Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 23873, Samuel Conable, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
NUMBER _____
NUMBER Honable, Samuel Susan
CONTENTS

8597
New York
Samuel Bonable
of Genesee Co in the State of New York who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Stetson of the Regt commanded by _____ in the Mass s militia time for term 3.
Died Feby 3. 1845 at Gainesville NY
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of Ap r . 1831 and sent to James Crocker Warman N.Y.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833. $40.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept " - 10.00 $50.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book C Vol. 4 Page 16

5816
New York, Albany
Susan Conable died widow of Samuel Conable who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Pirate
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 20 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Enr d 1 st Dec r 1848 Certificate of Pension issued the 9 th day of Dec r 1857 and sent to
A. S. Lynde Warsaw N. Y.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 44 Vol. 4
1883 June 25 J B Newcomb military & family history

Samuel Combs Declaration
1840.2
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State of New York
Genesee County      Ss On this Sixteenth day of October in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight Hundred and thirty two personally appeared in Open Court before the Honorable Isaac Wilson Robert Earl Junior William Mitchell & Simon Lemings Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Genesee now sitting, Samuel Conable aged Seventy years in March last, a resident of the Town of Gainesville in the County of Genesee in the State of New York, 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 7th 1832 -
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated -
That he enlisted in the State Troops of the State of Massachusetts at Leyden in Hampshire County Massachusetts in the Month of June 1775 being then in the seventeenth year of his age - That he went from Leyden where he then resided with Joseph State the Officer by whom he was enlisted, on the first of July, and served under Lieutenant David Stebbins of Deerfield - The name of the Captain he does not recollect with certainty, he thinks it was either Camp or Chapin, but the Captain was seldom with the company, and Lieutenant Stebbins generally had the Command - He does not recollect who were the field Officers, as there were seldom more than two Companies engaged in the service at the same place, and sometimes not more than one company - He marched first to Spring- field, Massachusetts, where the company was Stationed about Six Weeks - then marched to Rutland, in the County of Worcester, where they were employed in guarding the prisoners taken with Burgoyne - There was about Six acres

enclosed within which the prisoners were confined He served there about two months - then marched to Brookfield, where he was employed in guarding the Magazine kept there - then marched as one of the Sergeant's guard to under Sergeant Christo- pher Page to guard Ammunition sent to Boston He was discharged at Brookfield, South Parish on the first of January 1776 Having served six months which was the term of his Enlistment but he lost his discharge many years since He was born in Boston March 22 nd 1762 according to the information received from his parents though he has no record of his age but he well remembers that he was sixteen years of age before he entered the service, which was the next year after the taking of Burgoyne - He resided at Leyden, Massachusetts during the Revolutionary War and continued to reside there until about fourteen years ago, when he removed to Plainfield, Otsego County, New York where he lived two years and then removed to Gainesville Genesee County where he has remained ever since being about twelve years - He has no documentary evidence of his service and he knows of no Witness whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service - He has sent to Colerain, Massachu- setts for the testimony of a Witness whom he suppo- sed to reside there acquainted with the fact of his having served named Martha Donaldson and to Greenfield, Massachusetts for the testi- mony of Abiah Martindale, but has not yet received any return - He is acquainted with Reverend William Sawyer and Deacon William Nunnam of Gainesville and has their certificate taken before Agurum Reynolds Esq on both

He was not aware that it was necessary the Witnesses should appear in Court, and does not know that he can procure their attendance - though he hopes there may be some of his acquaintance here before the rising of the Court - and if any he trusts they will certify to his reputation as to the correctness of his statement -
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 any Agency in any State - Subscribed and sworn in open Court the day and year aforesaid Samuel Conable in open court Timothy Fitch Clerk
We Nelson Burdick and Elisha Brainerd of Gainesville in the County of Genesee hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Mr Samuel Conable who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration, that we believe him to be seventy years of age - that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and we concur in that Opinion - and we believe him to be a man of truth - Subscribed and sworn in open Court the day and year aforesaid Nelson Burdick Elisha Brainerd Jr Timothy Fitch Clerk
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 William Sawyer who has signed a certificate annexed hereto is a clergyman resident in the Town of Gainesville and

