Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 16948, Eliab Darby, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Darby, Eliab Bethiah
N. 16948
CONTENTS

To Eliah Darby, Albany, Jonathan George Darby, only child heir.
Rep d
N. York. 4444.
Bethiah Darby, dec d . widow of Eliah Darby who died in the year 1812 of Canajoharie in the State of N.Y. who was a Pensioner of the Rev. commanded by Captain Hodgdon the Rev. commanded by Col. Mitchell in the Rev. for 15 m. 29 d. 18 d. Cpl. & 3 mo. 6 ds. Sergeant.
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 71 Dollars 41 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831, to 12 July 1825, when she died.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of Feby. 1827. and sent to H. Heath, Locke, N.Y.
Arrears to the 4th of Semi-annual allowance ending
Payable to Children.
Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3 d
Recorded by D. H. Wood Clerk Book C Vol. 1 Page 112.
866.

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the third section of the act of Congress of the 4 th July 1836
State of New York County of Cayuga } ss On the 23 day of September 1846 personally appeared the court then in session held at Auburn in said County Eliab Darby of Moravia in the County and State aforesaid - is aged sixty nine 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 July 4 th 1836 That this deponent is a son of the late Eliab Darby late a private corporal and sergeant in the war of the Revolution and who resided at the time of his performing the service in Bristol County Massachusetts, that the said Eliab Darby died in May 1812 eighteen hundred and twelve, leaving a widow viz Bethiah Darby this deponents mother, and who died a widow on the 12 th day of July 1845 eighteen hundred and forty five, that this deponents said father and mother were married in 1770 seventeen hundred and seventy, that the said Bethiah Darby died 12 July 1845, eighteen hundred and forty five, being his widow at her death, and that at her death, she left the following named children her surviving being her only children her surviving and that each of them is of the age of twenty one years and upwards, to wit - Eliab Darby of Cayuga County New York Abner Darby of Bennington County Vermont Jonathan Darby of Allegany County New York and George Darby of Essex County New Jersey - This Declaration and application is made for the purpose of obtaining for the surviving children of the said widow Bethiah Darby the pension due to her at her decease

under the act of Congress passed July 4 th 1836
Subscribed and sworn before the court
in open court the day and date last
Eliah Darby
above or within written before
J. L. Richardson First Judge of Court
The court certify that the within named Eliah Darby is a respectable person and his statement entitled to full credit
J. L. Richardson First Judge of Court

September the seventh one thousand seven hundred and seventy. Married each to the other Eliab Darby and Bethiah Clark. both of Norton By me Joseph Palmer.
The above written Certificate is a true copy of the Record, with the exception of the date - which is expressed on the Record in fair legible figures - as follows.
"September 7 th 1770. Married each to the other Eliab Darby and Bethiah Clark. both of Norton. by me Joseph Palmer -
John Crane Town Clerk of Norton
I John Crane of Norton in the county of Bristol and State of Massachusetts being forty seven years of age do hereby testify and say, that I am Clerk of the said Town of Norton, and have the custody of the several Books of Records of said Town. That it appears on one of the said Record books, that Eliab Darby and Bethiah Clark both both of the said Town of Norton were joined in Marriage on the seventh day of September nineteen hundred and seventy - and that the two certificates first above written, are true extracts from the said Record Book, with the exception of the date - as above expressed.
Dated at Norton August 10 th 1846.
John Crane Town Clerk of Norton
State of Massachusetts Bristol County ss.
On this day personally appeared John Crane known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged that he executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed. Given under my hand and the seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts this 10 th day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty six and of the Independence of the United States the sixtieth. Before me, Cromwell Leonard Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Bristol ss.
I James Sproat, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Bristol do hereby certify that Cromwell Leonard Esq. whose signature is affix to the foregoing certificate, is a Justice of the Peace in for said County of Bristol and duly qualified to administer oaths.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of said Court this tenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & forty six.
J. Sproat

Payment to be made at Albany by J. W. Olson Agent for paying Pen- sioners, in the Agency of
New York
Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book 6 Vol. 1.
Page , by
D. H. Wood Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that, in conformity with the 3d section of the law of the United States, of the 4th of July, 1836, Bethiah Darly, dec d . late of New York — widow of Eliab Darly — who was a Private, Corporal & Sergeant in the Revolution & died in 1812
was entitled to receive Seventy One dollars and
Forty One cents per annum during the time she may remain unmarried, commencing on the 4 th March 1831,
and payable semi-annually on the 4th of
March and 4th of September, ending 12 July 1845,
when she died, payable to Eliab, Alver, Jonathan & George Darly, only ch n ?
Given at the War Office of the United States, this 12 th day of Feby. one thousand eight hundred and forty Seven.
Secretary of War.
Examined and } Countersigned. }
Commissioner of Pensions.
Duplicate.

