Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2,891, David Depue, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey.
or Depue, David Depue.
R. 2891
Mary
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Certificate dated, and not. to R M Bayley, 9 June '34.
at 59 K. Paine March
27. 1847.
Ld. to Geo. H. Paine August 18. '47
H. d. July 5. 1849 A.B.
218.50 54.62 273.13
24. 6/16 New York
David Depew
Seneca in the State of New York was a Sgt. in the Comp. commanded Captain Schuyler of the Regt. commanded Col. Martin in the New Jersey for Serg. 17 Mos. and 19 days Pndate 6 " 11 "
Inscribed on the Roll of New York the rate of 109 Dollars 25 Cents per annum, commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 day of August. 1834 and issued R. M. Bayley Geneva N. Y.
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 33 $273.20 Semi-ant. allowance ending A.M. 34 54.62 $327.82
Revolutionary Claim, for June 7, 1832. Recorded by Geo. C. Clark Clerk Book E. Vol. 4. Page 96.

State of New York Seneca County ss.
On this fifth day of October 1832 personally appeared in open court, before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, now sitting, David Depew a resident of the Town of Romulus in the County and State aforesaid aged seventy three years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named officers, and served as herein stated: to wit, That in the latter part of March in the year 1776 at Newtown in Sussex County in New Jersey where he then resided, he volunteered in Captain Joseph Harkers Company under Colonel Ephraim Martin & Lieutenant Colonel John Stevens Simmons, went to New York and served one month - was then discharged and returned home to Newtown. Six days after his return he was drafted at said Newtown in Captain Samuel Munkers Company in Colonel Mark Thompsons Regiment, was ordered to Perth Amboy and remained there in service two months, was quartered at the House of Courtland Skinner the Kings attorney, who had joined the British; among the Regular Officers there was a Captain Craig of Bucks County, Pennsylvania who belonged to the Flying Camp; after being discharged he returned home and was immediately ordered out, in July or August, under Captain Obadiah Howard, and Colonel Mark Thompson to South Amboy, and was quartered at the Disburys, one

mile below the long ferry and remained there untill January when he was discharged after serving upwards of six months; That during said service he was ordered to Middletown point under command of Captain Howard and Colonel Thompson and took possession of between Four and Five hundred head of cattle, which had been collected at Shrewsbury for the purpose of feeding the British fleet which lay off that place, that they went with the cattle towards Philadelphia, near the Delaware River, and there delivered them into other hands, then returned to South Amboy and was discharged as before stated: That in the year 1777 in the month of October he was ordered out under Captain Benjamin Cloyden in General Heards Brigade, went to Pompton and Paramus and assisted in building a fort called Fort Momena, left Pompton in June or July when the Refugees went from Hackensack to Hoppetown and returned back by Captain Meeds Company of Rangers, returned to Pompton under command of Major Richard Dey, remained there as guard to protect the inhabitants and country from the ravages of the Refugees, was discharged at Paramus in September having served near six months as a sergeant; On his return he was immediately ordered out under Captain Jacob Boeckhaver, in Colonel Aaron Starker's Regiment General David Formans Brigade, went to Pennsylvania by way of Hacketts Town, Newton, and Bristol to the Crooked Billet, arrived there in the night, next day joined General Washington and was engaged in the battle of Germantown on the 4th day of October, was engaged from daylight until three o'clock in the afternoon, having previously marched seventy miles on a forced march; then returned home and was dismissed

Having been in service on that tour about five weeks as Sergeant; on his return was ordered out again and under Captain Jacob Beckwith in December a little be- fore Christmas, went to Morristown, was then in service about two weeks as Sergeant, under command of General Galloway. That in 1778 in the month of April he was ordered out with his Company under Captain Jacob Beckwith and Colonel Rosecrantz, went to the Delaware to protect the frontier from the Indians, was quartered at Chambers and at Westville the first house in the State of New York, was there at the time of the battle of Brave Brook on the 14 th of July, remained there du- ring the summer and fall was discharged and returned home in November having then been seven months and more in the service as Sergeant. That in 1779 early in the spring about the first of April he was again called out under Captain Joseph Marker went to the Delaware on the Minisink frontier, remained there until in the summer about the 10 th of July returned to Newtown and was discharged after serving upwards of three months as a Sergeant. That on his re- turn to Newtown he entered as a teamster under Captain Thomas Dunn and Major Stevens for during the war, his station was from Upper Merion House in New Jersey to New Windsor near Newburgh in New York and was employed chiefly in trans- porting provisions, went with Sullivan's Army when he returned from his Western Expedition, to Hopewell, assisted in carrying clothing from New Windsor to Morristown, remained in said service as a team- ster until the close of the war and was discharged at New Windsor in New York; That he has

