Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2188, Ebenezer Comes, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Comer
Comer, Ebenezer
R. 2188
CONTENTS

No 33,854
Ebenezer Combs

Declaration
By Ebenezer Gomer - in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
State of New York
Dutchess County
On this seventh day of June 1832 - personally appeared before Nathan Hainball Esq re one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County and in his presence Ebenezer Gomer - a resident of Pitsfield - in the County of Berkshire - State aforesaid: aged seventy one years - who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration - in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States - under the following named officers and served as herein stated. That at Farmington in the County of Hartford - State of Connecticut on the 25 th day of December 1777 - this deponent volunteered as a private, in Capt d Tobias Hooker - Com d of Col d Gage's Reg t of Inf ty of the Conn t Militia. and was honourably discharged at Farmington - aforesaid, the 16 th day of June 1778. That he served twenty one days - in said service.
That as a private in said Com d he marched to Saratoburg - That they saw some of Burgoyne's cav ry at that place - & transported it to Farmington - & guarded it at Farmington till relieved - by a Com d of Artillery. & discharged as aforesaid.
1777
21

That he is unable (from the loss of money &c) to depart more at large the events connected with said service, or to same officers & says in said service other than those herein named & referred to.
That he recd no written discharge from said service.
That he recd no bounty in said service.
That Francis Waltham  Waltham a blacksmith residing in Frankfort in the County of Herkimer and William Bacon of Frankfort aforesaid: are persons residing in the neighbourhood of this deponent and to whom he is known, and who can testify as to his character for veracity & their belief of his services.
That he has no other evidence and knows of no other evidence of said service herein named than the evidence herein exhibited.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity - except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
Sworn & Subscribed this Day and year aforesaid
Ebenezer Conner,
Nathan Kimball & Judge of Oneida Common Pleas
State of New York
On this day personally appeared Francis Waltham  Waltham a blacksmith residing in Frankfort in the County of Herkimer & State aforesaid and William Bacon residing in Frankfort aforesaid, being first duly sworn, certify that we are well acquainted with Ebenezer Conner, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be twenty one years of age, that he is respected and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we believe him to be a man of veracity.

and William Bacon residing in Frankfort afore- said hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Ebenezer Lomer, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be twenty one years of age; that he is reported and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
That it is our opinion - the said belief of service - is general - & that we have never known it doubted.
Sworn & subscribed this seventh day of June 1833
Morris Maltby H. Bacon ment.
Nathan Kimball } Judge of Oneida common pleas
And the said Nathan Kimball Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Oneida doth hereby certify and declare his opinion - after the investigation of the matter and after finding the allegations presented by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and lived as he states. And the said Judge further certifies that it appears to him that Morris Maltby residing in Frankfort is a respectable person who has signed the foregoing affidavit and is a respectable person with his residence in Town of Frankfort - County of Oneida and that William Bacon who has also signed the same is a resident in the Town of Frankfort aforesaid - and is a credible person, and that Morris Maltby is entitled to credit - And the said Judge

further certify, that the said Comers is from age and infirmity unable to attend either of the Courts of Sessions in the County of Herkimer or of Oneida County - That his place of residence is within two miles of the County of Oneida - Twelve miles or more from the place where the courts are held in the County of Herkimer
Nathaniel Kimball Judge of Oneida Common Pleas
State of New York Oneida County ss. I, John D. Leland - Clerk of the County of Oneida - do hereby certify that Nathaniel Kimball - before whom the foregoing Declaration and affidavit were executed - and by whom the foregoing certificate was signed was at the time of signing said Affidavit, Declaration - and certificate, a competent was one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County - and that said Court is a Court of Record of said County And I do further certify that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Judge - that his signature to said Declaration - Affidavit - Certificate are his free act and deed - and genuine In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand - and affixed the seal of said Court - this 20th day of June 1837
John D. Leland Clerk

ms. at.
FREE
James H. Edwards Esq. Comm ee of Penn. City of Washington D.C.
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Clinton Oneida County N York Oct 6 th 1838
Sir
I have received your letters of the 20 th 27 th ult and return you my thanks for your kindness in furnishing the acts of 4 th of July 1836 - & 7 th of July 1838 - with the rules prescribed for carrying them into effect -
The declarations and evidence in support of the claim of John Foot - (Ira Merritt - Molly Merritt, Widow of Ira Merritt -) Thankful Foot, and Mary Elsworth, to pensions had been forwarded to the pension office - previous to the receipt of your letters of the 20 th 27 th & 27 th ult at the request of the applicant.
No reply has been returned to the last papers forwarded in behalf of John Foot - in the year 1837 -
The certificate of the Marriage of Molly Merritt - will Sir I presume - be forwarded from Mass s in a few days -
I have been informed that Ebenezer Loomis - of whom a supplementary affidavit (showing the number of men composing the guard at Farmington in 1777 - & 1778 - in which he served 3 months under Capt Hooker) was required on the 21 st ult - and a declaration executed by his Widow - and evidence of her being his Widow, will entitle her to receive the amount due him at his death, they shall be forwarded - -
I am Sir Resp t Your Obed t Serv t Abel Hovey
James L. Edwards Esqr Comr of Pensions City of Washington

New York
River
A. Ebenizer Comes
Inst d
Lt. A. C. Cray - Jan 30 37 to same 20. Sept. '38. to same 9. Oct. '38.

2188
P. O. _____
Oberlander Corners
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18__
Discharged: _____, 18__
✓
Application filed: _____, 18__
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18__

J. L. Edwards Esq. Court of Pleas City of Washington D. C.

Clinton Dundas County July 21 st 1837
Sir
Enclosed are the pension papers of Ebenezer Loomis - which were commenced some years since but from the very of objections raised to granting pensions - etc - were laid by till this time.
Respectfully I am Sir Your Obedt Servt A. B. Almy
J. L. Edwards Esq House of Reps

Ebenezer Dyer's birth record
Forwarded by
A. G. Dyer
Clinton
Franklin County
New York
Postponed file Ref.

Comptroller's Office Hartford Connec't. 27 August 1838
On application for evidence of the service of Mr. Ebenezer Cones I have examined the books and papers remaining in this office relating to the Revolutionary War, and find in "Haskells Receipts" under head of "Militia Service from April to November 1779," this entry, —
"Cap. John Porter — Computed Value Service from April 1 st to Nov r 1 st 1779 — £22.375.6.8 — Non d Money — £187.12.4" (Computed Value)
And also under same head,
"Col o Noadiah Hooke — Non d Money — £655.17.6 — Computed Value &c. as above £80.10.8."
And also in the same book, under head of "Expense of Militia Service," this entry, —
"Col o Noadiah Hooke — Guard at Farmington £35.0.1 Specie Value."
I certify the above to be true extracts from "Haskells Receipts". And also that no pay Roll of Cap. John Porter has been found. Nor has the name of Ebenezer Cones been discovered.
Henry Nisbourn Compt r