Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 18065, Zephaniah Hough, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Hough, Sephaniah Sabra
W 18065
CONTENTS

34921. do W 4
New York Roll
Stephan Hough
private New York - Line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 11 th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 th of Oct r 1818 and sent to S.P.L. Ford - Agent Herkimer New York
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818 38.40 emi-anl. all'ce ending 4 th Mar 1819 48.00
Arrears 4 Mo 24/30 $86.40 Xicon
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818 }
Continued 9 months 1779 to the end of the War, in the 8 th Mass ts Regiment Schuyler, Herkimer File March 1819
Dead Oct to Mr. Hough Oct 7. 1842
Continued Application sent to War Dept Sep 1870 Herkimer NY

Rev. Mr. Alvans Sabra Hough widow of Lephaniah
who served in the Revolutionary N.Y. war, as a private increased from $36 per an
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 96 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
First July Certificate of Pension issued the ninth day of Jany 1851 and sent to
William Valentine Albany New York
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 9, 1848, Page 86 Vol. 1

FAMILY RECORD.
MARRIAGES.
MARRIAGES.

FAMILY RECORD.
BIRTHS.
Sept 28 th
BIRTHS.
April 12 th
Lufkeniah Hough (D) 1760 Abigail August the 2 nd 1786 Anna November the 18 th 1787 James February the 3 rd 1789 Daniel S August the 7 th 1790 Milton June the 26 th 1792 Sabrah June the 18 th 1794 Amos May the 11 th 1796 Amsted December the 26 th 1797 Isaac Newton June the 15 th 1799 Almira November the 7 th 1801
Sabrah Smith (D) 1763
Newton Hough being duly sworn deposeth and saith that this record was copied from the original by me on or about the year 1890 and that it is a true copy of the same Newton Hough
Subscribed and sworn this 14 th day of October in the year 1895
before me Harris Lewis a Justice of the Peace of the County of Herkimer Peace
I certify that I took this sheet from the family Bible and that it is a part of the family records
Harris Lewis Justice of the Peace

12067.
Sabra Hough
via Lepakmia
Wyom
July 2, 1838
Camp NY no 4.19
Secy Mass. 12.5
16.24
Q.M. 1.
16 mo. 24d per
50. from 53
June 1840 the day of her husband's death —
Also acts of 43 H44
2nd b. S. Boston H.R.

State of Kentucky
McKinney County ss.
On this 7 th day of July one thousand Eight hundred and forty five at a Surrogate's Court held in and for said County before the undersigned Surrogate of said County the same being a court of record personally appeared Sabra Hough of the town of Shelby in said County aged Eighty two years the twelfth day of April last, who being first duly sworn according to law does on her oath make the following declaration to obtain the benefits of the acts of Congress passed July 7, 1838 and the act extending the same passed March 3, 1843 and the act passed June 17, 1844, allowing to certain widows pensions - That she is the widow of Zephaniah Hough deceased late of the town of Shelby who in his life time received a pension of the United States at the rate of Sixty six dollars per annum under the act of March 18, 1818 for his services in the Revolutionary war, that her said husband as she was always informed by him and others served three years in the said war, that he had a discharge which this declarant often saw and which was left in the house with other papers in the chest that a year or two before he drew his pension his discharge with other papers and some notes of hand were mislaid and were believed to have been stolen that he collected the note after by making the required affidavits etc - That her maiden name was Sabra Smith, that previous to her intermarriage with the said Zephaniah Hough she resided with her parents in the now town of Chatham in the County of Columbia, which adjoins on the State of Massachusetts. That the said