no documentary evidence and knows of no person whose testimony he can prove, who can testify to his service, except Captain Benjamin Hoykendoll whose affidavit accompanies this declaration. — That he removed from Newtown in New Jersey to Northumberland County in Pennsylvania, lived there seven years then removed to the Town of Romulus where he now resides and has resided for forty three years —
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year  1811 Year aforesaid in Open Court
Seba Ellsworth Clerk.
We Jonas Seely and John Lambie residents of the County of Seneca
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with David Depeu, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy three years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Jonas Seely
Seba Ellsworth Clerk of Seneca County John Lambie
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as the States. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Jonas Seely and John Lambie who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in said County and State that they are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit

Seba Murphy clerk
State of New York } Seneca County } p.
I, Seba Murphy clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of David Depue for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office, this fifth day of October 1832 Seba Murphy clerk

Mary Depew, widow of David, Ohio
Ad 29 July 1848
Ad 19 Apr 1852
Claimant Sharon Centre, Ohio,
Jan 9: 1852
Mary Depew's Age 2891
Applicant Sharon Centre Ohio
No David Depew on Ohio No Completed
No application made by the wid

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of the 29 th of July 1848.
State of Ohio Medina County p 3 / 3
On this 8 th day of December AD 1857. personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said County. Mary Depew a resident of the township of Sharon. in said County aged ninety one years who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration "in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed on the 29 th of July 1848." That she is the widow of David Depew who was a pensioner of the United States for services rendered in the war of the Revolution. She further declares that she was married to the said David Depew on the 20 th day of September in the Year of our Lord Seventeen Hundred and Ninety nine. that her husband the aforesaid David Depew died on the                      day of                      AD. 18                      That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but that the marriage

took place previous to the second day of January Eighteen Hundred, viz at the time above stated, She further swears that she is now a widow and that she has never before made any application for a pension under this act.
many Defer Sworn to and subscribed on the day and Year above written, Mary Defer Abiel Briggs p.p
The State of Ohio Medina County ss. I, Herman Canfield clerk of the court of Common Pleas in & for said county do hereby certify that Abiel Briggs Esq. is an acting justice of the Peace in & for said county duly commissioned & qualified & that his commission was dated on the 28th day of June AD 1857, and will expire on the 28th day of June AD 1857 and that his signature above written is genuine. Witness Herman Canfield clerk & the seal of our said court at Medina this 9th day of December AD 1857. Herman Canfield clerk By W. G. Piper Dept.

Sharon Centre Medina County Ohio Dec 20 th AD 1837.
To the Secretary of War Sir
You will please find herewith the application of Old Mrs Deyow for a pension. which You will please examine & if sufficient forward her a Certificate if not deemed sufficient, please inform her what further is necessary

David De Pue Pensioner Law 1832 N. York from Abad Joy

State of New York COUNTY OF Seneca
ss.
Peter Depue
being duly
sworn according to law, deposes and says that he is a child of David Depue (pensioner) deceased, to whom a pension was probably due, & who was — an applicant for a pension from the State of New York — that this deponent is directly interested as one of the claimants in said claim. — His said father was a pensioner, but this application is to secure full pay as a sergeant
Peter Depue
Sworn and subscribed before me this 25 th day March 185 3 and I do hereby certify that the said Peter Depue is a respectable person, and that I have full faith in the truth of the above statement sworn to by him as being directly interested in said claim.
James Foster Justice of the Peace of said County
Know all Men by these Presents, That I Peter Depue a child of David Depue deceased, to whom a pension was probably due, who was an applicant for a pension from the State of New York do hereby constitute and appoint ABAD JOY, of Ovid, N. Y., my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name as one directly and personally interested, as also for and in behalf of all others interested in the claim or application for a pension as above mentioned.
Witness my hand and seal, this 25 day of March 185 3 .
SEALED AND DELIVERED IN THE PRESENCE OF
James Foster Justice
Peter Depue
STATE OF New York County of Seneca
Be it known that on the 25 day of March 185 3
before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County and State, duly authorized by law to administer oaths and take acknowledgements, personally appeared Peter de Pue — above named, and duly acknowledged the above Power of Attorney and affidavits to be his act and deed.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand the day and date above mentioned.
James Foster Justice of the Peace of said County

