Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43,352, William Colby, N.H.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.H.
Colby William
S. 43,352
CONTENTS

151094
New York R
William Colby
Hannibal was in the state of New York
who was a Corporal in the regiment commanded by Colonel Reea of the Hamp shire, for the term of Six Years
scribed on the roll of New York
at the rate of Dollars per month, to commence on the 22 nd of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 th of Sept r and J. H. Seter D. Housman Otego New York
  Arrears to 4th of  Sep 1819  131.40    emi-anl. all'ce ending  Mar 1820  48.00    15 No. 13   $179.40    30    
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
The above is a true copy of the original on file in the office of the Secretary of War.
Enn

State of New York
Onondaga County
William Colby, the deponent in the next succeeding affidavit hereto annexed, named, being duly sworn deponeth & saith that on reexamining the said succeeding affidavit he finds therein a mistake in point of fact in the statement in the said affidavit which mentions that the enlistment of this deponent in the year 'seventy-six was for "during the war." The statement should have been and that fact was that this deponent enlisted, at the time mentioned for the term of three years . And this deponent further saith that the other facts in the said abovementioned affidavit mentioned, are correct & true, and that he the deponent is in reduced circumstances and that he actually stands in need of assistance from his country for support - and further saith not.
Sworn, the 8 th day of July, 1819, before me,
Peter D. Hogenin
Judge Onondaga County Common Pleas
William Colby
I certify that Peter D. Hogenin whose name is subscribed to the above affidavit is a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Onondaga. In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of said County - July 6 th 1819 Jos Davis att.

State of New York; Oswego County ss.
William Colby of the Town of Hannibal, county and State aforesaid being duly sworn deposes and saith:
That in the month of November in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy-six he this deponent enlisted as a soldier to serve during the war, on the continental establishment, in the Second Regiment of the New Hampshire Line; commanded by a Colonel Hale whose christian name this deponent does not recollect, and was attached to the company commanded by Captain James Carr; in which Line, Regiment & Company this deponent continued to do military duty until some time in the winter of the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three, when the Second Regiment having been broken up and the first Regiment in the same Line filled with a part of it the remainder of the same was formed into a battalion, consisting of four companies commanded by a Major Scott, whose christian name this deponent does not recollect. In this battalion this deponent was attached to the company commanded by a Captain Center (christian name not recollect), in which battalion and company this deponent continued to do duty until the month of June one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three, when on the disbanding of the aforesaid battalion this deponent was discharged from service at New Windsor in the State of New York.
And this deponent further saith that at the time of leaving the service as aforesaid he received a Discharge, which he afterwards delivered, together with a power of Attorney, to one Ebenezer Butler, to enable the said Butler to draw his bounty land for him; but the said Butler ran away, and this deponent has never seen his said Discharge since the same was delivered by him to the said Butler, which was near twenty years since; and this deponent supposes that the same if not lost or destroyed still continues in the possession of the said Ebenezer Butler.
And this deponent further saith that he hath never received

any pension from the United States, nor doth he know of any law except the one under which he is applying by which he is or would be entitled to a pension.
And this deponent further saith that he is and ever since the rendering the services aforesaid hath been a resident of the United States, and that by reason of his reduced circumstances in life he is in need of assistance from his country for support
William Colby
State of New York
Onondaga County ss.
I Peter D. Huggins, one of the Judges of the court of Common Pleas in and for the County and State aforesaid, do respectfully certify to the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War, that William Colby, the deponent above named, personally appeared before me this twenty-second day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and duly made oath that the contents of the above affidavit by him subscribed are just and true.
Peter D. Huggins Judge Onondaga Com. Pleas
State of New York
Onondaga County ss.

I Joseph Davis, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Oswego in the State aforesaid do hereby certify that Peter D. Huggins whose name in his own proper hand is annexed to the above certificate, now is, and for several months past has been one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas aforesaid, and that full faith is to be given to all his acts in that capacity. In witness whereof I have hereunto prefixed the seal of the said Court, at Oswego this 22 d day of April 1815—
Joseph Davis Clk Oswego Com Pleas
I William Colley of the Town of Hannibal county of Oswego and State of New York do hereby voluntarily, fully and freely renounce and relinquish all claim to any pension or pensions from the United States to which I may be entitled by any law of the United States which was passed previous to "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the revolutionary war." In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed my hand and seal at Oswego this twenty-second day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
In presence of Samuel B. Beach
William Colley