married to the said Zephaniah Hough about the last of the fall or the first of the winter in 1785 - recollects it was the first of May - she has no record of her marriage marriage was then even a record of marriage kept in the family. That her husband always kept a record of the ages of the family in which she entered their births and their children's births which record she still has. That she is entered in said record as having been born April 12, 1763 - That she was married when in her twenty third year. That they had ten children, the oldest of which was born little less than a year after her marriage. and who is now living and is in her fifty ninth year - That at the time of her marriage she and the said Zephaniah Hough, with two other couples a Mr. Beckwith & Anna Hough who were also afterwards married. but both died some years ago, and a Mr. Daniel Hall and a Miss Ingham - went together from her father's house to the house of the Rev. Mr. Camp a Presbyterian Minister in the town of New Canaan which adjoined the town of Chatham. after their marriage they returned home to her father's - that where she with her husband remained in Chatham until May then next, where they remained to Warren - bush in Schoharie County, where they resided there a number of years. Then they removed to Coopers town in Otsego County. From there to Schoharie in the County of Warren where she now resides and has resided for about forty years past. That her husband the said Zepha- -niah Hough died in the said town of Schoharie on the 5 th day of June 1840 -

That she has not intermarried but continuing the widow of the said Ephraim Dwyer That she cannot now recollect the names of the officers under whom her said husband served. but the officers belonged to the State of Massachusetts or were from that State.
her Sabra J. Dwyer marks
Sworn to before me in Open Court at a Surrogate's Court held before me at Haverhill in the County of Middlesex on the 7th day of July 1845-
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Official Seal this seventh day of July One thousand eight hundred and Forty five Ephraim Dwyer also of Middlesex County.

Stephen King estate of Exemplification
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No 33 - 9000000
Can
3494
Mar '19

Schedule
State of New York. Rensselaer County ss. On this seventh  fourth day of July 1820 personally appeared in Open Court to wit the Court of Common Pleas in and for the  said County, said court being by the laws of the State of New York. Constituted a Court of Record. Zephaniah Hough aged 59 years Resident in the Town of Schuyler in said County who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his Oath Depose that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows & enlisted in Capt. Daniels Company in the first Company in the 6th Regiment in the Massachussetts Line & then joined the Company of Capt. Bliss of Light Infantry of the same Regiment and served until June 1782 & enlisted under Capt. Daniels in April 1782 and then was transferred to Captain Robert Bradfords Company 2nd Massachussetts Regiment Commanded by Col. Sprout & was transferred to the American Regiment. So called & served until after the close of the war and was honorably discharged by Henry Jackson a Col. & Sheldon Adjutant that the date of My Declaration is the 11th day of April 1818 & the number of My pension Certificate is 3492 And I do Solemnly Swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by Gift Sale or any manner disposal of My property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring Myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and naval Services of the United States in the Revolutionary war passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor any person in trust for me any property or Securities contracts or Debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed — Real estate I have none & No personal I am a farmer by occupation — I have no family for which I provide & that I am badly ruptured & so infirm as to be unable to labour & if do not draw my pension, I must be supported

by the public or private Charity Zephaniah Hough Sworn to and declared on the 8th day of July 1820 before David Holt a Judge of Herkimer County Court of common pleas -
David Holt
George Rauerantz
John J. Pundegast
Judges
State of New York Clerk's Office Herkimer County
I, Walter Fish Clerk of the Court of Common pleas in and for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the Record of the said Court, and I do further certify that it is the Opinion of the said Court that the Total amount in the Value Of the property Exhibited in the foregoing Schedule is Nothing. In testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court On this 14th day of July 1820
Walter Fish Clerk
Of the Court in & for the County of Herkimer

General Hough
Harrison
N. York
Admitted.
Pls make return to
L. G. Lora
Harrison
N. York

Zephaniah Hough
Hudson
and Certificate to Fora. Hudson N. York
The name of the claimant is not on the Rolls in the War Dep - The depa- sition of two credible witnesses as to the service & discharge of the applicant, is required to sub- stantiate the claim.
The quality - and sig- nature of the magistrate who administered the oath must be certified by the County Clerk.