Nov 19. 76
David DePew.
Seneca County New York
Admitted Suzanne L. L. 17 Mrs. L. 19 days Private 6 " 11 "
Sup d declaration not made before proper Officer Oct. 28 '73
a different Officer
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R.M. Bayley agt.
Ontario Seneca County
Genoa P. Office
New York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 27 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, showing the Service of David Depew Seneca County New York
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Vol. 1776 1 Private Capt Joseph Hart Col Ephraim Martin Germantown To New York 73 years Living Witness   Draf 1776 2 " Capt Samuel Genl. Howe Brandywine Perth Amboy Sussex Co. Traditional   Or? 1776 about 6 " Maj David Genl. Clinton Red Bank to South Am. 60   " 1777 near 6 Sergeant David Genl. Sullivan Red Bank to Middletown   " 1777 about 35 " David Col. Mark Red Bank to Middletown   " 1777 " 14 " Capt Benjamin Thompson Red Bank to Pennsylvania   " 1778 " 7 " Capt Jacob Genl. Howe Red Bank to New York   " 1779 " 3 " Capt Jacob Maj. Richard Red Bank to New York   Enlis for during the war Isandier Capt Jacob Genl. Sullivan Red Bank to New York   25 19 Capt Jacob Genl. Sullivan Red Bank to New York  
13. 19 Sept 9 26. 09
I am, respectfully, Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c..
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
Notary Public cannot authenticate papers into the usual in support of claims in this office
Daniel D. Davidson Esq. Clerk

Rev. and 1812 War Section.
awt am
November 30, 1926
Mrs. R. A. Parker Royal Oak, Route 6, Box 259 Mich.
Madam:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim R. 2891 , it appears that David Depue or Depew was born January 6, 1760 in Sussex County, New Jersey.
While residing in Newtown, Sussex County, New Jersey, he served in the New Jersey Troops, as follows-
In 1776, one month in Captain Joseph Harker's Company, Colonel Ephraim Martin's Regiment; two months in Captain Samuel Meeker's Company, Colonel Mark Thompson's Regiment; six months in Captain Obadiah Seward's Company, Colonel Mark Thompson's Regiment, all service as private.
From April 1777 until the spring of 1779 as Sergeant under Captains Benjamin Coykindoll, Jacob Bockhover, Jacob Beckwith, Joseph Harker, and Colo- nels Aaron Hankinson and Rosekrans, in all seventeen

and one half months. was in the bat. of Germantown After this, he served until the close of the War as teamster under Captain Thomas Dunn and Major Stevens, about two years.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 5, 1832, while a resident of Romulus, Seneca County, New York. He died July 5, 1844.
Soldier married September 30, 1799, Mary, her maiden name is not given. In 1851, she was living at Sharon Township, Medina County, Ohio, aged ninety- one years.
The only child mentioned is Peter. No further data on file as to family.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.
Date of death from Agency Book.

No. 2928
Mary Dipeu wid of David Ohio
Let to Hadley 6 Oct 1/53 " " " " 11 Nov 1/53 Feb 3 53
Mary Dipeu widow of David No 081 Ohio
Let to Baumeister 19 1852 Same Sep 30 1852 July 29. 48

1081 Mary Depew Lind of Wood,
Ohio,
Qer 29 July 1848,
let. 19 th Apr 1852
Clara and
Sharon Annie
Ohio!

Revolutionary Claim Law of 1853
Qvid Nov 8. '53
Sir
On the 11th of Augt. I filed papers in the case of Mary De Pue, I refer to the books for the entry I have not heard from them
Most Respectfully Your Ob Servt Abad Joy
Hon L P Waldo Com d .

