Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13351, Adam Henry, Mass.

Mass.
Henry, Adam
S 13351
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1837 700 New York
Abelam Henry of Oswego Co in the State of New York who was a Captain in the ... commanded by Captain ... of the ... commanded by ... in the Massachusetts line for ... and afterwards
Entered on the Roll of New York at the rate of 480 Dollars 00 Cents per Annum to commence on the 5th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of Octbr 1832 and subject to ...
Arrears to 5th of ... 1832 $20 Semi-annual allowance ending ... 1832 $940 $960
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Abel D. Hiles Clerk, Book D Vol. 5 Page 99

Proceedings, in order to obtain the Benefit of the Act, of Congress passed June 7, 1832. In the case of Capt Adam Henry - State of New York
Otsego County ss I Elisha Foote Esq. a Judge of the Otsego County Court, do Certify that I have examined Mr. Adam Henry and find him so infirm in Body and mind that no subpoena could be placed upon a Statute, he might make and do concerning it necessary to establish his Claim to a pension by other evidence than his affidavit and that I do believe him to be Sixty Years old or upwards
August 14 th 1832
Elisha Foote Judge of Otsego County Court
State of New York Otsego County ss On this 14 th day of August 1832 personally appeared before Mr. Elisha Foote a Judge of Otsego County Court, Mary Henry a resident of the town of Otsego, in said County, who being duly sworn according to Law, doth depose and says that she is the daughter of Captain Adam Henry, and now about 58 years old, and well recollects her father coming here for the season, as well and staying a short time, and returning Back, the circumstances were then My Mother was going to visit My Grand Mother on Home Back My Sister Elizabeth (then then myself) riding behind and myself in My Mother's lap before and we met my father (who was on horse Back) -

a little distance from home, where we lived in the town of Barre, County of Worcester State of Massachusetts. I do not recollect of seeing My father again until he came home after the surrender of Gen. Burgoyne Army, he came home as Captain of a Company or guard assigned to guard the prisoners to the Barracks at Rutland in Massachusetts. Soon after, My father moved his family to Rutland, and stayed one year during which time he was Captain of a Company of Troops stationed at Rutland and had the Command of the prisoners and went with them to Providence or near there to be exchanged. as My father stated to me at the time. I have frequently seen My father's Captain Commission, and that it was lost on the Morning of 22 nd day of August 1780. as I recollected My father had been for a doctor and said he had lost his pocket Book and returned and found it torn up by the Dogs. I saw some pieces of the Commission - and pocket Book after he returned - I have frequently heard My father say soon after he left the Service (also often said, while he had his reason that he had served over three years, I well recollect that My father fourteen years ago this summer made application before Judge Bangs of the town of Upton, County of Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, for a Pension, and procuring an testimony Jonathan of Hartwick, of the County of Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts and Nathan Nuts of the town of Barre
Warner

County and State aforesaid and one or more witnesses, not recollecting and that a return was received from John C. Calhoun Secretary of State, of the Northern State, that the proofs were correct, but he was a militia man and could not under a previous order that it is that they moved from Barrin, Winston County State of Mississippi in the month of January 1820, to Otego State of New York where we now reside - The reason of my mentioning the day of the loss of My father's Packet Book and Coburn- -book is that he was after a physician to attend My Mother at the birth of a child which was a Sister which is now living and whose age I know perfectly well - And further with not
Swann and subscribed Mary Henry before me this 14th day of August 1832
Eliza Heath Lodge of Otego County Road

State of New York Otsego County ss
We George Roberts, Ira Barrus, & Thomas Taylor, Residents of the town and County of Otsego do hereby Certify that we have been acquainted with Captain Adam Henry for about Twelve Years, and that he received the title of Captain by reason of a commission which he held at on the time of the Captain of Gen. Burgoin's Army and that we have heard him state the circumstances of being in several Battles viz the Battle of Bennington & Stillwater so we believe him to be 91 Years old, and that till within about two years he was reputed and believed in his neighbourhood where he resides as a man of sound mind and intelligent, and his General Character for truth & veracity was not disputed by any, and as it is generally reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, that he was a Captain in the war of the revolution, and we do most heartily concur in that opinion and further with oath
George Robert Ira Barrus Thomas Taylor Sworn and Subscribed before me this 14th day of August 1832.
Eliza Doot Judge of Otsego County Court