I Zephaniah Hough of the town of Schuylerville in the County of Saratoga and State of New York do according to the act of the Congress of United States of America entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war" make the following Declaration under Oath that is to say - I do solemnly declare that I am a resident citizen of the United States town in the town of Schuylerville County of Saratoga & State of New York and that by reason of my reduced Circumstances in life I am in need of assistance from my country for support - and I do further declare that I was a private Soldier in the war of the Revolution and served as such against the common enemy until the end of the war in the Continental establishment - that I enlisted as a private Soldier in Captain Peter Van Rensselaer's Company of Infantry in Colonel Willets Regiment in the New York line on or about the first day of March One thousand seven hundred and eighty one for the term of nine Months and served as such private Soldier in the said Company and Regiment for the term of nine Months and until the first day of December One thousand seven hundred and eighty one when I was discharged by time having expired and I do further declare that I again enlisted as a private Soldier into Captain Daniels Company of Infantry in the Sixth Regiment in the Massachusetts line in the Continental establishment on or about the first day of June one thousand seven hundred and eighty two for the term of three years and immediately joined the said Regiment and was then transferred to Captain Claus's Company of light Infantry in the same Regiment in which Company I continued as a private Soldier till the close of the war I was then transferred to Captain Brefford's Company of Infantry in the Second Massachusetts State Regiment in which Regiment I continued till some time

in the month of November one thousand seven hundred and Eighty Three when I was transferred to Captain Bowles Company of Infantry which was a Company selected from several different Regiments of the Massachusetts line and was stationed in the City of New York during the winter of Seven hundred Eighty three four and continued in the said Company as a private soldier till the thirteenth day of June one thousand seven hundred and eighty four when I was discharged at that Point in the State of New York and I do further declare that my discharge was signed by Brigadier General Henry Jackson and Collo C Sheldon Adjutant - And I do further declare that I had my discharge till some time in the month of October one thousand eight hundred and fifty in my pocket book when I lost my pocket book with my discharge and a number of other papers in it and that I have never since seen my pocket book or discharge - And I do further declare that I hereby relinquish all claim to every pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the United States or of any Individual State - Witness my hand this Eleventh day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen I have and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid David Scott Judge of Probate Court. P. S.
Zeplhamah Hough

Hebrew J Robert Huggins of the Town of Schenectady in the County of Schenectady State of N. York. Being duly sworn saith that he is well acquainted with Zephaniah Hough men- -tioned in the foregoing declaration, and knows that the said Zephaniah is a man in indigent circumstances, that the said Zephaniah has resided in the family of this deponent for two years past - That this deponent well recollects having seen in the possession of the said Zephaniah, the discharge of the said Zephaniah from the Army of the Revolution and according to the best recollection of this deponent the said discharge was for a service in the Army of about three years - That this deponent well recollects that sometime in the summer of 1815 or about the time men- -tioned in the preceding affidavit the said Zephaniah complained of having lost his pocket book and has no doubt that the said Zephaniah did lose his pocket book at that time
Robert Huggins
Sworn to April 17. 1815 before me
David Holt Judge of Herkimer Com. Pleas
Hebrew J. Rufus Smith being duly sworn saith that he is well acquainted with Zephaniah Hough mentioned in the preceding declaration and was acquainted with him during the time of the Revolutionary war - That this deponent of the said Zephaniah then resided at the Town of Chatham, County of

Columbia (State of New York, That this Deponent well recollects That the said Zephaniah was enlisted as a soldier in the Army of the United States, in the Revolutionary war - That this Deponent is confident that the said Zephaniah was in the Army for a period exceeding one year, but the exact time this Deponent does not now recollect - and that the said Zephaniah is now in public health & in indigent circumstances.
Sworn to April 17. 1818
Rufus Smith
Before me
David Holt
Judge of Washington Co. Pleas.
State of New York,
Washington County } Be it remembered that on the Eleventh twentieth day of April 1818 at Hudson in the County of Washington and State of New York, before me, David Holt Esquire one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, in & for the County of Washington aforesaid, duly appointed qualified & sworn the said personally came & appeared the before named appli- cant Zephaniah Hough & the before named Robert Hough & Rufus Smith, all well known to me, and all residing in the County of Town of Schenck County of Washington, and in my presence severally signed the foregoing Declaration & Affidavit, and were also severally sworn by me to the truth of the facts contained in the same - and it appearing to my satisfaction, as well from the said Declaration as from the said Affidavit of the said Robert Hough
Rufus Smith