Strad Gay Oct 6/53

Terrion Offici. 11 Oct. 1853
pr. Mrs. Mary De Pue. Claimant of pension under the Act of 3 rd Feb: 1853. Must make a new declaration before a Court of record. I file evidence of her Marriage. Widowhood Identity. The declaration evidence of Widowhood filed in her Application under the Act of 29 th July, 1848. Will not be Admissible under the rules adopted to carry into effect the said Act of Feb: 3 rd . Her claim is necessarily suspended. than etc. etc.
And J. G. Esq. Robert Orv. N.Y.

Washington D.C. Augt 11. 1855
Sir
I inclose my power of attorney in the case of the widow Mary De Pue, widow of David De Pue, & her acceptance of her pension under law of 3 d Feby. 1853, See her papers on file, & her declaration under law of 29 July 1848 - she proposes to accept under law of 1853
Most Respectfully, Your Ob e . Servt Abad Loy
Hon L. D. Waldo
Comm. of Pensions
Washington
DC

To Lorin P. Ladd Esq
Court of Pensions
Sir I am an applicant for a pension, as the widow of David DePue, my declaration under law of 1848 is on file, but I now make this request, that I may be allowed to modify my declaration & withdraw it under the law of 1848 and I hereby accept of, & make my declaration under the law of 1853 & file this as my application under the law of 1853
Dated Ohio July 25 th 1853
Witness Joseph A. Bennett Abiel Briggs
for Mary DePue (mark)
Abiel Briggs Justice of the Peace

STATE OF Ohio } ss. Mary De Pue being duly County of Medina } sworn according to law, deposes and says that she is the widow of David De Pue late a purser deceased, to whom a pension was probably due — , that this deponent is directly interested
in said claim.
Sworn and subscribed before me this 22 day June 185 8 and (I do hereby certify that the said Mary De Pue is a respectable person, and that I have full faith in the truth of the above statement sworn to by her being directly interested in said claim.)
Abiel Briggs Justice of the Peace
Know all Men by these Presents, That I Mary De Pue widow of David De Pue  purser deceased, to whom a pension was probably due,
do hereby constitute and appoint ABAD JOY , of Ovid, N. Y., my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name as one directly and personally interested in the claim or application for a pension
Witness my hand and seal, this 22 day of June 185 8
Sealed and delivered in the presence of
Abiel Briggs Joseph C Bennett
her Mary De Pue  Seal marks
STATE OF Ohio } County of Medina } Be it known that on the 22 day of June 185 8 before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County and State, duly authorized by law to administer oaths and take acknowledgements, personally appeared Mary De Pue above named, and duly acknowledged the above power of attorney and affidavit to be her act and deed.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand the day and date above mentioned.
Peace Abiel Briggs Justice of the

Pension Office Sep 30 1852
Madam.
You must furnish a certificate of Court showing the date of the death of your husband.
The date of your marriage is not satisfactorily shown. Application should be made to the clerk of the county in which you were married, or to Clerk of Town in which that event took place. — you should furnish the original family Record of your marriage or the family Record of the births of your children. — When the Office is satisfied that such evidence as the above can not be obtained, then the testimony of witnesses will be received, but it will not be sufficient that they swear to your marriage in a given year, they must state how they recollect it, this they can do by connecting it with some collateral circumstance.
Mrs Mary Depew Sharon Centre Medina Co Ohio.

July 28. 52
Mary DePew rel: to her claim as widow of Danl. DePew
[Large decorative initial D] Claimant
Sharon Centre [Signature]
Resp d refer. to M c Com Miss es of Pensions Dear Sir, (G.W.) May 26. 1852 }

Sharon Center, Medina County, Ohio. July. 18 th 1852
Dear Sir
In answer to your letter of April 19 th /52 I would say that my husband, Daniel D. Depeau lived in Romulus, Seneca County, New York when he obtained his pension, and lived there until his death which happened Six or Seven years since, the exact time you can find on record in your office as his last pay at the time of his death has been received by me.
If you wish any more proof of our marriage there is a man yet living that was present at the marriage. he recollects the year very well but not the day, & not certainly the month but says it was in the spring. if you wish his deposition please inform me, and it shall be sent as soon as it can be obtained.
Very Respectfully yours, Mary Depeau mark Comm d of Pensions, Washington City D.C.
J. S. D. before he drew his pension at the Pension Office but am not certain