State of New Hampshire Attye Co. ss
Elizabeth Henry
aged 62 years being duly sworn Says that she is a daughter of Capt Adon Henry of the Town of Attye & County aforesaid & that she does now reside with her father. & this deponent will recall etc that her father went into the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War & also his return from the service after the capture of Genl. Burgoyne at which he stated he was present at the time of his return & this deponent has often heard her father mention his services at Roxbury Massachusetts at the time of the commencement of the war at the time the British lay in Boston. This deponent also will recall that her father commanded the Guard at Rutland Mass. as Captain. She has heard her father frequently speak of his being a Captain in Commission & the loss of his Commission many years since. & this deponent further states that her father has always had a Lieutenant's Commission (which is herewith forwarded to the Department for their inspection) ever since the Revolutionary War in his house & she always supposed he was

promoted from a Lieutenant to the office of Captain & further South Nat
Elizabeth for X Henry Mark
sworn & subscribed before me & in my presence This 15 th day of August 1832
Eliza South Judge of Otago County Courts

Otsego County ss
Job Potter a clergy- man & resident of the Town of Otsego & County of Otsego being duly sworn says that he has been many years acquainted with Elizabeth Henry & Mary Henry the persons who have subscribed the foregoing affidavits that he believes them to be persons of undoubted veracity that they are the daughters of Capt Adam Henry of the place aforesaid with whom he has also been long acquainted that he has no doubt of the sincerity mentioned in the proceedings of the said Capt Henry to obtain a pension having been performed as therein stated. It is generally reputed & believed in the neighborhood and when he resides to have been the fact & this Deponent never knew it doubted. I further saith not
Sworn and Subscribed
this 14 th day of August
1832 before me
Job Potter
Colin H. Scott Judge of Otsego County Court

State of New York Otsego County } ss I Eliphalet Frost a Judge as before stated do further certify that I have been long acquainted with George Roberts Ira Barron and Thomas Taylor the persons who subscribed one of the foregoing depositions and that they are all Men of the Most undoubted veracity and that their statement is entitled to full credit. And I do hereby declare it as my opinion, and after the investigation of the matter that the above named applicant was a Captain in the revolutionary war and served as stated in the foregoing depositions, And I do also declare that the Rev. Job Potho who signed the above depositions and certificate is a Clergyman and resides in the town of Otsego
Eliphalet Frost Judge of Otsego County Court

State of New York Otsego County
ss: I Horace Lathrop, Clerk of the said County of Otsego, do certify that the Hon. Elisha Root, before whom the several preceding Affidavits purport to have been sworn, and whose signature appears to the above Certificate, was at the date of the same a Judge of Otsego County Courts, duly appointed and sworn as such: And also that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe his name sub- scribed to the said Affidavits & Certificate to be his own proper hands writing & signature. Given under my hand & seal of Office the 14 th day of August 1832.
Horace Lathrop Clerk.

No. 2199.
Brief in the case of Adam Henry
See Register

No 2199
BRIEF in the case of  Isaac Henry  by his daughter Elizabeth of Otsego Co.  in the State of  New York (Act 7 June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Before a Judge
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? It appears by the certificate of the Judge under seal that the applicant is too infirm both in body & mind to make any new declaration and that the tradition of his daughter is taken in lieu.
3. How old is he? Around 90 his Daughter Elizabeth 62, and his daughter Mary 58
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days. As a Gen.  
In 17... It appears from the affidavits of his daughter Mary that his proof as a Captain in the Revolutionary War was from a man in New Baltimore who had a copy of State (War) and that his application was rejected because he served in the Militia. His daughter Elizabeth states that she has the tradition of his service from the commencement of the Revolution as Captain of the company at Ballstown. His commission as Lieutenant is dated Worcester Mass. 19th Nov 1777.
5. In what battles was he engaged? By the evidence of the military to his narration he was in the battles of Bennington & Stillwater.
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? at Barre, County of Worcester, Massachusetts.
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Documentary, as to the Lieutenantcy, the testimony as to the Captaincy supported by the oath of a clergyman & 3 residents of the same town whose credibility is required by the Judge as well as that of the County.
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Defective as to the absence of his own affidavit, which from infirmity of mind & body cannot be taken. Relinquishes all other claims.
X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Chas. B. Wilson Examining Clerk.