and Ralph Knapp. That the said Benjamin H. Hough served in the War of the Revolution as stated in his Declaration and that the said Declaration is in all material respects true. I do therefore certify that with the testimony in the records and the proceedings had thereon to the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War according to the require- ments of the act of Congress in such case made - Given under my hand at Hushion April 18. 1818
David Holt
State of New York Sturtevant County } I, Walter Fish Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Sturtevant and State of New York do hereby certify that David Holt Esquire whose signature is affixed to the foregoing Declaration Affi- davit of Certificate is one of the Judges of the said Court duly commissioned qualified sworn, and that his signature to the same is in his own proper hand writing and that the said Court is one of the Courts of Record of the said State. Given under my hand and the seal of the said Court at Hushion this 18 th day of April 1818 -
Walter Fish, Clerk

State of New York
Otsego County } ss Ensign Rufus of the Town of County of Otsego being only sworn saith that he is well acquainted with Ephraim Hough whom affidavit is here annexed, & has been acquainted with said Hough ever since the year 1777-
That he this deponent knows that the said Hough did enlist as a private soldier on the continental establishment in the spring or summer of the year Seventeen hundred and eighty one or eighty two, and served as a private soldier between two and three years, part of which time he the said Hough was in the 6 th Regiment belonging to the Massachusetts line and part of the time in the 2 nd Regiment belonging to the same line - And this deponent further saith that he this deponent was a soldier on the establishment aforesaid and served with the said Hough and knows that the said Hough was honorably discharged at Watkins Point on or about the 30 th day of June 1784 by General Henry Jackson - and further this deponent saith not. -
Ensign Rufus
Sworn before me
this 14 th day of August
1815.
John Rapal
Judge Otsego Co. N.Y.

State of New York Otsego County } ss. I John Russell — one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in said County do certify that on the 14 th day of August 1818 personally appeared before me Ensign Russell and made oath to the within affidavit, & further that the said Russell is personally known to me to be a credible witness.
Dated August 14 th 1818
John Russell Judge of Otsego Com. Pleas. —
State of New York Otsego County } ss.
I Walter H Webb Deputy Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in said County do hereby certify that John Russell Esq. who has subscribed the foregoing certificate is one of the judges of the said Court duly qualified to act as such, according to law, and that the said Court is one of the Courts of Record of the State of New York & that the above written is of the said John Russell — above written is in his own hand writing — he attests whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Court & subscribed my name. This 14 th day of August 1818 — W H Webb Dept Clerk

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 18065-
Sabra Hough Widow of Zephaniah Hough Dis. New Mass.
Act: Feb 2 nd 48
Index:—Vol. 24 , Page 348
[Arrangement of 1870.]

V 1200
Sara Hough N. York P.O. Salem Young Camp 29. 1845
53 33 2 66 55 00
July 1 1838.

New York, 9788.
Sabra Hough, widow of Zephaniah Hough,
who died on the 5. June, 1840, of Haverhill (in the State of N. York) who was a private in the                      commanded by Captain                      of the                      commanded by                      in the N. York line for 16. m. 24 d.
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 56. Dollars                      Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1841. 5th. June, 1840 —
Certificate of Pension issued the 24. day of Dec: 1845 and sent to Hon. C. J. Benton, H. R. —
Arrears to the 4th of Semi-annual allowance ending
$42.92
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 7, 1838, Section the }
Recorded by Nettleton Clerk, Book D Vol. 1 — Page 61.

