. York

Lady
June 20. 1840
Miss L. Edwards Esq. Pension officer Washington D.C.
Hon. A. Wm. Powell P.R.

Washington H R
20 th June 1840.
My dear Sir
My friend Eleanor Wadsworth writes me as follows
" I wish to trouble you again on pension business. I presented a claim on behalf of the widow Betty Gady under the act of June 7. 1838, who was the widow of Obadiah Gady, on ac- -count of whom services the claim and the claim is rejected, because she has been since married to one Brown, who died - and she was married to one Gady, who is dead also, and she was a widow at the passage of the law. The form differently occurred under the act of 1836. which was ex- plained away by an act passed March 1837-8 setting forth, that although a widow should intermarry, if she was a widow at the passage of the act in 1836. she was entitled the same as though she had not intermarried - and I can for no reason why the same provision should not be extended to claimants, under the act of 38. Can not such a law be now passed. I think the justice of it is so palpable, that little more than can be necessary, than to simply

give it the form of legislation. There is another case. George Whitman was burned, to death in his house in November 38. He was a pensioner - had drawn his pension to the 4 th of September 38, and his widow has applied for the benefit of the fire insurance act, and she was denied, because she was not a widow, when the law was passed, mandating the term, that her husband drew, after the time, that the law took effect. - Please to look at these cases and see if you can not get relief.
E W
Will you be good enough to favor me with an answer in relation to the above cases?
A. V. and upward
J. L. Edwards Esq

Watervliet April 22, 1843
Hon J S Edwards Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
I herewith enclose the supplemental declaration of Elizabeth Lacy as entitled in years of the 7th of April instant and have to request the attention of the Department to the case as soon as may be convenient as I am about to make something of a journey and should be glad to receive your answer before I go
Very respectfully yours
Elmwoodworth

Mar 7. 1843
Prof.
Hon. Elizabeth Cady Stanton
J. P. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D.C.

Watervliet N.Y. Feb 28. 1843
Hon. S. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
Has not some act of Congress removed the disability of Widows of Revolution-ary Soldiers from their having been married since the death of their husbands on account of whose services they may claim under the act of 1838 if so I invite you to revive the claim of Elizabeth Cady who claims for the service of her first husband Obadiah Daly.
I have also to request you to send me copies of all acts which have passed since 1838
Obadiah Daly served I am accustomed as a Dragoon whether that fact is stated in the Declaration or not I am not certain but the Records in the Pension office will settle that question
Very Respectfully Your obed Servt E. Wadsworth
Please to address to Watervliet P.O. N.Y.

Comptroller's Office, Hartford Count. 19 July 1843.
I certify that on application for evidence of Military service in the war of the Revolution by Obadiah Dailey, I have examined the record of settlements made with the Connecticut Line, and find his name in the three several settlements with Colonel Elisha Sheldon's Regiment of Light Dragoons, Viz:—
In the settlement for services "before 1780", Obadiah Dailey is stated as having served from "May 10. '77" to "January 1 st '80", 2 years 7 months 21 days.
In the settlement for services "for the year 1780", he is stated as having served from "January 1 st '80" to "January 1 st '81" — 1 year.
In the settlement for services "for the year 1781", he is stated as having served from "January 1 st '81" to "31 December 1781" — 12 Months.
Edwin Benjamin, Chief Clerk, for Gideon Welles, Comptroller

from Seth Daley
Ans. 25. March 1840
N.Y.
Eliz. Cady

Chatham N.Y. 3 March 20 th
Free
Mar 24 - Induce to-day.
Hon. J. S. Edwards. Commissioner of Pensions Washington City

Chatham, Columbia Co. N.Y. March 20th 1840.
J. S. Edwards Esq.
Dear Sir
Some time in July last, Mrs. Elizabeth Cady, of the State of New York, Widow of Obadiah Daley, who served in the Revolutionary War, made application to the War Dept o for a pension; and all the evidence supposed to be necessary to support her claim was forwarded, to the Dept t , by Mr. Ebenezer Wadsworth, from whom nothing can be learnt, in relation to this application, although he has been often applied to for some information in regard to it. Mrs. Cady now wishes to learn from the Dept t . whether her application, or petition, has been received by you, & whether there is any defect, or deficiency in the evidence furnished. - By complying with this request, & directing your reply to me to Chatham P.O. N.Y. you will greatly oblige the applicant.
Very Respectfully Your Obe t Serv t
Seth Daley.

3980
Oct 23 rd 1843
D.
NY.
Mar 3 rd 1843
Eliz Cady
$100 per an
Seth Doley Chatham N. York
FREE
J. Schwartz
Correspondence of Wendell
Phillipsburg City N.J.

Chatham. Columbia Co. New York. October 19th, 1843.
Sir.
Enclosed is an application of Mrs Elizabeth Cady, for a certificate of Pension, due her by the act of Congress passed March 3 d 1843. - She recently received a certificate for a pension, for five years, at one hundred dollars per annum, under act of July 1835. - and now applies for the additional year, granted by the above named act. - Should there be any deficiency in the application, please inform me. - if correct please send the Certificate to my address to Chatham, P.O. Columbia County N.Y.
Very Respectfully, Your obed Servt. Seth Doley.
Hon. J. S. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions

State of New York. 3/8 County of Columbia 3/8. On this fourteenth day of October in the year One thousand eight hundred and forty three before the subscriber a justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared Elizabeth Cady, a resident of the town of Chatham in said County, aged eighty four years, who being 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 on the 3 rd of March 1843, granting pensions to Widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War; That she was formerly the Widow of Obadiah Dally, who was a private of Cavalry in the Revolutionary War, and served in a Regiment of Dragoons Commanded by Colonel Elisha Sheldon in the Connecticut line; That the said Obadiah Dally died on the 9 th day of October 1809; That she was married to Asahel Brown on the 14 th day of February 1811, and that he died on the 11 th day of July 1814, and that she was married to Aaron Cady on the 24 th day of July 1818, and that he died on the 9 th day of March 1820; She further declares that she was a Pensioner of the United States, under the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838, and that the Annual Amount of the pension which she received under the said act, was One hundred dollars. She further declares that she is still a Widow.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day - And Year first above written before me
Elizabeth Cady
I certify that the words {obtain the} were interlined before execution
Lepe Van Weps Justice Peace
Lepe Van Weps Justice

I Certify that the above declarant is personally known to me, and that she is a resident of the town and County aforesaid, and of good moral character, and of the truth of her statements above made, I am fully satisfied
Jesse Van Vleet Justice
State of New York } County of Columbia }
I Jehoiakim A. Van Valkenburgh, Clerk of said County, do hereby certify that Jesse Van Vleet, was on the day of the date of the above jurat, and Certificate, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the said County, duly appointed and qualified, and that the signature above purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of Office, and subscribed my name this 18 th day of October, 1843.
J. A. Van Valkenburgh Clerk