Record Division.
A. Wilson
December 8, 1908.
Mrs. W. A. Tims,
8311 Wade Park Avenue,
Cleveland, Ohio.
Madam:
In reply to your letter dated the 27 th and received the 28 th ultimo, you are advised that from the papers in the claim Sur. File No. 13351  12256 it appears that Adam Henry, who was a resident of Barre, Worcester County Massachusetts, during the Revolution, was commissioned May 14, 1776, as Second Lieutenant in Captain Benjamin Nye's company, Colonel Nathan Spar- hawk's Seventh regiment of Worcester County, Massachusetts militia, he also served as Captain of a Company at Rutland Mass.  for more than three years and was at the battles of Bennington and Stillwater. and served more than 3 yrs. He was allowed pension upon a certificate issued October 25, 1832, at which time he was about ninety years old and a resident of Otsego, New York. He died June 16, 1838.
The following children are mentioned, Mary aged 58 years and Eliza- beth aged 62 years in 1832, and a daughter born in August 1780, whose name is not stated. There is no further data on file as to family.
There is no mention of John Myers of Columbia County, New York, in the pension claim of Moses Myers Sur. File No. 14,002.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

1908 Dec. 8 Hist. to Mrs. W. A. Lewis, V.P. etc. 1909 Nov. 8 Hist. to Mrs. Helen Aye Rapp, V.P. etc.
Reston
13351 INVALID.
File No. 13351
Mann H. Lewis Capt. Rapp etc.
Act: June 3 rd 1852
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 10
[Arrangement of 1870.]

RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by L. D. L.
Claim No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Claimant _____
Soldier Adam Henry
Service Mass.
Additional Service Rev. War Res. N.Y.
No _____ claim, State records _____, 190_____
No claim, combination records _____, 190_____
REMARKS:
No claim, except all you J. H. 13351

Wauconda, Ill. Oct 31, 09
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington D.C.
Sir -
Will you kindly send me a copy of the pension record of Capt Adam Henry of the Revolutionary War? He was a resident of Rutland, Mass. during the war. But his application for pension was made from Cooperstown, N.Y. 1832.
Have you record as a pensioner of Capt. Samuel Athrop, Sharon, N.Y.?
I make these inquiries in behalf of descendants of these men. For purposes of admission to the patriotic societies.
Very Respectfully
Mrs Helen Myr Cupp Registrar Mildred Warner Washington Chapter D.A.R.
304 South Main St -
Yr

8211 Trade Park Ave Cleveland Ohio November 27 08.
To the
Commissioner of Pensions, Dept. of the Interior.
My dear Sir:—
Will you kindly send me an account of the Revolutionary service of Adam Henry, who received a pension while living in Oteys Co. Ky. for service in Mass. forces? I should be glad to know whether the names of his children are given in his application for a pension.
John Myers of Columbia Co. Ky., a Revolutionary ancestor of mine, did not receive a pension, as he died about 1798. But I should be glad to know if he is mentioned in the Pension application of

Moses Myers of Columbia County Ky or if his name is otherwise referred to in your Index.
If you will send me these records your kindness will be appreciated. I am
Yours very truly,
Eva Henry Sims (Mrs. H. A. Sims)

STATE of the Massachusetts-Bay.
The Major Part of the COUNCIL of the Massachusetts-Bay, in New-England.
To Adam Henry Esq. Gentleman Greeting.
YOU being appointed Second Lieutenant of the First Company (commanded by Benj. Dyer) in the First Regiment of Militia in the County of Worcester, in the Province of Massachusetts, in New-England.
By Virtue of the Power vested in us, WE do by these Presents, (Given under our Hands, and the Seal of the said State, at Boston, this Twelfth Day of May, in the Year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven) Commission you accordingly. You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the Duty of a Second Lieutenant in leading, ordering, and disciplining said Company in Arms, both in the Field and in Quarters; and to keep them in good Order and Discipline: And they are hereby commanded to obey you as their Second Lieutenant in all things therein concerned: And you are hereby commanded to observe and follow such Orders and Instructions as shall from Time to Time be given you by the Major General or the Council or your Superior Officers.
GIVEN under our Hands, and the Seal of the said State, at Boston this Twelfth Day of May in the Year of our Lord, 1777
By the Command of the Major Part of the Council
Worcester ss May 19 th 1777 Lieut. Adam Henry appeared and took oath Required by Council to be taken by the officers of the Militia of this State
Katharine Parsons (Sister) Jemima Grew (Daughter) appointed by the Honorable Council to administer said Oath as P. Dyer From Council
Gen. Bowdoin W. Dyer A. Ward G. Hume Rich. Dyer
Gen. Gage Gen. Howe Gen. Clinton Gen. Burgoyne Gen. Housatonic Gen. Phillips Gen. Stephens Gen. Davis D. Sewall