Rept 27
7478.72 New York
Sabra Hough, widow of Zephaniah Hough, who was a private, in the N. York line.
A Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 50 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24. day of Dec: 1845 and sent to Hon. G. S. Benton
HR.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A 17 June, 44. Vol. 2 Page 771

New Hampshire
Payment to be made at Albany by
Thos W. Alcott Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of New York
from Mr. Schuyler Officer N.Y.
Payable on the 4th September and 4th March
Recorded in the Pension Office on the Roll of Pensioners under act February 2d, 1848, Page 84 Vol. 4 .
Ebenezer D. King Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
WIDOW'S PENSION.
I certify that in conformity with the act of February 2d, 1848, Sabra Hough widow of Zephaniah Hough who was a Private in the revolutionary war, is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of Fifty Six , dollars and _____ cents per annum, commencing on the 4th of March, 1848, and continuing for life, unless she should again marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage.
Given at the War Office of the United States this 8th day of February one thousand eight hundred and forty nine .
Geo. L. Marcy.
Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned.
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.

Rocktown, Herkimer Co. New York
20 th March 1857
Dear Sir
Application was made at the Office of the pension agency at Albany New York, for the payment of the increase of Pension due to Barbara Coshman & Sabra Hough under new certificates issued at Your Department. And payment of the same was refused. Stating that no directions for the payment of such pensions had been received by them from Your Department. Will You therefore have the goodness to give the necessary directions
Which oblige Your Obedt Servants —
Simon Peter
To Wm. E. Heath Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of 2 nd of February 1848 entitled an act making further provision for surviving widows of the Soldiers of the Revolution
State of New York Herkimer County ss
On this ninth day of September A.D. 1848 personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the peace in & for the said County duly authorized by Law to administer oaths Mrs Sabra Hough resident of Schuyler and County of Herkimer & State of New York aged eighty five years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the acts of Congress passed the 2 nd February 1848 granting pensions to the widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Lapham Hough who was a private in the war of the Revolution and that she has an annual pension at the Rate of fifty six dollars per annum under the act of March 3 rd 1843 and she further declares that she is still a widow & the widow of said Lapham
Sworn & subscribed on the day of year above written before Chas B Ingalls
Sabra Hough mark
Harris Lewis a Justice of the Peace of Herkimer County
I certify that the declarant is personally known to me and that she is the same individual she represents herself to be in the foregoing affidavit
Harris Lewis Justice of the Peace of Herkimer County

State of New York Clerks Office
Herkimer County ss
I Manders Barry Clerk of the said County Certify that Thomas Sewell Esq r was on the Ninth day of September A.D. 1848 Justice of the Peace in & for the County of Herkimer duly elected and Authorized to act as such and that the signatures above written purporting to be those of the said Justice are genuine
In Testimony whereof I hereunto affixed my official seal which is also the seal of the said County and subscribed my Name
Dated September 12 th 1848-
Manders Barry. Clerk

State of New York, } (Rensselaer County) } ss. On this fourth day of July 1845 before the undersigned justice of the peace in and for said County personally appeared, Rufus Smith aged seventy seven Years in February last a resident of the town of Schuyler in said County who being first duly sworn according to law does on his oath say, that in the Revolutionary war he resided in the town now called Chat- ham in the County of Columbia in the State of New York, with his parents and their family. That his Sister Sabra Smith also who is about four Years older than this deponent also then resided at home at the same place. That about the close of the war and this deponent cannot now state posi- tively whether in the Year 1784 or 1785, his sister the said Sabra Smith was married to Zephania Hough who also resided at the same place of this deponent's father's family. That this deponent was well acquainted with the said Hough previous to his intermarriage with this deponent's sister the said Sabra, that the said Hough was a soldier in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary war, and was in the service until near or about the close of the war, and as near as this deponent can now recollect the said Hough was out of the service near or about a Year before he was married with to this deponent well recollects the circumstances, that the said Hough & Sabra were at the house of this deponent's father, and started from there to go to New Canaan the adjoining town to get mar- ried. This deponent saw them go, and return to his father's house. That the said Hough with his wife the said Sabra afterwards removed to Warrensburgh in the County of Schoharie, afterwards they removed to Otsego County and afterwards to the town of Schuyler