State of New York Onondaga County ss.
Ebenezer Collins
Resident of the Town of Granby, county aforesaid, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that he is personally well acquainted with William Colby in the annexed affidavits and documents mentioned; that he well knows the said William Colby to be in indigent circumstances and verily believes the said William to stand in need of assistance from his country for support - and further saith not.
Ebenezer Collins
Sworn this 6 th day of July 1819, before me
State of New York
Onondaga County ss
On the 6 th day of July 1819 personally appeared before me Peter D. Huggins one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County Ebenezer Collins (a person well known to me to be a man of truth & veracity) and duly made oath that the contents of the above affidavit by him subscribed are just & true
Peter D. Huggins Judge
State of New York Onondaga County ss
I Peter D. Huggins one of the judges of the court of

Collins (a person well known to me to be a man of & veracity) and duly made oath that the contents of the above affidavit by him subscribed are just & true
Peter D. Huggins Judge
State of New York Onondaga County, ss.
I Peter D. Huggins one of the judges of the court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Onondaga, do certify to the Hon. the Secretary of War of the United States that from evidence on oath produced to me I have no doubt that William Colby in the annexed affidavits & documents named is now in indigent circumstances & stands in need of assistance from his country for support -
Onondaga July 27 th 1819
Peter D. Huggins Judge
I certify that Peter D. Huggins whose name is subscribed to the above certificate is now a Judge of the court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Onondaga
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said County and subscribed my name this 27. July, 1819
Jos. Davis C.W.

State of New York Oscega County ss 3
Tobias Cole of the Town of Troy County of Bradford and State of Pennsylvania being duly sworn deposeth and saith — That in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty one he this deponent enlisted as a private soldier for three years on the Continental establishment in the second regiment of the New Hampshire line commanded by Colonel George Reed and that this deponent continued to do military duty in the said regiment until October seventeen hundred and eighty three when this deponent was discharged, that in the year seventeen hundred and eighty one this deponent became acquainted with William Colby (who is now an inhabitant of the Town of Granby, County of Oscega State of New York) that he knows the said William Colby was a soldier in the revolutionary army on the Continental establishment during the said years seventeen hundred and eighty one, two & three and in the said second regiment of the New Hampshire line for that during the said years this deponent was a fel- low soldier & mess mate with the said William Colby and further this deponent saith not Tobias Cole
State of New York Oscega County ss On the eighteenth day of June eighteen hundred and nineteen personally appeared before me Peter D. Huggins one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Oscega the Tobias Cole the deponent above named and duly made oath that the contents of the above affidavit by him subscribed are just & true
Peter D. Huggins Judge Oscega Common Pleas

State of New York Madison County ss
Said Cherry of the County of Oneida and State of Sullivan being duly sworn deposes and saith - That in the year one Thousand Seven Hun- dred and Seventy Six he being at that time well acquainted with William Colby who is now present and that your deponent insisted said William as a Soldier in the service of the United States For the term of three years in the Month of November one Thousand Seven hundred & Seventy Six in a Company Commanded by Capt. James Carr I being a Lieut. in said Company in the R. New Hampshire Regt. then Commanded by Col. Hail who was taken prisoner at Hubbleton. I was in the retreat of Ticonderoga in the year Seven 1777 said Hail died in New York and Col. George Reid Commanded the Regt. from that time until the close of the War in Eighty Three - Said Colby after serving his three years I believe reman- -ted for during the War - your deponent well remembers the day before Monu- -mouth Battle the said Colby was over- -run the the heat and was left behind and joined the Regt. some time afterwards

at west Point I must say that William Calley was a Soldier allways ready and willing to do his duty and Further your deponent saith not.
Sam l Cherry
Sworn before me this 28 Day of June 1819
Jacob Patrick Justice
State of New York Madison County Clerk's Office I certify that it appears of Record in this Office that Jacob Patrick was a Justice of the Peace in & for the County of Madison at the time the above appears to have been taken by him duly authorized to take and Certify the said foregoing Affidavits and that his signa- ture thereto is of his hand writing.
Witness my name and the seal of said County the 29th day of June 1819
Wm Francis Baugh Dep. Clerk
Wm L. Sibley Esq.
J. M. Humphries Esq.
1776 - for America See Rev.
22 d April 1819
Ames
The within is of the true copy as to which I do hereby certify.

