Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4281, Joseph Green, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Green, Joseph
R. 4281
CONTENTS

State of New York Madison County ss
Declaration of Joseph Green in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832 for the relief of surviving soldiers of the Revolution
No. 33,568
7. C. S. p. 55- 1777-

State of New York } Madison County, ss. }
On this thirteenth day of February in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty six person all appeared in his residence before me the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas held in & for the County of Madison now  sitting Joseph Green a Resident of the Town of Eaton in the County of Madison & State of New York aged Seventy Seven Years Who being first duly sworn according to law did 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 & served as herein stated. That General Clinton Colonel Graham (believed his given name was Morris) Captain Elisha Ballou Lieut. Col. Hopkins Lieutenant Mc Carter were the officers under whom he served That he enlisted in the forepart of the Summer of 1776 does not recollect the day or the month but thinks that it was the first of June. That he left soon after the battle of White Plains. That he was a resident of the Town of Amenia (or as it was then called the Wine Partners) in the County of Dutchess & State of New York when he entered the service as a volunteer That as soon as the Company into which he enlisted were in readiness to proceed he marched with them to Poughkeepsie Dutchess County & from thence they went in a sloop down to Kings Bridge Stayed at Kingsbridge about a week from thence he went to East Chester & remained there on duty about two months & then went back to near Kingsbridge & there assisted in building barracks in which place he remained until New York was evacuated by the Americans under General George Washington being about six weeks He then went to Puskill of Fishkill does not recollect which Stayed there a few days and then went to White Plains & was there in the time of the battle although he was not engaged himself the company to which he belonged not being called out from their stations though they lay on their arms all the day momentarily expecting to be called upon to take part in the battle From thence he went back to

5- Peekskill or Fishkill (does not recollect which) again and was there taken sick & was informed by his Captain that he might go home & that if he continued to be unwell for any length of time he might get a certificate of the Physician where he resided that he was unable to do his duty & that such certificate should be his discharge which certificate was obtained & duly forwarded to his Captain. That he had no other discharge. That he was in actual service at that time five months.
2- In the following winter he removed to the Town of Brumley, Columbia County in the State of New York. The next summer after being the summer of 1777 he was drafted for two months to march to the Northward. That General Schuyler, Colonel Ashley, Major Lusk, Captain Goodrich, Lieutenant Andrew Lusk, Second Lieut. Noah Wheaton were the officers under whom he served during the two months for which he was drafted. Does not recollect the day or month in which he was drafted. That he went first to Fort Edwards & stayed there about four weeks then marched to Kingsbury & stayed there about a week then went back to Fort Edwards & stayed a few days & then went down to Fort Miller & stayed there about a fortnight & then marched down to Stillwater & from thence to Half Moon & was there discharged the time for which he was drafted having expired. That he saw General Washington, Lee & Putnam at White Plains. He also saw at the same place the Marquis de la Fayette acting at that time as the aide camp to General Washington.
That he has no documentary evidence & knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service. That he was born in the town of Stanford in the County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & fifty eight. That he has no record of his age. That he was living as before stated at the

Town of Armenia in the County of Dutchess a State of New York at the time that he first enlisted into the service of the United States. That at the close of the Revolutionary war he lived in New Lebanon in the County of Columbia a State of New York That he afterwards removed from New Lebanon to the town of Lebanon Madison County Same State from thence to Hornick Chenango County from thence to Col- umbus Same County from thence to Hamilton Madison County aforesaid from thence to Leba- non Same County from thence to Easton where he now resides. That he never received a discharge other than as mentioned above & consequently he has none now to show That he is known to Dunham Shapley & David Shapley who now reside near him & who resided in New Lebanon Columbia County several years ago & who were acquaint- ed with him then & can testify as to his character for veracity & their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution
That he employed The Hon. John G. Stowe of Hamilton to make an application for a pension in the Year 1833 That Mr Stowe being a Senator of the State of New York was compelled to leave home in the performance of his duty as a member of Legislature of the State of New York before the papers were ready to be sent to the Commissioners of Pensions as he has been informed & believes. That soon after he was taken sick & has not been well enough since to attend to any business and for these reasons he has been obliged to delay making this application until this Present time
That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pen- sion or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid before me Hanson Menger. Judge of Madison county courts—

We Amos Kingsley a clergyman residing in the Town of Sebagon & County of Madison State of New York and David Shapley a farmer residing in the same Town hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Joseph Green who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy seven years of age, that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid before me David Shapley
Hanson Munger - Judge of Madison County - And the said Hanson Munger Judge of the Court of Common Pleas held in & for the County of Madison does hereby declare his 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 said Hanson Munger Judge as aforesaid further certifies that it appears to him that Amos Kingsley who signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman residing in the Town of Sebagon County of Madison State of New York and that David Shapley who signed the same is a resident of the same place & is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit. And further that the said applicant cannot from bodily infirmity attend the Court.
Hanson Munger Judge of Madison County Andrew P. Sloan clerk of the Court of Common Pleas held in & for the County of Madison in the State of New York do hereby certify that the said Hanson Munger before whom the preceding declaration & certificate were taken is a Judge of a court of Record And that the signature annexed to the jurat of the declaration of the said Joseph Green and to the jurat of the certificate of Amos