David Depew of New York Act of 1832 Attorney
B. B. Chapman Agent

The papers of David  Depeau of New York Allan Agency Oct of 1832 B. B. Chapman Agent

Sharon Centre Medina Co Ohio April 7 th 1852
Dr Sir
I wish to ascertain whether our Old Mrs Mary Dapine a pensioner of the United States Widow of the late David Dapine an Officer or soldier in the revolutionary war of the United States She drew a pension A D 1848 and since that time has been neglected - will you please inform me the last her due and cause to pay to obtain it
Yours Respectfully
Allan Howes
J E Heath Washington } D C }

11 - Mary Allport
Apr 19/82

Pension Office.
April 19. 1852.
Madam:
Your declaration under the act of 29 July 1848 has been examined and filed. it does not appear from our records that your husband, David Leeper was ever pensioned from Ohio under act of 7 th June 1832. If he was pensioned under any other act and from any other State, please inform us that we may be enabled to find the papers upon which his claim was allowed.
You must also prove the date of your marriage in accordance with the enclosed printed forms.
Mrs Mary Leeper. Sharon Centre, Medina Co. Ohio.

Wadsworth O Aug 9th
Aug 11th
Mary Agnes
Mr
J L Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Pension Office
Washington City
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Wadsworth O Sept 19 th 1847
Dear Sir
Mrs Mary Deyo rec d a letter from Rich d Burgess of Washington City, a few days ago informing her "that it had come to the writer's knowledge that she was entitled to receive from the Government of the United States a sum of money amounting to nearly $100."
And he offers to procure it for her if she will allow him one third of it —
Says she is poor and needy and if she is entitled to it she needs it all —
And I therefore thought best to address you in relation to it whether she be entitled to any and, if so, what the form of application necessary for her to get it
She is the widow of David Deyo a Pensioner who died July 4 1844 and I addressed you for her a few months ago and obtained for her from the Treasury Department the arrears of Pension from March 4 th to July 4 1844, the time of her husband's death.
Not being acquainted with the Pension Laws I did not apply for any more —
Be so good as to give me the desired information —
I am Yours Respectfully
Geo. K. Pardo

David Depew, New York will Act June 7. 1832, at $109:25 per annum.
Be pleased to say to what time he was last paid
Pension Office } March 26. 1847 } Paid to 4 th March 1843 W. L.

Mar 26 '47
Wadsworth O March 18th Ohio
Dear Deput J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pension Office Pension office Washington city.
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Wadsworth O March 18 1847
Dear Sir
There is a widow of a Revolutionary Pensioner in this vicinity whose husband, David Depue, I think his name is, died in the State of New York near two years ago, upon which there is an arrearage of pension due to which she is entitled.
Will you inform me where she shall apply for it. Whether at the agency in New York where he received it or at Washington -
Will you also inform me what testimony will be necessary on her part in order to obtain it.
I am Respectfully Yours
Geo. R. Pardoe

24,615 David Depew } Bus NY 32 }
3 Feb / 53
Mr Dodge

Royal Oak. Michigan Route #6. Box 259
To the Commissioner of Pensions Washington. D.C.
Dear Sir
Will you kindly favor me with copy of Record of Service given during the Revolutionary War by David Dupre. (or Duperr.)
It is thought that during this time his home was in Eastern part of the State of New York. Later on. it is known to have been at Romulus Seneca County, New York State. where he received his pension until his death in 1859 or 1860
Thanking you for this favor. I am Very truly yours
Sarah Drake Parker (Mrs R.A.)
Sept 29 th 1926.

Romulus, N.Y., 28th June, 1901.
Dear Sir:-
Being interested in the military record of David Depew , a soldier in the Revolutionary War during the years 1776, 1777, enlisting from New Jersey, and subsequently a pensioner, I write to ask for such data as may be available from the records of the pension bureau. Any information that you can furnish will be greatly appreciated.
Respectfully yours, B. S. Monroe.
The Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.