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 16948
Bethiah Darby
Widow of
Eliah Darby
Sergt. M c Reynolds
Act: July 4 th 86
Index:—Vol. a , Page 171
[Arrangement of 1870.]

V N 6866 Prithia Early av NY N. Heath, Nov. 24, 1846.
act 4 July 1836

Eliah Darby
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston;
June 11. 1846.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Eliab Darby of Newton, is borne upon a Muster Roll of Capt. Silas Cobb's Company, in Col. Timothy Walker's Regt. in the Eight Months Service, as a private from May to August 1. 1775 - 3 Months and 7 days. probably travel is included. Upon a Return of said Company, in said Regt. as a private in service named - said return is dated "Octo. 6 1775." Upon a Pay Roll of Capt. Lebedee Reddings Company, as a private of Newton, from May 26 to August 1. 1776 - 2 Months & 6 days - Upon another of said Capt Redding's Company, as a private from August 1 to November 1 1776. - 3 Months - Upon another of said Capt Reddings Company, as a private Corporal for the Month of December 1776.
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Upon a Pay Roll of Capt Isaac Hodges Company, in Col George Williams's regt, as a private, from 25th September to the 31st October 1777 - 1 Month & 6 days - Upon another of said Capt Hodges's Company in Col Carpenter's Regt. For Service at Rhode Island, as a Corporal, from July 27 to August 13. 1778 - 18 days - Upon a Pay Roll of Capt Josiah
Rev. Col Stagg's Regt For Service at Rhode Island as a private of Norton from the 25th August to 3rd September 1778. 9 days - Upon a Pay roll of Capt Bangs Bates Company, in Col
And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said appli- cation, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
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In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Parsons, Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Albrat Mitchell's Regt. as a Sergeant, from July 28 to October 31 1780, including allowance of 2 days travel 3 Months & 6 days. The preceding is all the evidence of service of any one of the Name shown by the Military Records in this Office.
J. G. P.

Application for certificate of Revolutionary services By a child of of a deceased Revolu- -tionary soldier State of New York County of Cayuga Town of Moravia
The secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requ- -ested to furnish evidence from the Rolls in this office of the service of my late father Elias Darby He was drafted from the town of Norton Bristol County Massachusetts and went under Capt Bates was stationed at Brattle Hill Fort R. I. & Squantum & Nantasket or Nantucket he died in the year 1812 he served as a sergeant I am now sixty nine years old and my memory does not enable me to state any thing further Material to the search required I have endeavored Aaron Murphy of Locke Cayuga County New York to act in the premises as my attorney
Witness my hand this 16 th day of April 1846 Signed in my presence by said Elias Darby H. H. Hatch Justice Peace Elias Darby
Aaron Murphy Locke Cayuga Co NY
The evidence

* No evidence that the Senior Assumption of Election Early of Norton

Nov. 14. 1896
to
Patrick Davis
Dec 1892
Patrick Davis
Home of Sedona
Compliments of James
Washington
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Locke November 9 th 1846
In enclosed I send the papers in support of the claim of the heirs of the widow Bethiah Darby to the Pension due to her at her death
Please examine and answer as soon as convenient very Respectfully Yours A. Hunt
Harvey Heath
Locke Wayne Co. N.Y.
J. S. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions
Recd Nov 11 1846

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston:
January 4 1847.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Isaac Wedges is borne upon a Pay Roll of his Company, in Col Ebenezer Francis's regt. as a Captain of Norton. It appears from said roll that his Company was composed of Men from the following Towns viz: Attleborough, Easton, Norton, Mansfield and Rehoboth. It also appears from Military rolls in this office that Col Abiel Mitchell belonged to Bristol County and commanded Companies from said County. The above is given as auxiliary in identifying some a portion of the Military service of Eliab Darby, mentioned in a certificate issued from this department the 9 th June last.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the Commissioner's letter of November 24 1846 was filed in this Office; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said letter, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Palfrey;
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Locke Jan. 21. 1847
Dear Sir
Your favor of the 24 th Nov last was duly Recd in which you say that the evidence produced in the case of Bethiah Darby decd. is satisfactory to establish her husband's services for 14 months, 23 days as Private and 1 month as Corporal and also the date of their marriage but that it must be clearly shown clearly that the services credited to Elias Darby under Capt Hoages as a private and as a Sergeant in Col Mitchells Regiment was rendered by a citizen of Norton, or that these officers commanded Troops from that town before those towns can be admitted and also that the certificate of a Court of Record, giving the names and places of residence of all the children of Mrs. Darby, now living, must be filed, to authorize the Department to issue a certificate payable to them
I have obtained a certificate from the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts showing that Capt Hoages commanded troops from Norton & that Col Mitchell belonged to Bristol Co. and commanded companies from that Co which I think will be satisfactory to Establish the services of the said Elias Darby under Capt Hoages & Col Mitchell - you will find by examining the application to the Secretary of War for evidence of service that it is there stated that the said Elias Darby served as a Sergeant part of the time & that he served under Capt Bates who is the only officer whose name the Applicant recollects of having