in the said County of Schuylkill, where the deponent's father's family had permanently resided - That the said Ephraim Hough & Sabra his wife lived together as near as this deponent can recollect about fifty seven Years, had ten children, all intelligent and smart, two of whom also now reside in the said town of Schuylkill with one of which the said Sabra now resides - That the said Hough in his life time received a pension from the United States at the rate of Eight dollars per month, that he died in the said town of Schuylkill about five years since leaving the said Sabra his widow, who resides in the said town of Schuylkill as aforesaid and remains his widow. Subscribed and sworn before me July 4, 1845 - J. A. Rasbach Justice Rufus Smith
I certify that I am personally acquainted with Rufus Smith the the above deponent, and that he is a man of good standing in society of good moral character, active and intelligent, and that his statements are entitled to the fullest credit.
J. A. Rasbach Justice
State of New York Schuylkill County ss:
I certify that J. A. Rasbach Esq. whose name is subscribed to the above final and certificate was on the day of the date thereof a justice of the peace duly elected & qualified and that I am well acquainted with his handwriting & truly believe the foregoing signature purporting to be his are genuine. Attest my hand & official seal July 18, 1845
E. A. Munnison Clerk

State of New York } Columbia County } ss. On the Eleventh day of July one thousand eight hundred and forty five personally appeared before me the under- -signed one of the Justices of the peace for said county - William L Van Alstyne personally known to me as the Town clerk of the Town of Chatham county - aforesaid. Being fully sworn deposes & saith that at the request of Herman Young of the County of Werkshire State aforesaid. He has examined the records of the Town for the purpose of finding recorded the Banns of Marriage of Dabrah Smith & Benjamin Hough who were married in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty five. and that the records of that date were not in the office at this time and cannot say where they are, and that it was not the custom for the Town according to other evidence to publish such banns of marriage at that time
Subscribed and sworn to before me this the Eleventh day of July 1845
Wm L Van Alstyne
Henry Becke } Justice
State of New York } Columbia County } ss I John J Baver Clerk of the County of Columbia and of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, do hereby certify that Henry Becke before whom the foregoing affidavit was sworn to, was at the date of said affidavit a Justice of the peace in and for said County. And further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of such Justice and verily believe that the sig- nature to the said affidavit is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County and Court aforesaid this 16 th day of July 1845
J B Baver Clerk

State of New York
• Herkimer County } p: Herman Young of Herkimer in said county being duly sworn deposes and says that by the direction and request of Sabra Hough widow of Zephaniah Hough of Schuyler in said County. he proceeded to Chatham & New Canaan in the County of Columbia. and made diligent search and inquiry for records of marriages which took place within a few Years after the Revolutionary war & during said war with a view to find the record of the marriage of the said Zephaniah & Sabra. that he enquired of all the old people within a circuit of about four miles of the place where the said Hough & Sabra had resided & were married that he inquired also of the church officers in open places that he was informed that the old church was destroyed many Years ago. and a new one Erected near the place. that a man by the name of Berbe who is now dead had the old church papers in his possession. that his house was burned about twenty Years since and all the papers were burned. so that there is no record of marriages Extant. that he found many persons who were well acquainted with the said Sabra and Zephaniah Hough. and who all know them to have lived together as man & wife and raised a large family of children. all which information this depo- nent verily believes true. and this deponent further says that he does not believe there is in existence a record of the marriage of the said Zephaniah & Sabra. that he has seen the family records of the said Sabra Zephaniah and it contains only their births & the births of their children but no record of marriages (either of themselves or any of their children)
Subscribed and sworn before me July 21. 1845- J. A. Rathbun Justice
Herman Young