that William Miseman who signed the same Certificate sworn to before Nymum Reynolds Esq a Justice of the peace of this County is a President of the same Town and a credible person And that Nelson Burdick and Elisha Brainerd Jr who signed the foregoing certificate are residents of Geneseeville and are credible Persons — And their statement is entitled to credit —
Isaac Wilson Robert Darrill Jr James Taggart William Metcalf
I Timothy Fitch Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Genesee hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original Proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the Application of Samuel Conable for a pension —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal of Office this sixteenth day of October 1832 — And I further certify that Nymum Reyn- olds whose name appears as a Justice before whom the annexed Affidavit was taken is a Justice of the Peace and the signature of his name is in his hand writing —
Timothy Fitch Clerk
Conable Pension

We William Sawyer Clergyman Residing in The Town of Gainesville in The County of Genesee & State of New York And William Wiseman Residing in the Said town hereby certify that We are well acquainted With Samuel Conable Residing in Said Town of Gainesville Who is about to make a declaration in order to obtain the benifit of the Act of Congress passed June 7. 1832 That We believe him to be as he declares Seventy Years of age Last March That he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood Where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to & Subscribed this 12 th day of October 1832 before me Hymn Reynolds Justice
W m Sawyer W m Wiseman

No 216.
Susan Conable Mother of Samuel N.Y.
act 17 June 1844
Married 1785
husband died Feb. 3. 1845
Adm d 6 months pri. $20 per annum commg 3 rd Feb. 1845.
A. L. Lynde, Warsaw, N.Y.

State of New York Wyoming County
On this 23 day of December 1845 personally appeared before me Myron Reynolds a Judge of Wyoming County Court Susanna Conable who being duly sworn according to law on her oath makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passed June 17. 1844 entitled an act to continue the pensions of certain widows. That she is the widow of Samuel Conable who was a pensioner of the United States and died at Gainesville in said County on the 3 rd day of February 1845. That the amount of Pension paid to the said Samuel Conable was Twenty Dollars per annum That she is unable to state the date length & other particulars of her said husbands service
She further declares that she was married to the said Samuel Conable at Bernards town in the State of Massachusetts by Rev Amariah Cook on the 3 rd day of March 1785 That she was not married to the said Samuel Conable previous to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January 1794. to wit, at the time above stated That her maiden name was Susanna Frizzle and she then husband at the date of their marriage resided in Leyden in the State of Massachusetts Sworn to & Subscribed the day & year above written before me
Myron Reynolds Judge of Wyoming County Court
Susanna Conable

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Franklin County ss.
I Eli W. Packer clerk of the town of Syracuse in said county certify that I have by virtue of my office the custody of the Records of said Town & that I have examined the same for proof of the Marriage of Samuel Cornable to Susannah Triddle & that no such record is found in my office. That on the record of Births in said Town I find the following viz. Graty Cornabell, daughter of Saml and Susannah Cornabell was Born November twenty fifth seven- teen hundred eighty five.
Sybel Cornabell daughter of Saml and Susannah Cornabell was Born August Twenty sixth seven- teen hundred eighty seven.
Susannah Cornabell, daughter of Saml and Susannah was born November twenty second seventeen hun- dred eighty nine.
Sylvia Cornabell daughter of Saml and Susannah Cornabell was born February first seventeen hundred ninety two.
Samuel Cornabell son of Saml and Susannah Cor- nabell was born March fifteenth seventeen hundred ninety four.
Rufus Cornabell son of Saml and Susannah Cornabell was born April second seventeen hundred ninety six.
Eunice Cornabell daughter of Saml and Susannah Cornabell was born June nineteenth seventeen hundred ninety eight.
Sally Cornabell daughter of Saml and Susannah Cor- nabell was born January twenty second eighteen hun- dred one.
Emerson Cornabell son of Saml and Susannah Cornabell was born April eleventh eighteen hundred six.
That the said record is written in a plain legible manner & that the above is a true copy of said record with the exception of the dates which are expressed in plain legible figures on the record as follows viz. November 25 th 1785. August 26 th 1787. November 22 nd 1789. February 1 st 1792. March 15 th 1794. April 2 nd 1796. June 19 th 1798. January 22 nd 1801. April 11 th 1806.
Eli W. Packer

