Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9835, Wells Clark, Mass. R.I.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Clark, Wells
S. 9835
R.I.
carded
CONTENTS

New York 28. 767
Wells Clarke
Monroe Co in the State of New York was a Private in the Company commanded Captain Hopkins of the Regt. commanded Col Topham in the Connecticut for 14 months 16 days
★ R. F. and Mass. Jan 9/65. Record corrected R.
Enscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 48 Dollars 43 Cents per annum. commences on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 th day of June 1834 and sent to Peter Price, Rush NY.
Arrears to the 4th of March '34 $145.29 Pension allowance ending Sep t 4 '34 24.21 $ 169.50
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Sam l H. Page Clerk, Book E Vol. 4 Page 131

State of New York } Monroe County }
on the Seventh day of October in the year of our Lord 1833. Personally appeared before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Monroe Wells Clark President in the Cause of Break in the County of Monroe and State of New York Aged Seventy four years who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth in his oath make the following declarations in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year of our Lord 1778. and according to his Recollection & belief on the 10 th day of June at Voluntown in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut, he enlisted under Captain Hopkin in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Tapham in General Cornwall's Brigade and served in pursuance of said enlistment until the 16 th day of March 1779. When he was discharged at Liverton in the State of Rhode Island. And the said Wells Clark further declares that in the year of our Lord 1779 at Lyndon in the County of Berkshire and State of Massachusetts he was drafted according to his Recollection in July the 6 th that he served in pursuance of said draft in Capt. Dyer's Company until in August about the sixth when he was discharged at Newhaven in the State of Connecticut at the end of one Month. That in the year of our Lord 1780. on the fifteenth day of July according to his best Recollection and belief he volunteered under Captain Warner in the Regiment of Colonel Brown. (Who was killed at Stonebridge on the Mohawk River in the State of New York, standing by the side of this declarant) at Lyndonham County of Berkshire and State of Massachusetts for three Months and served until the fifteenth day of October as he believes and then was discharged at Fort-Plane on the Mohawk River in the State of New York. And further that in the year of our Lord 1781. on the fifteenth day of September according to his Recollection and belief he was drafted in the Town of Lyndonham in the County of Berkshire in the State of Massachusetts and was marched from thence to Greenbush to Troy Halfmoon in the State of New York thence up the Hudson River, to Stillwater in Saratoga County. That he served under Captain Herick and was discharged at Saratoga in the State of New York.

on the fifteenth day of October as he verily believes, and he further declares that he served in all according to his best knowledge and belief during the Revolutionary War fourteen Months and sixteen days He hereby Relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or Annuity Except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of any Agency in any state Sworn to and subscribed the 17 th  day of October 1840 Wells Clark mark J. Githor Dep. clerk

Interrogatories in answer
1 st That he was born in the year of our Lord, 1759. 2 d he has a Record of his Age Given him by his father & Mother which he keeps in his pocket book 3 d he stated the place fully in his declaration, where he resided at the time of entering the Service, and since the Revolutionary war he resided in the State of Massachusetts and in the Town of New Bedford and County of Worcester and State of New York, Where he has Resided for more than thirty years 4 th he was called into Service by voluntary enlistments & by drafts made upon the Militia, 5 th Recollects in his first service Captain Hopkin Capt Laffin Capt West. Capt Springer Capt Dyer had Company Officers or Sergeants he Remembers Adjutant Hender & Major Hender Recollects no other Officers Except such as are named in his declaration, he has also Given the General Circumstances which occur to his Recollection in his said declaration 6 th he never had any written discharge, was marched to the Colonel (Sapham) Quarters & Stacked their arms after that he found his own Equipage, arms &c. 7 th he never held any Commission 8 th he is well acquainted with George Dyer & Honorable Joseph Dibley one of the Judges of this Court

State of New York } Munroe County }
Rollman Clark being duly sworn deposes and says that he is aged Seventy one years the 12 th day of February last that he resides in the Town of Geneseo in the County of Seneca and has lived there more than thirty years. that he is a Brother of Wells Clark of Rush in the County of Monroe, and the Applicant for a pension that he has examined the Affidavits of William Hutton and Chaffey Green, so far as he has any personal knowledge he believes them true, because this deponent distinctly recollects the enlistment and the service in the year of our Lord 1778. that he enlisted and was absent from home nearly one year, he returned as a Soldier and this deponent further says in the year of our Lord 1779 at the Town of Tyringham County of Berkshire and State of Massachusetts the said Wells Clark was drafted and served under Captain Callar as he was then informed & truly believes because the said Wells Clark left his fathers house in pursuance of said draft and was absent more one Month or more That in the year of our Lord 1780 at the Town of Tyringham County of Berkshire and State of Massachusetts the said Wells Clark vol- -unteered to serve three Months. under Captain Barnes with whom this deponent had no personal acquaintance but then knew him well by Reputation, but was well acquainted & personal with Lieut Chateuch, of Tyringham who served in the same Company with Wells Clark, they were Neighbors. and this deponent truly believes he volunteered in the Month of July in the said year. as he distinctly recollects that he returned home some time in the latter part of October this deponent was husking corn and one Daniel Webster who was a Soldier returned with his Brother Wells Clark. & informed him his Brother had served three, that he then was absent on said Service three Months or more and this deponent further says in the year of