David Kingsley & Dan Chapman and the signature to the certificate immediately preceding this is the genuine signature of the said Alanson Mungo Judge of Madison Common Pleas as aforesaid In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office this eighth day of March March in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty six
A. Sloan Clk

33,568
New York Joseph Green Surp?
See letter to Wm. L. Greenly 12. April 1836
Letter to same 16. May '36.
do do Wm. L. Greenly 15 th July 1836
to same 1. Aug. 1836

Eaton May 5. 1836
Sir
I received a letter from You Dated April 12. requesting that Joseph Green an applicant for a pension under the act of June 7, 1832 should state more particularly the day upon which he was taken sick & also that he should procure a certificate from the Secy of this State that Elisha Barlow was a captain in Col. Grahams Regiment. I wrote to the Secretary for such Certificate who in return states that in 1776 the appointments were made by the provincial Congress & the records of such appointments are very imperfect & continue so till the Year 1778 & that the names of but very few officers appear on the records prior to 1778. That he does not find the name of Elisha Barlow as Captain.
In relation to the time when Joseph Green was taken ill. He states that he was taken sick on his way from White Plains with two or three days after the battle of White Plains so that as soon as he arrived at Fish Kill (in the petition Mr Green stated he did not know whether it was at Peekskill or Fishkill but he now states that he knows it was at the place the highest up the river which is Fishkill) he went to his Captain & obtained leave to go home.
In relation to the other Town the Old man says that he cannot recollect the name of the Colonel if it was not Ashley although he still persists in thinking that his name was Ashley as above mentioned. I do not know but that these statements should have been under oath if so I will have him make oath to them. It from the statements that

have been made You are of the opinion that the above named applicant deserves a pension it will be a blessing to him for he needs it I wish You would apprise me when You come to a conclusion upon this matter & if the above statements should be made under oath write me & it shall be done. The reason that they are not now so made is because the Judge resides some distance from this place & the applicant is so infirm that he cannot go to him
I remain
Your Humble Servt Wm S Greenly
J L Edwards Esq Washington

of New York City of Madison Co.
On this sixth day of July in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty six personally appeared before me at his place of abode Joseph Green a resident of the Town of Eaton in the County of Madison who being duly sworn does depose. Say that he does not recollect the precise day upon which he marched from White Plains to Fishkill but his deponent states that it was within three or four days after the battle of White Plains that they remained on their posts at White Plains during that time expecting another attack from the Enemy but not being again attacked the army retired a few miles from White Plains & took up another position the name of which place he does not recollect But that the Company in which he served were ordered to march to Fishkill and that upon reaching Fishkill he was taken sick & left the Company & went home as stated in his previous declaration That this deponent stated in his previous declaration that he could not recollect at which place (Whether Fishkill or Peekskill) he stopped but that upon reflection he can now state positively that it was at that place which is the highest up the river which is Fishkill that though he could not remember the name of the place yet he could distinctly remember the situation.
And this deponent further states that the name of his Captain was Elisha Barlow and not Barton That he had been well acquainted with said Barlow for a number of years previous to enlisting under him in 1776 that said Barlow resided but about two miles from him at that time That during the tour which he this deponent took as a soldier Elisha Barlow the Captain was taken sick & obtained leave of absence & went home & was gone seven or eight weeks but had returned to his station before this deponent left the Company at Fishkill as aforesaid That during the absence of Captain Barlow Mc Carter the Lieutenant of the Company took the Command.

That he does not recollect that there was a captain by the name of Barton But that there was a captain Platt & a captain Stoudenborough in Col. Grahams regiment that he cannot now recollect the names of any other captains in that regiment That as near as this deponent can now recollect it was about twelve days from the day of the battle of White Plains to the time when he left the Company at Fishkill That the time for which this deponent had enlisted would have expired in about a fortnight if he had not been taken sick & that the Captain told him that as his time was so near out if he did not get well enough to come back in a few days that he might forward the certificate of the Doctor with whom they were both acquainted to that effect & such should be his discharge That he was about thirty miles from home when he left the Company
Sworn to & Subscribed before me this 6 th day of July 1836
Robert Henry Com. H rs of Madison County
Joseph
Spencer
I Andrew J Sloan clerk of the County of Madison State of New York do hereby certify that the to the furst signature to the foregoing declaration is the genuine signature of Robert Henry Commissioner and that the said Robert Henry is duly authorized to administer oaths & to make affidavits to be read in the Courts of Record in this State In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 6 th day of July 1836
A Sloan Clk