Comstock was born April eleventh eighteen hundred six.
That the said record is written in a plain legible manner & that the above is a true copy of said record with the exception of the dates which are expressed in plain legible figures on the record as follows viz. November 25 th 1785. August 26 th 1787. November 22 nd 1789. February 1 st 1792. March 15 th 1794. April 2 nd 1796. June 19 th 1798. January 22 nd 1801. April 11 th 1806. Eli W. Packer
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Franklin County. ss!
On this 28 th day of February 1846 Eli W. Packer above known to me as the man known to me as the man of said town of Leyden and made oath that the certificate by him above signed is just and true
J. W. Carlton Justice of the Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
FRANKLIN SS.
I, Henry Chapman, Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth, for the County of Franklin, do certify, that J. W. Carlton Esquire, whose signature is affixed to the certificate on the paper hereto annexed, was at the date thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace, within and for said County, duly commissioned, and acting under the authority of this Commonwealth; and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to his acts and attestations done in that capacity; and that I am acquainted with the handwriting of the said J. W. Carlton and believe his signature to said certificate, is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court for said Commonwealth, this Third day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty six.
H. Chapman } Clerk.

State of New York
Wyoming County 5/6
On this 9 th day of March 1846 before me a Justice of the peace in & for said County personally appeared Albertus L. Lyncle who having been by me duly sworn according to law on his oath deponeth & says that he this day received by mail from E. W. Packer Town Clerk of Lynden the affidavit & certificate hereto annexed & that the same when so received by him were in the same form & condition as they now are & that no part of the same has been detached therefrom or att- ached thereto since they were so received by him as aforesaid
Sworn & subscribed before me the day & year above written Israel Hodge Justice
A. L. Lyncle
Justice official character & residence certified on another paper

No 16402
Same beneath
Seneca Co. N. York
cont.
See brook in agt
Marian Seneca Co. N.Y.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
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 subjoined 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, shewing the Service of Saml. Cornable General N.York
   Period when the service was required. 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.     Enlist. 1778 amt 6 St Lead Sturges Bassett State Springfield Pittsfield Purvis 70 Lebanon Hampshire 6: Mass. Traditionary  
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 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
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 _____, 19____ &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 (1) 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 the 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.
[k] 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.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[t] 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.

January 9, 1932
Samuel Conable-W.23873 XXXXXXXXXXXXX BA-J/AWF Am
Mrs. W. T. Binks 913 George Street Rome, New York
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Samuel Connable, William Dorrell and Ezra Shattuck, all of Leyden, Massachusetts.
Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims made to the United States for pension and bounty land based upon the military service of soldiers in that war.
A search of the records fails to show such claims on file on account of the services of either William Dorrell or Ezra Shattuck.
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, W. 23873, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Samuel Conable.
He was born March 22, 1762 in Boston; the names of his parents are not given.
While a resident of Leyden, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, Samuel Conable enlisted in June, 1778 and served six months in Captain Chapin's company of Massachusetts troops.
About 1818 he moved from said Leyden, to Plainfield, Otsego County, New York, where he lived about two years when he moved to Gainesville, Genesee County, New York.
He was allowed pension on his application ex-

cuted October 16, 1832, then a resident of Gainesville, New York.
The soldier, Samuel Conable, married March 3, 1785 at Bernardston, Massachusetts, Susanna (Susan) Frizzle. They were both then of Leyden, Massachusetts.
Samuel Conable died February 3, 1845; his widow Susanna (Susan) was allowed pension on her application executed in Wyoming County, New York, December 23, 1845. She died December 1, 1848 in Gainesville, New York; the date of her birth is not shown, nor are the names of her parents given.
The children of Samuel Conable and his wife Susanna (Susan)-
Graty (daughter) born November 25, 1785 Sybel " August 26, 1787 Susannah " November 22, 1789 Sylvia " February 1, 1792 Samuel " March 15, 1794 Rufus " April 2, 1796 Eunice " June 19, 1798 Sally " January 22, 1801 Emerson " April 11, 1806
The following children survived their mother- Rufus Conable, Emerson Conable, Susan Cooley, Sybel Hill, and Sylvia Stannard.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

1913 May 26 Hist. to Mrs. Lawrence to Jefferson. Letter in W. F. 636 Joshua Church. V. L. ell. 1933-Jan. 9-let to Mrs. W. J. Binks
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 28873
Susan Conable
wid. of
Samuel Conable
Rev. Rev. was
Act Feb. 20 1848.
Index: Vol. _____, Page _____
[Arrangement of 1870.]