one Lord 1781. he recollects the said Wells Clark was drafted in the Town of Tyroneham in the County of Berkshire & State of Massachusetts. he was drafted and served under Captain Horick and was said to pass up the North River and was absent from one to Two Months. this deponent further says that the enlistments Volunteering and drafts he distinctly recollects and also his returning home after the time of service expired, from correspondence that has been between this deponent & the said Wells Clark he firmly believes that the said Wells Clark did serve during the War opposed as he left home as a soldier and returned each time as such & further says that
his  Bradman + Clark mark
Sworn and subscribed before me this 25 th day of September in the year of our Lord 1833 before the undersigned a Justice of the peace for Monroe County & I further certify that I am well acquainted with Bradman Clark the above deponent & have been for more than Twenty years and know him to be entitled to Credit
Peter Price } Justice of the peace for Monroe County
State of New York Monroe County Clerk's Office
I Leonard Adams clerk of the court of common pleas for said County do hereby certify. That Peter Price be- fore whom the foregoing affidavits purport to have been sworn was at the time of the same a justice of the peace in and for said County duly elected and sworn. and that I am well acquainted with his handwriting and verily believe that his signature to said affidavits are his proper handwriting and signature. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 7 th day October 1833 - L. Adams Clerk

Feby. 20 1897. History, to Mr. John H. Clark Jenny Lind. Ark. (thru Hon. J. Little.)
Revman
9835
INVALID.
File No. 9835
Wells Clark
Pin Rev was
Act: June 7 th 1832.
Index:—Vol. 1, Page 69
[Arrangement of 1870.]

War Department Pension Office November 18 th 1833
Sir,
The papers relating to the application of Wells Clark for a pension, have been examined. In the office of the Secretary of the State of Massachusetts, B. D. Bangs Esq., are rolls of the militia of that State. By applying to Mr. Bangs, proof of the service in that State may be obtained. Proof of the service in Rhode Island, may likewise be obtained by applying to Benjamin Cowell Esq., of the City of Providence R.I.
The papers are herewith returned.
I am, respectfully, Your obedient servant J. L. Edwards Commr. of Pensions
No service claimed in Rhode Island as will be seen by the declaration. From Massachusetts it is enlarged, & the service, more than was claimed, this from want of recollection
Peter Price Esq. Rush (N.Y.)
Peter Price J. L. Edwards Esq.

State of New York } Monroe County }
William Huston being duly sworn deposes and says that he resides in the Town of Rush in the County of Monroe and state of New York, that he is now on the pension List for services rendered in the revolutionary war that he is aged Seventy six years Last December that in the Revolutionary war he was well acquainted with Wells Clark This Applicant for a pension was well acquainted with the father of the said Wells Clark, served under him one Campaign in the Revolutionary war. was acquainted with the family they lived Neighbors, that in the year of our Lord 1778. on or about the tenth day of June at Watertown in the County of Windham in the state of Connecticut the said Wells Clark enlisted under Captain Hopkin in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Lapham. in the Brigade commanded by General Cornwall, and served until the 16 th day of March 1779. When he was discharged at Livertown in the State of Rhode Island, This deponent speaks from personal observations and recollections, as he served with the said Wells Clark in the same Company under Captain Hopkin during the same Campaign, and further says that
William Huston
Sworn and subscribed before me This 18 th day of September A.D. 1833
I further Certify that I am well acquainted with the above deponent & have been for 13 years past & know him to be a Reputable person and entitled to Credit
Peter Mill
{ Justice of the Peace for Monroe County

State of New York Monroe County
Chaffey Green being duly sworn says he is a soldier of the revolution and now a pensioner and aged seventy three years last June, that he is acquainted with Wells Clark. This applicant for a pension became acquainted with him in the Revolutionary War, that in the year of our Lord 1778, on the tenth day of June according to the recollection & belief of this deponent the said Wells Clark at Watertown in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut the said Wells Clark enlisted under Captain Hopper in Colonel Tophams Regiment in General Connells Brigade that he served until the 16 th day of March 1779 when they was dis- charged at Luertown in the State of Rhadeland. This deponent speaks from personal recollection because, he at the time belonged to Captain Griffiths Company in the aforesaid Regiment & his father & Brother (who are both dead) served in the same Company with the said Wells Clark during said Campaign, and this deponent became so acquainted with the said Clark from almost daily visiting his father and Brother in said Company & further says Not
Chaffey Green
Sworn & subscribed before me this 18 th day of September AD 1833 and
I further Certify that I am well acquainted with the said Chaffey Green the above deponent and have been for many years know him to be a respectable person and entitled to Credit
Peter Mire } Justice of The peace for Monroe County

Mr George Oviatt Hon Joseph Sibley
Residing in the Chili Town of Rush in the County of Monroe and State of New York hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with Mr Clark who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy four years old 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 & year aforesaid J. Cutter Dep. clerk
George Oviatt Joseph Sibley
And the Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the Matter, and after putting the interrogatories presented 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 George Oviatt & Honorable Joseph Sibley who have signed the preceding Certificate are Residents of the Town of Rush & Chili in the County of Monroe and are Creditable persons and that their Statement is entitled to Credit
J. Mc L. D. D. W.
Ra Carpenter Samuel Castle
Judges of the County Court for Monroe County

State of New York } Monroe County }
I Leonard Adams Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Wells Clark for a pension in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this 7 th day of October A.D. 1833
L. Adams Clerk
28.158 Wells Clark
A Revolutionary Soldier
of Wadsworth
Private 14 th Regt
Infantry
State of
1833
46.66 1.77 48.43
Rev Peter Price Esq Bush New York
Direct to Peter Price Esq Bush Monroe County State of New York
Wells Clark