A2981
REJECTED
P. O. _____
Joseph Green Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18__
Discharged: _____, 18__
Application filed: _____, 18__
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: Born in Stamford Conn 1758 In war of 1812 in NY or 9th regt NY Inf 1835 Eaton Madison Co NY aged 77 Enlist 1836 for five years in New York City Chieftain - remained in New York City
Attorney: Mrs. Mary Green
P. O. NY - 1st Regt NY Heavy Arty
_____ Recognized. _____ Contr
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18__

Eaton July 20. 1836
Sir
Your favor of the 15 th  inst was this day duly received & in reply to that part which relates to the tour of two months under Colonel Ashley I would say that this morning I shewed your letter of the 12 th of April to Mr Green who now states that at the time he was drafted as stated & set forth in his first declaration for two months under Colonel Ashley the Town of New Lebanon now in the County of Columbia & State of New York was in the State of Massachusetts & that Colonel Ashley & all the officers were inhabitants of that State. By referring to the public history of the State of New York You will find that when the boundary line was settled between the State of New York & Vermont the line between New York & Massachusetts was altered & several Towns on the extreme west part of Massachusetts were transferred to New York among which was the Town of New Lebanon. The statement of these facts which are public & supposed to be known to any man - consequently do not require the sanction of an oath explains the whole matter & I suppose obviates the necessity of the making another declaration by Mr Green. In your favor of the 16 th May You say that whatever explanation Mr Green may have to make in regard to his service must be under oath but I do not think that the above explanations require an oath because the facts then stated are matters of history. By referring to the Massachusetts rolls or documents I think You will find the names of all the officers as set forth in his original declaration & thus be able to make a satisfactory examination without any further declaration from Mr Green.
Respectfully Your Most Ob t Serv t Wm L Green
To J. Edwards Esquire Commissioner of Pensions Washington City
(Furnoos)

Permit me further more to say that the reason why this statement was not made when Mr Green made his last declaration is that upon the receipt of your letter stating that you could not find the name of Colonel Ashby as commanding any regiment in the State of New York I merely told Mr Green that you stated there was no such Colonel. He insisted that there was but I thought that another statement that there was such a Colonel without any proof would be useless & consequently did not make any. When I shewed him the letter this morning where you had made the above statement he immediately saw the difficulty & explained it.
Yours &c Wm L Greenly

July 14
Ms.
Hon. J. S. Williams Commissioner of Customs Washington City
FREE
Joseph Green

Eaton July 7 1836
Madison County
Sir
Enclosed I transmit You the Supplemental Declaration of Joseph Green an applicant for a pension under the act of June 7 th 1832. The reason why this declaration has not been sent before is that I wrote a friend of mine in the Town of Anania when Elisha Barlow resided 1776 to get some affts of the Old men in that place that they have frequently heard that Barlow was such Captain as is stated in Mr Greens application but I have just learned that my correspondent is at present employed as an engineer on a Rail Road & will not be at Anania in a great length of time. I think that the facts stated in the enclosed paper are very particular & come directly to the point & I hope that they will answer Your purpose.
Yours Most Respectfully WM S Greenly
To The Hon S Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington City

Eaton September 1. 1836
Sir
In Your letter of the 15 th July last in relation to the application of Joseph Green for a pension, You say that the claimant will be allowed for four & a half months service in Captain Barrows Company but that You should require further proof in regard to the tour of two months. Accordingly I immediately forwarded to You some further explanation in regard to that matter & soon recieved from the then acting Commissioner Geo W M c Crump a line stating that my explanations had been recieved & that the public pay Rolls of Mass. were to be in Washington soon & that there the application would be acted upon finally.
Mr Green sent for me this morning & requested me to write You & ask You to send him the necessary Certificate to entitle him to draw for the four months & a half pay for annuity. The Old Gentleman says that he shall not live long & that he wants it now if loe. Also that he may have no opportunity to send down to Albany for the money after the 20 th of this month.
The object of this letter is to respectfully request

You in case You shall have passed an opinion upon the two months tour, or shall not be able to act upon it so as to send the applicant a certificate by the fifteenth of this month that You will drop that part of his claim & send him a certificate allowing him to draw for four & a half months service. He needs the whole & I have endeavored to make him wait till the final result of Your investigations should be known but as I have said before he is old & he thinks there is no necessity of delaying a claim for delays that I cannot convince him are unavoidably necessary. As he insists upon it I know not why it would not be right in case You are not now in a situation to investigate the tour of two months to send him a certificate for the service under. Barlow thus close this to me tedious matter rendered tedious by the Old Gentleman's fretfulness in regard to it
To Col. Edwards Esquire Commr of Pensions
I remain Your Most Ob t Serv t Wm S Greenly

Lomerac Algeria
Mar 14.
original Original Joseph Green
NY
O H. M.
NY
Mass

Eaton March 9th 1836
Sir
Enclosed is the Petition of Joseph Green a Soldier of the Revolution for a pension I wish as soon as the within papers shall be acted upon that You would write me and direct the letter to W m L Greenly Eaton Village Madison County and State of New York & You will much oblige me
J L Edwards Esquire } Commissioner of Pensions }
I am Respectfully Your obt serv t W m L Greenly