Schuyler N.Y. Oct 1/42 Milton Hough. his mother suillid to a "Widow's Pension." A283. Rec Oct 7, 42 Pension Office.
Hon. J. C. Jones Secy of War Washington City Felix Hough Myself

Schenectady Oct 5 th 1842
Dear Sir I take the liberty to enquire of you the law relating to widows pensions in behalf of my Mother who is a widow and in indigent circumstances. She is the widow of Zephaniah Haugh late a prisoner of the U States and was married to him about the year 1782. My Father died in June 1840 and his original pension certificate was sent on to the War Department. She wishes to know if she is entitled to a pension and if so what testimony is requisite to establish her claim and if it is necessary to prove My Fathers services we wish you to take the trouble to look at the papers which are in the War office and send the names of the witnesses that testified to his claim. and also favour us with any other information which you deem necessary and you will very much oblige us I think it probable that all the original witnesses are dead and if so perhaps other testimony will answer the purpose Be so kind as to answer this as soon as convenient Yours Resp ly
Hon J B Sherman
Milton Haugh
AB Direct to me at East Schenectady Albany Co N.Y.

J L Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions
Sir,
I enclose you papers of Sarah Hough of Schuylkill County of Pennsylvania State of New York for a continuance of Pension under act of 2 Feb 1818
Yours Thomas E. Clarke
Ulster NY Sept 18 th 1818 —

12067
Aug 23. 1845.
to Sara Knight,
Aug 7. 1838.
J. Edward Ely Prof. of Paleon Washington
70

West River N.Y. July 21. 1825
Sir
Enclosed I forward the claim & proofs of Sabra Smith for Pauline.
please communicate result to me soon as practicable
Your obed. Servt.
Isaac Edwards Esq. Comfr. of Pauline
Hermon Young

In pursuance of a law passed the 27th of April, 1784, entitled "An act for the settlement of the pay of the Levies and Militia, for their services in the late War, and for other purposes therein mentioned," the following certificates have been issued, bearing interest at five per cent per annum, viz :
  1 st Decr 1781.  Yephaniah Hoof, priv   £10 15 1 4 mo. 19 days 
STATE OF NEW-YORK, COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, Albany, Sept 26 th 1845.
I hereby certify the above to be true extracts from Book No. 2. now remaining in this office, and that the service for which the certificates above named were issued, were performed under the following officers, viz :
  First—under Capt.  Peter Van Rensselaer  in  Col.  Messrs. Millett  Regt.    Second  " "   " "   "    Third  " "   " "   "    Fourth  " "   " "   "    Fifth  " "   " "   "    Sixth  " "   " "   "    Seventh  " "   " "   "    Eighth  " "   " "   "    Ninth  " "   " "   "    Tenth  " "   " "   "  
per 50 th per cent
Philip Phelps Dep. Comptroller

Mr Gardner Gane Boston
To be left at A G Palmer no 8 Union St
210 State
210

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston;
Nov. 21. 1845.
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 Stephaniah Hough is borne upon an account of Public Securities, due to officers and soldiers of the 2 nd Massachusetts regt., for the year 1783. as a private - no service named - Upon a return, as having enlisted for the town of Middleborough, for the term of 3 years, dated, Springfield, August, 28, 1782. - The above is all the evidence of service of any one of the name, as shown by the records in this office.
12, 5 days to 3 Sep 83

And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said application, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Parsons, Secretary of the Commonwealth.