heard his father speak of serving under you will also find in the affidavit of William -one Danforth that he testifies that he recollects of having heard his father & the said Elias Darby often talk of having been sergeant together in the war of the Revolution— the service as sergeant under Capt Bates in Col Mitchells Regiment is the only service that we claim that the said Elias Darby per- -formed as sergeant
Endorsed I send the certificate of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Mass & the certificate of a board of Review giving the names & places of residence of all the children of the widow Darby now living
I am Sir Very Respectfully Your old servant
Harvey Heath
J. S. Edwards Esqr Commissioner of Pensions

State of New York County of Cayuga ss.
I Ebenezer B. Cobb clerk of the Court of Common Pleas (the same being a Court of records) held at Auburn in and for the said County do hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to said Court that Bethiah Darby late widow of Eliah Darby whose children are now making application for the Pension due to their said mother at her death died in the said County on the 12th day of July 1845 eighteen hundred & forty five and that at her death she left the following named children her surviving being her only children her surviving & that each of them is of the age of twenty one years and upwards to wit, Eliah Darby of Cayuga County New York Abner Darby of Bennington County Vermont Jonathan Darby of Allegany County New York and George Darby of Essex County New Jersey but now of New York City
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office at Auburn this 20th day of January in the year of our Lord 1847
E. B. Cobb Clerk of said Court

No 6866, Berthah Darby aw maw of Eliab NY
Ad 4 July 1836
Married 1770 husband died 1812 widow died 12 July 1845
Admitted
Private 15 mo. 29 d. $53:21 Corporal -18 d.- 2.20 Sergt -3 mo. 14 d.- 16.00 $71:41
Issue to Eliab Darby, Abner Darby, Jonathan Darby, George Darby - to cease 12 July 1845 when the widow died -
Harry Heath Esq Locke, New York

State of Vermont ss. I Richmond Warrenton, Prospect Bennington County in said County being the  the  deponent of age, and duly sworn to before me say that he was personally acquainted with Elias Darby and his wife Bethiah in Rupert having lived next door to them and was present at his death that the said Elias Darby had the reputation of having been a Soldier and Sergeant in the war of the Revolution. That this deponent's father was also a Sergeant in the war of the Revolution that he well recollects of often hearing his said father and the said Elias Darby talk of their having been orderly Sergeants in the war of the Revolution and that the Companies to which they respectively belonged lay within hearing of each other at Roll call for a con- siderable length of time and has heard them speak of the stroke they had to see which would call the Roll for. That the said Elias Darby died in 1832 leaving his widow Bethiah who remained his widow until her death, and that she died on the 12 th day of July 1845 leaving at her death the following named surviving children being her only surviving children and that each is of the age of twenty one years and upwards vizt. Elias Darby of Seneca County New York Abner Darby of Bennington County Vermont Jonathan Darby of Albany County New York and George Darby of Essex County New Jersey. Richmond Warrenton

the above subscribed was sworn to before Me this 13 th Day of Oct 1846 John Moore Justice Peace
I certify that the above name Richard Davenport is a respectable person John Moore Justice Peace
State of Vermont Bennington County fr
I Samuel H. Blackmer Clerk of Bennington County do hereby certify that John Moore whose name is subscribed to the above was at the date thereof a justice of the peace within & for the County of Bennington duly authorized to administer said oath & that I verily believe his signature is genuine -
In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the Seal of said County this 16 th Day of October A.D. 1846 - Samuel H. Blackmer Clerk

State of New York County of Cayuga ss. On this 10 th day of October 1846 Personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the Peace in and for the said County Elias Roberts and Fidelia Roberts his wife of the said County after being both duly sworn according to law depose and say that they were personally acquainted with Bethiah Darby, late widow of Eliab Darby whose surviving children are making application for the amount of Pension due to their mother the said Bethiah Darby at her death in 1845 and that they well recollect the time of the death of the said Bethiah Darby, and that she died on the 12 th day of July 1845 eighteen hundred and forty five that why they so well recollect the date is that these deponents were married to each other on Thursday the 10 th day of July 1845 eighteen hundred and forty five and that on the next Sabbath day night after they were married it being the night of the 13 th day of July 1845 these deponents sat up with the corpse of the said Bethiah Darby, and that she died on the 12 th day of July 1845 eighteen hundred and forty five that at the time these deponents were married the minister who united them in marriage gave them a certificate of their marriage which these deponents now have in their possession and on referring to it

They find that it bears date on the 10 th day of July 1845 eighteen hundred and forty five Subscribed and sworn before me this 10 th day of October 1846 Harvey Heath Justice Peace
Elias Roberts Fidelia Roberts
I certify that the within named Elias Roberts and Fidelia Roberts are respectable persons Harvey Heath Justice Peace