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
N. F. 23873
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Samuel Conable 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.     June 1778 Jan 1. 1779 Pvt. Enoch Chapin Jacob Gerrish Mass.                                                   
Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Lynden Hampshire Co. Mass.
Date of application for pension, Oct. 16. 1832. His cl. was al.
Residence at date of application, Gainesville Genesee Co. N.Y.
Age at date of application, b. Feb. 22. 1762, at Boston Mass.
Remarks: d. Feb. 8. 1845 at Gainesville, N.Y.
He married at Barnstable Mass. Mch. 3, 1785 Susanna or Susan Frizzle. She was al. puer. on an app. ex. Dec. 23. 1845 - while a resident of Wyoming Co. N.Y. She died at Gainesville N.Y. Dec. 1, 1848. See supp. & ment for family data.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

J.L.M. Rev. War Section.
May 26, 1923.
Mrs. Lawrence C. Jefferson. 1126 Summitt Avenue. St. Paul. Minn.
Madam:
In addition to the military record of Samuel Conable. W. File No. 23,873. Rev. War. you are furnished the following data as to his children:
Graty. born November 25. 1785. Sybel. " August 26, 1787. Susannah, " November 22, 1789. Sylvia. " February 1, 1792. Samuel. " March 15, 1794. Rufus. " April 2, 1796. Eunice. " June 1798. Sally. " January 22, 1801. Emerson. " April 11, 1806.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

Samuel Conable in 1832? Oct 3 Born in Boston March 22, 1762 last record Boston Curable of Gainsville, Genessee Co N Y aged 70 yrs in March
Enlisted at Leyden, Hampshire Co (now Franklin Co) Mass in June 1778 (in the 17th year of age) & in July 1, attached to a Coy (Capt name not recollected but thinks it was Capt Ennis  Camp or Chapin but was seldom with the Co but the Com d was by Lt David Stebbins, - Field Officers not recollected as seldom more than 2 Co s acted together - marched first to Springfield Mass where confined about 6 wks guarding prisoners, captured at the surrender of Burgoyne enclosed in 6 acres from thence went to Brookfield Mass to guard the Magazine, then as guard to Ammunition sent to Boston & was discharged at South Parish Brookfield Jan'y 1, 1779
During Rev war resided at Leyden & about 1818 removed to Plainfield, Otego Co, N Y & 2 years thereafter went to Gainsville where he died Feb'y 3 1845
Married at Bernardston Mass March 3, 1785 by Rev Amos Cook to Susannah Frazelle (called Susan)
on Leyden records In Dec 1845 she appears in Wyoming Co NY - She buried died at Gainsville NY Dec 1. 1848
  Graty  born at Leyden Nov 25, 1785     Sybil  "  Aug 26 1787 alive m d Hill    Susannah  "  Nov 22 1789 alive m d Cooley    Sylvia  "  Feb'y 1 1792 alive m d Stannard    Samuel  "  Mar 15 1794    Rufus  "  April 2 1796 alive    Eunice  "  June 19 1798    Sally  "  Jan'y 22 1801    Emerson  "  April 4 1806 alive  
Official record is Feb'y 3, 1845 - stated by son Emerson & administrator but the Clergyman who preached the funeral gives the date from his note book as Dec 3, 1845

Dec 23-1932
US Commissioner of Pensions
Can you give me any information of the service of Ezra Shattuck , Samuel Corrable , or Wm Dorell , in the Revolution. all lived in Leyden, Mass. know they were all soldiers but have been unable to get - record of service Wm Dorell was at the surrender of Burgoyne. hoping I can get their records I am Sincerely Mrs W T Binko 913 N George St - Rome N.Y.

Elgin, Ills., June 5. 1883 Lt. Prior, C. 37.
My dear Sir, -
Mar. 29. 1878 you wrote me for the parentage of John Connable who married Lydia Stebbins and I replied as well as I could.
It is the purpose to print soon a Cannabell , Connable , or Conable Genealogy - (the name is variously written as above), and I shall be very grateful if you can give me, as far as you may be able, the place and date of her birth & the full name of both of her parents including her mother's full maiden surname. If you can give date of her marriage I shall be happy - also death.