State of New York Rensselaer County } Town of Schuyler } for
The secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts hereby requests to furnish evidence from the rolls in his office of the service of my late husband Zephaniah Haugh who served in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary war, in the State of Massachusetts, in the 6 th Regiment. His enlistment was for three Years. He enlisted in Capt. Daniels Company, and as war had was afterwards transferred to another Company and served to the close of the war and continued in the service after the close of the war — he served also in the State of New York — We were married in the Year one thousand seven hundred and eighty for eighty the forepart of the year. He died in the Year one thousand eight hundred and forty in the said town of Schuyler. At the time of his death he was a pensioner of the United States at the rate of Ninety six dollars per month annum.
The above is as near as my memory will serve me but I wish you to furnish evidence of the exact time of said service
Abrah Hes Haugh
I hereby certify that the within marked application on this fourth day of Sept. in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty five before me
Harris Lewis Justice of the Peace

I am now eighty two years old and my memory does not enable me to state anything further material to the search required I have empowered Herman Young of the town of Herkimer in the County of Herkimer in the State of New York to act in the premises as my attorney Witness my hand this fourth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty five
Her Sabrah Hough Mark.
Signed in my presence by said Sabrah Hough this 4 th day of Sept in the year 1845
Harris Lewis Justice of the Peace
subscribed to the certificate of the proof or acknowledgement of the annexed instrument in writing and endorsed thereon, was at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgement a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, dwelling in the said county, and duly authorized to take the same; and that I am well acquainted with his hand-writing, and verily believe his name subscribed to the said certificate to be his genuine signature.
In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said county.
Sept 5. 1845
E. A. Munson Clerk
1621

Herkimer Sept 6 th 1845
Mr Gove
Dear Sir
Will you take this to the office of the Secretary of the state of Mass and get him to search the records and give a certificate for the applicant, and send it back as soon as possible and whatever your charges are I will send you, by attending to this immediately you will oblige Yours &c
Edgar Hunt
Please to put your charges in and send this back in letter form

Due to pgh per annum. bed g former pmts at $56 per annum comm'g 1 July 1848
M rs Valentine Albany NY
H H Sylvester Pmts

State of New York } Dutchess County - } ss
On this twelfth day of October A.D. 1850 Before me a justice of the Peace within and for the county aforesaid personally appeared Sabra Hough of the town of Schuylerville State of New York who being duly sworn upon her oath makes the following declaration for the purpose of obtaining the benefits of the act of Congress of July 29 th 1848 and of the joint Resolution of July 1 st 1848 in that she is the widow of Ephraim Hough late of Dutchess County New York deceased, who was a private in the war of the Revolution and received in his life time a pension from the United States at the rate of $96.00 per Annum. That since the decease of her said husband she has been allowed a pension at the rate of $56.00 per Annum and is now in the receipt of the same. She further states that she believes that by virtue of said acts of July 29 th 1848 or of said joint Resolution of July 1 st 1848 she is entitled to an increase of pension. She therefore herewith returns the certificate she now holds and asks that a new certificate may be issued to her for such amount of pension as she may be entitled to by law.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this twelfth day of October 1850 } Sabra her Hough Harris Lewis Justice of the Peace in presence of Solomon Peter
I certify that I am personally acquainted with Sabra Hough and that she is the identical person above named and the reason of her not writing her name is the trembling of her hand that she cannot write. Harris Lewis Justice of the Peace

State of New York, HERKIMER COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE.
} ss.
I, Conrad B. Barry , Clerk of the County of Herkimer, do certify that Harris Lewis Esquire, whose name is subscribed to the certificate and jurat of affidavit of the annexed instrument, was at the date thereof, a Justice of the Peace in and for the said county, dwelling in said county, duly elected and sworn; and that I am well acquainted with his hand-writing, and verily believe the name subscribed to the said certificate and jurat of affidavit, to be his genuine signature
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said county, at Herkimer, this 4 day of November A. D. 185 7
Conrad Barry
Clerk.
No 2. Subra Hough

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Houghland, John GRADE Private LINE Lee's Legion
WARRANT NUMBER 13240 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED June 7, 1790
To John Houghland
also, T. L. H. 118-60-55 (8)
*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.