July - 3 - 1901
B. S. Monroe
Romulus N.Y.
1926 Nov. 30 - Hist to Mrs.
R. A. Parker awd.
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
2891
P.O.
Mary Depew
Service:
widow of David
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P.O. _____
_____ Recognized. Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18
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State of New York } Troya County ss } Benjamin Coyken dock of the Town of Veteran in the County of Troya & State of New York aged eighty three years & upwards, being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that during the Revolution- ary war he resided in the Town of Wartage County of Sussex and State of New Jersey: that David Depue now a resident of the Town of Romulus in the County of Seneca & State aforesaid, then resided in the same town and a near neighbour to the deponent: that he well recollects the said Depue as a soldier in the Revolu- tion; that the deponent was Captain of a Company in the said State of New Jersey in the Regiment commanded by Col. Ephraim Martin, & afterwards by Col. Aaron Hankerson: that in the Spring of 1777 in the month of May as near as he can recollect, the said Depue was out in the company under the command of the deponent as a Sergeant and served two months at Pompton. and Peramus; that the said Depue was also in service in the years 1777, 1778 & 1779 on the Minisink Indian frontier as a Sergeant in a Company commanded by Capt. Bee Kwith, & a Company commanded by Capt. Rockhoven about fifteen months; that he was also under the deponent in his Company as a Sergeant, and also in service in Capt. Harker's company as a Sergeant:
That from his personal knowledge of the service of the said Depue, under his own command & in other companies, and on mature reflection he has no doubt, and verily believes that the said David Depue served as a Sergeant during the

Revolutionary war, a term not less than two years
Sworn & subscribed the 23 day of August 1832 before me
Benj. C. Grendale
W. Maxwell
Justice of the Peace Tioga Co. N.Y.
I William Maxwell a Justice of the peace in & for the County of Tioga in the State of New York do hereby certify that Capt. Benjamin Coykendall of the Town of Veteran in the said County, this day appeared before me & made oath in due form of law to the truth of the foregoing affidavit. That I am personally acquainted with the said Coykendall & consider him a respectable & disinterested witness, and that his statement is entitled to full faith & credit.
August 23. 1832
W. Maxwell Justice
State of New York
Tioga County } Clerk's office } 1832
I Green M. Tuttle Clerk of the said County do hereby certify that William Maxwell Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavit of Benjamin Coykendall was taken, was on the day when the same bears date a Justice of the peace in & for the said County, duly commissioned sworn & authorized by law to act as such, and that full faith and credit are due to his official acts.
That I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Justice &

and verily believe the signatures of "H. Maxwell" subscribed to the above affidavit & to the certificate which follows the same are genuine, and in the proper hand writing of the said Justice.
Witness my hand & the seal of the said County the 23 rd August 1832
Green M. Tuttle

State of New York Ontario County
Be it known that before the subscriber a Notary Public in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared David De-her of Romulus in Seneca County, who being duly sworn in due form of law doth on his Oath declare in addition to his former declaration, that his name is not on the Pension list of any State or Territory and that he hereby relinquishes all claims whatever to a pension except the present—
That he was born in Susquehanna County in New Jersey on the sixth day of January 1760 of which he has a written family record— That he resided at Newton in said State when he entered the service and remained there until after the war— then removed to Northumberland County in Pennsylvania and lived there until 1790. Then removed to Romulus Seneca County, when he now resides and has resided ever since—
That he can not state his service with greater precision than he has done in his declaration, but that he served nine months as a Private, sixteen and a half months as a Sergeant and upwards of two years as a teamster and for such service he claims a Pension—
David Deher
Sworn and subscribed this 13th day of June 1833
With my hand and seal of Office—
Wm J Mercer

State of New York Ontario County ss.
David Depue of the Town of Romulus Seneca County doth on his Oath depose and say that the within Supplemen- tal Declaration subscribed by him is true and correct, and that the record the age of his age is in the Bible and on a framed record
Sworn to and subscribed this 14th day of Novem- ber 1833 before the sub- scribed Justice of the Peace in said County
Evrotas Hastings
State of New York } I. Certify that Evrotas Hastings, whose name is Ontario County ss. } subscribed to the above certificate was at the date thereof, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County; and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe the said signature to be his proper act and deed. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and seal of Office this nineteenth day of November A. D. 1833 —
H. J. B. Corne Dep Clerk