Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10879, Hugh Humphrey, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Humphrey, Hugh
S. 10879
carded
CONTENTS

Revised
10879
INVALID.
File No. 10879
Hugh Humphrey Supt. Rail Road
Act: June 1 th 1832.
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 185-
[Arrangement of 1870.]

21.013 Massachusetts Hugh Humphrey Berkshire in the State of Massachusetts who was a Sergeant in the Comp y commanded by Captain Root of the Reg t commanded by Col. Ashley in the Mass s line for 6 months
85- Berkshire
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass s at the rate of 30 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 th day of Dec r : 1833 and to H. W. Brattle Sen of
  Arrears to the 4th of Sep r '33  $ 75    Pension allowance ending Apr r '34  15     $ 90  
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. Geo. Stiles Clerk, Book E, Vol. 2, Page 30

Hugh Humphrey's Application for a Pension.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Berkshire, ss.
ON this thirteenth day of August A. D. 1833 personally appeared in open Court, before the Honorable WILLIAM P. WALKER , Judge of the Court of Probate, within and for said County of Berkshire, now sitting, Hugh Humphrey , a resident of the town of Great Barrington , in the County of Berkshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged Eighty three 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 act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. In the month of May or June (and
he verily believes it was in the latter part of May, the precise day he cannot now distinctly recollect) in 1832 he entered as a volunteer for three months in the service of the United States, in a Volunteer Company raised in Great Barrington aforesaid, - the Captain was Hermit Root , the Lieutenant was William Pixley . The Ensign's name he has forgot. The Regiment was commanded by Col. Ashley , in Genl. Fellows Brigade. The names of the other field officers he does not now remember. He does not now recollect that Capt. Root went out into said service, on the contrary he is very confident that Lieut. Pixley was the Commanding officer of said company. He marched first to Albany , then to Fort Edward , then up to Lake George , near to Fort Edward , then back to Fort Edward . Over five mile run, and half-way brook, (names of streams.) retreating from the enemy which were in pursuit. He then went to Fort Ann where his time of service, to wit three months being expired, he with some others was duly discharged. when at Fort Ann for some nights he cant tell which His Regiment when a short distance from Fort Ann , namely at Queensborough was within a short distance of some regular troops under the command of Genl. or Col. Nixon : Lieut. Sturges Sloan with whom said Hugh was well acquainted was with said regular troops. - The time when said Hugh was discharged at said Fort Ann , was, as he believes in the month of August , but he cannot state the precise time. He is confident however that he was in the service at this time all of three

months, during all which time he was sergeant of said Company. His warrant as sergeant if he had one  was  lost by Col. Ashley but he has lost it by reason of his great age he cannot recollect distinctly about his warrant. The next year in the month of August or September 1778. he again volunteer into said service for three months in a company of Volunteers commanded by Capt. Thomas Ingersoll, under the same Col. Ashley & Genl. Fellows. - He does not (by reason of his great age and consequent loss of memory) remember the names of his other officers - and in this service he was also a sergeant of said Company - Having served the aforesaid period of three months in said service as sergeant he was duly discharged at Stillwater - The precise month or day of the month when discharged he cannot tell - He marched first to Albany, then to Stillwater and to Saratoga, and remained at the last named place and in the immediate vicinity thereof until his discharge. While at Stillwater he quartered at one Palmer's, who he remembers at one time found much fault with some of the soldiers for taking a few of his turnips - Said Hugh also turned out and was in the service for short periods on occasion of several alarms but but of that makes no account.
The whole amount of time for which he claims he is entitled to a Pension is six months viz, when he served as aforesaid in 1777 and 1778 -
He was born at Newking in the state of New York December 8 th 1749. - lived there until he was twenty one years old when he removed to said Great Barrington, & has lived there ever since, - lived there when he went into the service. He has a Record of his age in his Bible, - He has no written discharge and does not remember ever receiving any - neither has he any documentary evidence whatever -
He knows of no one, and can find no one who can testify as to his service except John Van Bracht whose affidavit is herewith forwarded. - He has stated all the particulars as well as he could -
His acquaintance in Great Barrington are Moses Hopkins Esq. David Ives Esq. Ralph Taylor Esq. and Rev. Messrs. S. Burt & S. Gilbert, and Messrs. Geo. Pynchon, Geo Arnold, L. L. Latham, J. L. Van Dusen Esq. J. Sumner Esq. Deacon Geo. Beckwith and almost every gentleman in Great Barrington -

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 the agency of any State
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Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Officer Humphrey
W.P. Walker J. Probate
We Sylvester Burt a Clergyman, residing in the town of Great Barrington and Ralph Taylor residing in Great Barrington hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Hugh Humphrey who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be Eighty three 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. — And we know the said Humphrey to be a man of truth and veracity —
Sylvester Burt
Ralph Taylor
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Sworn and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
W.P. Walker J. Probate
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 Sylvester Burt who signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman, resident in the town of Great Barrington in the County of Berkshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts and that Ralph Taylor who has also signed the same, is a resident in the town of Great Barrington in the County of Berkshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
W.P. Walker J. Probate
I, HENRY W. BISHOP, Register of the Court of Probate within and for the County of Berkshire in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Hugh Humphrey — for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office of said Court of Probate, this Hundredth day of August in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty three
Henry W. Bishop - Register Probate

2/1 John Burghardt's Deposition for Hugh Humphrey.
Hugh Humphrey
Sp 6 mos advice Capt Root Col Ashley Mapline
76. m. Bishop Senox Map

I John Burghardt, of Great Barrington, Berkshire County Mass a chusits aged seventy five years, testify & say that in May or June (I think in May) 1877 Hugh Humphrey then living & now living in Great Barrington, myself & several others of Great Barrington went into the service of the United States in a Volunteer Company under Lieut W m Pixley, in Col. Ashley's Regt. and Gen. Fellows Brigade - we went to Albany - Fort Edward - up to Lake George near Fort George - then back by way of S. Mile Run, & half way knock to Fort Edward, then to Fort Ann, where said Hugh and several others were duly discharged - This was some time in August - P. Hugh was a Sergeant, and I have no doubt he was in the service all of three months during this tour -
The next year in August or Sept. P. Hugh & myself again volunteered in a Company of volunteers under Capt. Thos. Ingersoll (I believe,) - our Major was Thos. Joy, - Col. Ashley's Regt. Gen. Fellows' Brigade, we were at Albany, Stillwater & Saratoga, & in the vicinity all of three months according to my best recollection when we were dismissed & returned together home - During this service the said Hugh was a sergeant; - Further I say not, John Burghardt.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Berkshire ss. Be it known that on this 10 th day of May 1883. John Burghardt above named, who is a person of credibility appeared & made solemn oath to the truth of foregoing affidavit by him signed Before Increase Sumner. Just. Peace.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Berkshire, ss. I, HENRY W. BISHOP, Register of the Court of Probate in and for said County, do hereby certify that Merick Esquire, before whom the annexed deposition was taken is one of the Justices of the Peace within and for said County, duly and regularly appointed, and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and have no doubt that the Signature annexed to said deposition is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this thirteen day of August . A. D. 1832 Henry W. Bishop Register of Probate.