Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11171, Zaccheas Hamblin, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Hamblin, Saccheas or Zucchias
S. 11171
Carded
CONTENTS

20.872 New York  Bacchias Roambling in the State of New York who was a Private in the Comp. commanded by Captain Seabe of the Regt. commanded by Col. Dana in the New York line for 1 Year
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 40 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of Oct. 1833 — and to M. Mack Roambling
  Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 33  $ 100    Semi-annual allowance ending Feb. 34  20     $ 120  
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832.  Recorded by J. C. Stur Clerk
Book 6 Vol. 11 Page 91

State of New York
In Dutchess County ss } I James B. Lorry, Clerk of said County, and of the court of common pleas held in & for the same do certify that the papers herewith annexed contain the original proceedings of the said court of common pleas, in the matter of the application of Zacharias Garabedian for a pension. Witness my hand & seal of the court of common pleas of said County this twenty seventh day of June eighteen hundred and thirty three.
James B. Lorry Clerk

Revolutionary Papers of Deborah Hamlton
Exp. 18454
Allowed
William Nash of Henson Choctaw County, N York Agent

State of New York
County of Chautauqua
On this 11 th day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun- dred and thirty two personally appeared in open court before the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Chautauqua aforesaid now sitting Zacharias Hamblin a resident of the Town of Villanova in said County aged seventy two years the 1 st day of September 1832 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 7 th 1832. That he was born in the Town of Sharon in the County of Stock- field and State of Connecticut on the 6 th day of Septem- ber in year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty during the Revolutionary war he resided at Rindgehook Columbia County New York and then removed to the Town of Sharon Schoharie County New York and resided there until five years ago and then removed to the Town of Villanova County of Chautauqua where he now resides. In the Winter of the year 1776 & 1777 he enlisted into the State troops of New York under Roderick McKee Captain and marched to Albany from thence to Fort George and was there engaged in building shipping until Burgoyne came from Montreal then he retreated with our Army to Fort Edwards thence to Fort Miller from thence to Stillwater and was there engaged in the battle at the taking of Burgoyne thence marched to Half Moore's Point and was then discharged, after the expiration of nine months the term for which he enlisted, Colonel Daw commanded at Fort George and Generals Gates and Arnold at Stillwater .
9 mo

1 mo 1 mo After this he was drafted for thirty days and then ended up the Mohawk River and served his time but under what officer he cannot now recall and thinks it was in the year 1818 After this the Militia in the vicinity where he then resided were called into the service and he again was called up the Mohawk River under Captain Chapman & Colonel Van Alstyne and remained in the service at this time one month and was discharged, That again he was drafted for thirty days and went to Cherry Hill in New York under Lieutenant Augustus Green and was on the spot in the month of September and at the time the 1778 Valley was lost but the year he cannot recall that he continued in the service at this time one month , He will recall being in the service at the three times last mentioned three months but the precise times he cannot state that he served at these times in the Militia of the state of New York in the service of the United States as a soldier in the Revolutionary war In addition to the times above set forth he was in the service of the United States several alarms and he has no doubt but he served other months in addition to what he has set forth but the precise times he cannot recall He has no record of his age to his knowledge - and thinks there is nothing more residing in said town of Williamsville, and knows of no one living who knows anything to his service having been actually under , That he received no written discharge to his recollection He here by relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension

or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the army of any state. He saw General Gates at Stillwater Sworn & subscribed
By my & your servant James B. Denny Clerk
Zaccheus H. Hamlin
State of New York
County of Chautauqua
Isaac Hamblin of the Town of Willinovia in said County being sworn says that he is the son of the said Zaccheus Hamblin who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that he will recollect for the last twenty five years of hearing it frequently talked of by the said Zaccheus Hamblin that he was a soldier in the Revolutionary war in the service of the United States, He has frequently heard him tell of being at Fort George at Stillwater marching up the Mohawk River two different times and also of his being at Cherry Valley and that it had been talked of & understood in the neighbor- hood where the said Zaccheus Hamblin resided in Scholarie county that he was a Revolutionary soldier.
Isaac Hamblin
Sworn & subscribed
By my & your servant in open court
James B. Denny Clerk
We Benjamin Gill and Nathaniel Warner both residing in the Town of Willinovia in the County of Chautauqua State of New York hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Zac- cheus Hamblin who has subscribed and sworn to the above decla- ration that we believe him to be seventy two years of age that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that

opinion, And that his general character for truth and veracity is good.
Sworn & subscribed this day and year aforesaid James B. Gorry Clerk
Nathaniel Warner Benjamin Gill
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, & served as he states and the court further certify that it appears to them that Isaac Hamblin, Nathaniel Warner & Benjamin Gill, who have signed the foregoing affidavits. Each Residents of the Town of Villanova & credible persons & their statements are entitled to credit.
I James B. Gorry Clerk of the court of common Pleas, in & for the county of Chemtangoes & State of New York do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court, in the matter of by Zachrus Hamblin for a pension
With my hand & the seal of the court of common Pleas of said county this 12 day of October A.D. 1832.
James B. Gorry Clerk

no 18454
Zachas Hamblin N.Y.
i.
Admitted
Private 12 months
Ready
Wm Nash agent
of Wanne - Chautauqua County
N.Y.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
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 Lachius Glambon , of Chautengeton Co. V.
    Period when the service was rendered. 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.     Enlisted 1776 1777 9 Private Capt. Frederick Beebe Colo. Daur Genl. Gates " Arnold Bunker Hill Saratoga So. & W. Vany Fort George " " Crown " " Miller M'Intosh Columbia Co. New York aged 74 Proclamation Presidential   Drafted 1778 1   Called out 1 Capt. Chapman Colo. Van Alstyne   Drafted 1 Lieut. Augusta Benson Brig. Genl. Gates So. Cheroy Valley   
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 _____ of the Court of _____ 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 _____ 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 _____ &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 (l) 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 he 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 [i] 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.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

1894 Sept. 20 High 'tw
Howard Andrew
Audubon, Ind.
1924 Dec. 2- Tombstone data to Hon. Daniel G. Reed for Mrs. B. H. Christy. See letter carbon in Esbon Scofield B. 29189. AWS.
Rev. Rev. [unclear]
INVALID.
File No. 11.171
Georgia Hamilton
Phil. Pa. Wm.
Act: June 7th 1832.
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 163
[Arrangement of 1870.]

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Hambling, Reuben GRADE Private LINE Massachusetts
WARRANT NUMBER 4321 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Mar. 23, 1797 to Marbury Turner
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.