I would be glad to learn if the records in your office show any applications for pensions or land warrants in Rev. war, 1812, 1847, 1861 of a person of the name Cummell  Connable , Conable , as before If so, and you can give brief abstracts, I shall be more than delighted and be ever so much obliged to you.
I remain, as ever
Yours Truly,
John P. Newcomb

(Genesee Co.)
Albany, NY roll act 7 th June 1832
Samuel Conable, Juri. $20 per annum
To what time last paid? Died 3 rd Feb. 1845
P d to his death W.H.B.

Letter Hon. H. Pitkin 22 d Nov 1850
596
New York Albany Susan Comable widow of Samuel, who was a Private in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 20 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1844. 3 rd February 1845.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 rd day of July 1849 and sent to
A. L. Lynde Wadsworth N.Y.
[Act of JUNE 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book A, Vol. 2 Page 88.

V No 216 Susan Conable NY
Married to Hon. A. Smith 2. April 1846
to Same July 28. 1846
A. L. Lynde, Oct. 27. 1846.
act 17 June 1844

Warsaw N.Y. June 2. 1857
To the Commr of Pensions Sir
Susan Leonable widow, of Samuel Leonable a Revolutionary Pensioner who Pensioned under the act of June 17. 1848 but was subsequently refused one under the supplementary act. I learn that an act was proposed by the late Congress under which her administrators is entitled to claim the amount due her (as was supposed) by virtue of the previous law. I believe all the papers necessary to establish the claim are on file in your office. If any pension is due & payable to her administrators. you will please cause the necessary Certificate to be sent to me at this place
Very Respectfully
A L Lynde

Warsaw May 6. 1850
Hon H. Putnam
Please send the enclosed to the Pension Office & request a certificate to be issued
Yours A. L. Lynde
Col. Edwards,
I forward the papers above referring to according to request - Yours &
H. Putnam
Wash g May 9. 1850

Brief in the case of Susan Couable, dec d , widow of Samuel, late of Wyoming County and State of New York act 2 Feb 1848
Claim, ("original," or "for increase.")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Renewal under the Act of 2 Feb 1848,
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Name and residence of Agent.
A. S. Lynde Warsaw N.Y.
S. Cole Examining Clerk.

State of New York
Wyoming County ss }
25 th day of March April 1850
Be it known That on this day personally appeared John S. Brown who being first sworn, deposes and says that he is the clergyman who preached the funeral sermon of widow Susan Noble who was mother of Emerson Noble. That he attended said funeral at Gainesville in said county on the 3 rd day of December in the year 1848 and made an entry at that date in his memorandum book of which the following is a true copy
Dec. 3 rd 1848. Attended the funeral of Mrs. Susan Noble of Gainesville. Good congregation. Mr. Ballou (Presbyterian) took part in the services, was very Christian like. Rec d B4.
John S. Brown
Subscribed and sworn to before me this day & year first above written
Brown
I certify that the deponent is to me well known to be a person of good moral character and entitled to credit as a witness. The word March erased & April interlined before signing
Enos W. Lord Justice of the peace

STATE OF NEW YORK, } ss. WYOMING COUNTY. }
I, RANSOM B. CRIPPEN, Clerk of Wyoming County, do hereby certify, that
Ennos W Frost Sworn to
before whom the annexed instrument, in writing was proved or acknowledged was, at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment  affidavit a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly authorized to take the same. And that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe that the signature to said Certificate of proof or acknowledgment  affidavit is genuine. And that said Instrument is executed and acknowledged according to the laws of this State.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal, at Warsaw, in said County, this 6 day of May 185 50 .
A. Dent  D. D. Dyer CLERK.