State of New York County of Cayuga ss. Bradford Shirley of said county being duly sworn according to law deposes and says that he was personally acquainted with the late widow Bethiah Darby widow of Eleab Darby whose children are making application for the Pension due the said widow at her death in 1845 that this deponent resided at that time within a half mile of the place where the funeral of the said widow Bethiah Darby was attended and that this deponent at that time kept a Lumber yard and had lumber to sell in sight of the place where the said funeral was attended and that this deponent was prevented from attending the funeral of the said Bethiah Darby by being call- -ed upon by one William B. Worner for a load of lumber and that while at the time the funeral ceremonies of the said Widow Bethiah Darby were being performed this deponent and the said William B. Worner were engaged at the said lumber yard in measuring the said load of lumber that this deponent at that time made an entry on his book of the said load of lumber sold to the said Worner and by refer- -ing to his book he finds that the said load of lumber was noted on his book as having been delivered on the 14th day of July 1845

eighteen hundred and forty five and that the said widow Bethean Darby died on the 12th day of July 1845 eighteen hundred and forty five and that at her death she left the following named children her surviving being her only children her surviving and that each of them is of the age of twenty one years and upwards to Wit Elian Darby of Onondaga county New York Abner Darby of Bennington county Vermont Jonathan Darby of Allega- ny county New York and George Darby of Essex county New Jersey Subscribed and sworn before me this 8th day of October 1846 Bradford Shirley Jr. Harvey Heath Justice Peace
I certify that the within and above named Bradford Shirley Jr is a respectable person Harvey Heath Justice Peace

State of New York County of Allegany Esq Personably appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said County Amos Peirce of said County aged seventy eight years after being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that sixty to sixty five years ago he became acquainted with Elisha Darby and his wife Bethiah in Westmoreland Cheshire County in the state of New Hampshire, that in 1782 or 1783 when he first became acquainted with the parties he understood & believed that the said parties had removed there from Norton Bristol County Massachusetts and that the said Elisha Darby had the reputation of having been a Soldier in the war of the revolution, that the said parties had in 1783 four or five children the eldest of which was ten or eleven years of age, that the said Elisha Darby died in 1812 leaving his widow Bethiah who remained his widow till her death and that she died on the 12th day of July 1845 eighteen hundred and forty five, leaving at her death the following named children her surviving being her only children her surviving and that each of them is of the age of twenty one years and upwards, to wit Elisha Darby of Cayuga County New York Abner Darby of Bennington County Vermont Jonathan Darby of Allegany County New York and George Darby of Essex County New Jersey Subscribed and sworn before me } Amos Peirce this 27th day of August 1846 } John Hirst Justice Peace

State of New York
Albany County ss
I William Windsor Clerk of said County do hereby certify that John Hester Esquire before whom the within Affidavit was taken was at the time of the taking a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified and that I am well acquainted with his handwriting and verily believe his name subscribed to said Affidavit is his genuine signature
Witness my hand and the Seal of said County at Angelica this 12th day of October 1840
W. Windsor Clerk of said County of Albany
I certify that the within named Amos Pease is a respectable person
John Hester Justice Pease

State of Vermont
County of Bennington
Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said county Eliza Stewart of said County aged eighty  eighty five years after being duly sworn according to law, depose and say that before and during the war of the Revolution she was person- ally acquainted with Eliza Darby and her wife Bethia- h in Norton Bristol County Massachusetts that in 1783 or immediately after the close of the war of the Revolution the said parties removed from Bristol County Massachu- setts to Westmoreland Cheshire County in the State of New Hampshire that the said Eliza Darby had the reputation of having been a soldier and sergeant in the war of the Revo- lution that the said Eliza Darby died in 1812 leaving his widow Bethiah who remained his widow till her death and that she died on the 12th day of July 1845 eighteen hundred and forty five leaving at her death the followin- g named children her surviving being her only children her surviving and that each of them is of the age of twenty one years and upwards to Wit Eliza Darby of Cayuga County New York Abner Darby of Bennington County Vermont Jonathan Darby of Allegany County New York and George Darby of Essex County New Jersey Subscribed and sworn before me
this 13th day of Oct - 1846
Eliza Stewart
John Moore - Justice Peace
I certify that the above named Eliza Stewart is a respectable person John Moore Justice Peace

State of Vermont Bennington County ss
I Samuel H. Blackmer Clerk of Bennington County do hereby certify that John Moore whose name is subscribed to the within was at the date thereof a justice of the peace within & for the County of Bennington duly authorized to administer said oath & that I verily believe his signature is genuine -
In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the Seal of said County this 16 th day of October A.D. 1846 - Samuel H. Blackmer Clerk -