William Colby Pension Papers
15,094
C
Sent to Gen Dolloway Dover
Nov 14 th 1820
Original MS B.1.6 v.2 p.10

155-00410 State of New York Osage County } P.
On the 17th day of September 1820 personally appeared in open court in the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Osage, being by a public statute of the State of New York a court of record for the said county William Colly aged sixty years resident in the town of Granby in the county of Osage who being first only sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows viz - that he enlisted at Mount Independence for three years 1776 in the company commanded by captain Carr in the regiment commanded by colo Hall called the 2 d regiment of the New Hampshire line and served three years then enlisted for during the war into the same company and same regiment and served till the close of the war and when discharged was in the company commanded by captain Center belonging to a battalion of four companies commanded by Major Scott and discharged at New Windsor - And that his first declaration or application for a pension was dated on the 22 d day of April 1818. and in consequence of said declaration or application a pension certificate was issued to this deponent numbered 15.094 - And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the united States on the 18th day of March 1818. and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the united States in the revolutionary war passed on the 18th day of March 1818. - And that I have not

nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule herunto annexed and by me subscribed excepting necessary wearing apparel and bedding.
Schedule
Dolls cts
Real estate I have none Personal property as follows
   2 Cows 30 00   2 yearling Steers 12 00   5 Hogs 15 00   5 small pigs 2 50   1 ox chain 2 00   1 Plough 6 00   2 Axes 2 00   1 Scythe & Sickle 1 50   1.5 pair Iron Kettle 4 00   1 Bake Kettle without cover 1 25   1 Shovel & Forks 2 50   2 Trunks 2 00   1 Small Looking Glass 1 00   8 Earthen Table plates 64   6 Knives & 6 forks 75   1 Churn 1 00   2 pails 75   12 Tea cups & 12 Saucers 62   1 Tea pot 25   1 Cream pitcher 12 1/2   1 pine Table 1 50   2 Wooden Bowls 50   1 Wash Tub 75   4 Iron Spoons 62   About 1 1/2 Tons Hay 8   About 20 Bushels Grain in the shift 10   About 3 acres Corn on the Ground 30  

William Cobby
And this declarant further says under his oath aforesaid that he justly indebted to several persons in the sum of about $160.75 —
And this declarant upon his oath aforesaid further says that he is by occupation a farmer but in consequence of a wound he received while in the service is able to do but little labor. And that the number names ages and capacity for labor of his family living with him are as follows viz — his wife Eleanor aged 58 years in a weakly state of health and unable to labor. His son Archibald aged 13 years but has been hurt by the fall of a tree and is at times delirious and unable to do much labor. His daughter named Maria aged 15 years weakly and infirm also I am Mr Gary my daughter aged 26 years who has three children aged 2, 6, 8 years their father Thomas McGary his forsaken them and I have them to support. Subscribed and sworn to in open court before me this 19th day of Sept. 1820
John Grant Sub. Fruit Judge of As. Cy.

Asbury County Clerks office
Joseph Davis Clerk of said County do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said Court and do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is One hundred thirty Eight Dollars and Twenty five cents — In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 28 th day of Sept. 1838 J Davis Clk

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
14 43352
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received for a statement of the military history of William Kirby a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Oct. 1776 Pvt. James Lear Hale N. H.   discharged June 1783. Senter George Reid  
Battles engaged in, Residence of soldier at enlistment, Date of application for pension, Apr. 22 1818. H. C. Marshall Residence at date of application, Hannibal Onondaga Co. N.Y. Age at date of application, 58 yrs.
Remarks: In 1820 Soldier's wife Eleanor was 58 years old, and children Archibald 13 years, Maria 15 years and James wife of Thomas M. Gary aged 26 years. She had three children whose names are not stated. He was wounded while in the service but there is no data in regard to this.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

West Ark.
43 352
INVALID.
Rev
File No. 43,852
William Colby
Dep Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 95
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1893 Aug 25 To L B Colby Little Rock Chicago Ill 1912 Dec. 21. Hist. Soc Alice Schenck B.L. Letter in W.T. 135-9 m Joel Baker.

Hist Ark.
43 352
INVALID.
Rev
File No. 43,352
William Colby
Dep Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 95
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1893 Aug 25 To L B Colby Little Rock Chicago Ill 1912 Dec 21 Hist to Alice Schenck B.L. Letter in W.T. 1309 m Joel Baker.

203 Sashall Street Chicago July 19. 1893
To the Commissioner of Pensions Washington D C
Dear Sir,
My daughters are desirous of joining the "Daughters of the Revolution", and their doing so is dependant on the record of my grandfather, William Colby , a revolutionary soldier, - could you furnish me with his record, He was a native of Vermont and joined the army from that state I think, possibly from New Hampshire, At the close of the war he located in Oswego Co New York, He drew a pension from the government, as I remember when a boy going with him to Oswego to get his pension draft cashed
Any information will be gratefully received by
Yours Very Respectfully Lucien B Colby