State of New York Wyoming County
On this 11 th day of March 1846 before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in & for said County personally came Albertus L Lynde who being duly sworn deposes & says that he in the month of December last received from Mrs Susan Connoble of Gainesville in said County widow of Samuel Connoble deceased the Pension Certificates of the said Samuel Connoble and sent the same to Albany Pension Agency for the purpose of drawing the balance of Pension due the said Samuel Connoble at the date of his death
Sworn & Subscribed before me this day & Year above
A. L. Lynde
Written & I certify the said Witness to be entitled to credit Israel Hodge Justice
State of New York Wyoming County
I Walter Howard Clerk of said County hereby certify that at the date of the annexed declaration Virum Reynolds was a Judge of said County & the date of the above affidavit Israel Hodge was a Justice of the peace of said County & that their several sig- natures to said declaration & affidavit are genuine Witness my hand & official Seal this 11 th day of March 1846
Walter Howard Clerk

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston;
Sept 16 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 Samuel Curable (S. Spelt) is borne upon a Pay Roll of Capt Amasa Sheldon's company, in Col Elisha Porter's regt, for service in the Northern Army, as a private from July 10 to August 12 1777, including allowance of 100 Miles travel, 1 Month and 8 days.
The name of Samuel Connible, is borne upon a Pay Roll of Capt Enoch Chapin's Company, in Col Jacob Gerrish's regt, from the County of Hampshire to guard the several Stores in Springfield and Brookfield for the term of 6 Months, from January 1. 1778, as a private from July 15 to December 31 1778 including allowance of 40 Miles travel 5 Months and 19 days. The names of (Amasa) Camp and David Stebbins

mentioned in the annexed application, are also borne upon said Capt. Chaplin's roll with that of said Connible, as Lieutenants. The proceeding as all the evidence of service of any one of the names, shown by the Military Records in this Office.
And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the Commissioner's letter of April 2 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 knowl- edge, pertaining to the case.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Sleeper, Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Oct. 20, 1846 Nashville Tenn R.R.
to E. M. Smith Esq Conner Springs Washington Ky.

J. L. Edwards Esq Commr of Pensions Washington D.C.

Warsaw New York
July 9. 1849
J. S. Edwards Esq
In the winter of 1846 I sent to your office a declaration of Susan Conable claiming a pension under the act of June 17 1844. On the 2 d April 1846 you by letter required proof of service and with that requisition I have not complied and the act of July 1. 1848 renders a compliance unnecessary.
I have therefore to request that the pension certificate in favor of Mrs Conable may be issued & sent to me at an early day the marriage having been satisfactorily established Very Respectfully Yours
A. L. Lynde

State of New York Wyoming County ss
I W Riley Smith County Judge of Said County hereby Certify that at a Surrogates Court this day held by me at Warsaw in and for Said County, Satisfactory Evidence has been Exhibited to me to prove that Conable Susan in whose favor a Pension Certificate was issued from the Department of the Inter- ior on the 23 d day of July 1849, and who was widow of Samuel Conable a Pensioner of the United States died at Gainesville in the County and State aforesaid on the first day of December in the year 1848 and left five Children whose names are Rufus Conable, Emerson Conable, Susan Cooley, Sybil Hill and Sylvia Stannard and each of whom are now than twenty one years of age
I further Certify that the abovenamed Emerson Conable has been by me duly appointed administrator of the estate of the Said Susan Conable and is fully Empowered to act as such
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this 24 th day of January 1850
W Riley Smith Wyoming County Judge

Susan Conable, dec.
NY
Act 2 Feb 1848,
p 20 per annum Comg 4 March 1848
& endg 1 Dec 1848,
payable to
Evenson Conable Adm for the benefit of
Rufus Conable,
Evenson Conable,
Susan Cooley,
Sybil Hill &
Sylvia Stannard
only surviving children
Albany
A. L. Lynde
Warsaw
NY

State of New York Wyoming County ss
At a Surrogate Court held by me at Warsaw in and for said County personally came Emerson Connable and on his oath by me to him duly administered ac- cording to law makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress of February 28 1848. That he is administrator of the estate of Susan Connable, deceased widow of Samuel Connable deceased who was a Pensioner of the United States and died at Gainesville in the County of Wyoming on the 3 rd day of February 1845. That the said Susan Connable had not intermarried, but continued the widow of said Samuel Connable and died at Gainesville  Gainesville Pike in said County on the 1 st day of December in the Year 1848. that he hereby refers for evidence of the marriage of the said Samuel and Susan to the proofs filed in support of the claim of the said Susan to a pension under the act of June 17 th 1844. That the said Susan Connable was the identical person who was pensioned under said last mentioned act on the 23 rd day of July 1849
Subscribed and sworn to in open court this 24 th day of January 1850
Emerson Connable
W. Riley Smith Co. Judge of Wyoming Co.
Seal