Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5114, Silas Holbrook, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Holbrook, Silas Betsey
R 5114
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Albany State of New York, County of Rensselaer p. On this — Fifth day of April 1853 before the subscri- ber a justice of the peace in and for said County personally appeared George Learned — a resident of West Troy — in said County being duly sworn says, that he is directly interested in a claim for said arrears of pension supposed to be due to the children of Betsey Holbrook dec. widow of Silas Holbrook also deceased on account of his services in the army of the Revolution. That said Betsey died on the 25 th day of Novem- ber 1844 at West Troy leaving her surviving the following children viz — Silas Holbrook jun. Adeline now King { now Learned { Elliot Holbrook. { Fanny Holbrook { Holbrook, { Emily Holbrook, { now King { Lucius Holbrook. { Luriena Holbrook. {
Deponent hereby appoints J. D. Woodward of Plattsburg N.Y. as his atty to investigate said claim, and examine all papers relating thereto in any public office and to act as agent of said claim, and receive certifi- cate for the amount to which said children are entitled, with power of substitution and revocation — Witness my hand & seal this — day and year first above written.
In presence of:
Daniel E. Stewart Justice of the Peace
George Learned

State of New-York Rensselaer  Albany County ss. On this 3 rd day of April 1853. before the subscribers justice of the peace in for said County personally appeared George Hearn who named & known to me to be the person described in the above affidavit and acknowledged that he execu- ted the same therein contained as his free act and deed, and I have no interest in the result of the claim to which the above paper alludes, and am not concerned in its prosecution. —
Daniel C. Stewart Justice Peace.
Chisholm of Betsey Holbrook Power NY 1853
State of New-York, City and County of Albany, Clerk's Office.
ss. Waiper
I, Robert Gray , Clerk of the said City and County, and of the Courts of Record therein, do hereby CERTIFY, that Daniel Stewart whose name is appended to the affidavit  affidavit of the annexed affidavit to the annexed certificate was, on the day of the date thereof, a justice of the peace in and for the County of Albany, duly authorized to administer oaths for general purposes; and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said justice and verily believe that the signature to the said affidavit certificate is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my official seal, this day of April 1853.
R. Waiper
Clerk.
for Woodruff

Proof of the Marriage of Silas Holbrook,

Marriages solemnised by Rev. Caleb Alexander, Seventeen Hundred Ninety Two, February Eighth, Giles Holbrook and Betsey Bridges both of Mendon.
A true copy from the Records of said Town, except the date which is in figures in the original, "1792 Feby 8 th " Attest.
Alexander H. Allen Town Clerk.
State of Massachusetts, County of Worcester ss.
I Alexander H.
Allen, above named depose and say, that I hold the office of Town Clerk of the Town of Mendon, in said County and State, and that the above is a true extract from the Records of the Town of Mendon aforesaid, with the exception of the date which is expressed on the Record in fair, legible figures, as follows, - "1792 Feby 8 th " as certified by me,
Alexander H. Allen
Sworn and subscribed to, before me, this Sixth day of April 1854, and I certify that Deponent is Town Clerk of Mendon aforesaid, and is a credible witness, and I have no interest in the result of the claim to which the foregoing affidavit relates, and I am not concerned in its prosecution.
John Geo. Metcalf, Jus. of the Peace.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
WORCESTER COUNTY, ss.
I,
Joseph Mason
Clerk of the
Judicial Courts
for the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, do hereby certify, that John Geo. Metcalf on the sixth day of April A.D. 1854 was and still is
a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, and authorized by the laws of this Commonwealth, to take the acknowledgement of deeds, and administer oaths, and that his signature to the certificate of oath upon the affidavit of Alexander W.
Allen
hereunto annexed is genuine
Given under my hand, and the seal of said County, this eighth day of April , in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty- four .
Coventry , this eighth , in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
Jo. Mason Clerk.

Children of Betsy Holbrook - who was the widow of Silas Holbrook in N. York hosp. care,

State of New York Albany County ss
Emily Learned, Wife of George Learned, of West Troy in said County, being duly sworn, Says that she is the Daughter of Silas Holbrook, and Betsey Bridges, his Wife, formerly of Mendon, near Bellingham in the State of Massachusetts.
That she has often heard her Father say during his lifetime, that he enlisted twice in the service of his Country during the Revolutionary War. That he was up the North River near Albany in the State of New York. And that he served for six months or more. And was in two or three Skirmishes with the enemy. And that he was entitled to a Pension. And to the best recollection of Deponent, he enlisted at Bellingham aforesaid under Captain Tisdale.
Deponent further says. That her Father the said Silas Holbrook, died at Coxsackie, County of Greene and State of New York, on the Fourth Day of May 1827. leaving the mother of Deponent, the said Betsey, his Widow, who since died at West Troy aforesaid on the Twenty fifth Day of November 1844.
Emily Learned
Sworn and Subscribed before me, this 10 th Day of June 1856 And I certify that Deponent is a Credible person. And I am not interested in the claim to which the foregoing Affidavit relates. And am not concerned in its prosecution.
Daniel C. Slee Atty. Justice of the Peace
State of New York, } ss: City and County of Albany, Clerk's Office,
I, Robert Babcock, Clerk of the said City and County, and of the Courts of Record therein, do hereby CERTIFY, that Daniel C. Slee whose name is subscribed to the jurat of the annexed affidavit, was, on the day of the date thereof, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County of Albany, duly authorized to administer oaths for general purposes; and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice, and verily believe that the signature to the said jurat is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my official seal, this 11 th day of June 1856
R Babcock Clerk.

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
5114.
P. O.
Betsey Holbrook
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized.
_____ Contract.

V 9727
Betsy Holbrook
NY.
Suspended Lt to Del Vankirk March '44 " to H. B. Hale Feb 17. '45
Act July 7 th 38

9727 Betsy Holbrook NY
L Jenkins 21 March 1846- Hon 3 Pratt Feby 17/1845- J D Woodman June 26/56
5/14
July 7 1838,

9727
Betty Holbrook
N.Y.
out 7 th July '38

Albany Sept. 29. 1843
James L. Edwards Esquire, Commissioner of Pensions,
Sir, I enclose the declaration and proofs in the case of Mrs. Betsey Holbrook, widow of Silas Holbrook, who claims a pension under the Act of July 7. 1838, and an,
Very Respectfully Your obedt. Servt. Lem. Jenkins.

Plattsburg N.Y. June 13, 1856
Sir,
I enclose additional Evidence in the case of the children of Betsey Holcomb of Newburgh dec d , who was the widow of Silas Holbrook also dec d . We think the proof will justify an allowance of six months & four days in this case, & hope you will concur.
Respectfull, Yours J. D. Woodward,
S. Cole Esq Acting Commr of Pensions,

Proof of Silas Holbrook's services. —

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston:
April 5 th 1854.
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 Silas Holbrook is borne on pay roll of Capt. Moses French's Comp. Col. Jonathan Titcomb's Regt. Rhode Island Service, from May 15 to July 15. 1777. 2 mos. 5 days as private.
Also on pay roll of Capt. Barker's Comp. Col. Denny's Regt. from Oct. 23. to Nov. 23. Year not dated, ordered to Clarrack 1 Month 12 days including travel.
Also on pay roll of Capt. Joseph Baxter's Comp. Col. — (Name torn off) Regt. Gen. Lord's Brigade on an expedition to Rhode Island from Aug 5 th to Sept. 14 th 1779. 1 Month 13 days.
Also on pay roll of men, called Six mos. men, who marched for and from the Town of Bellingham, Continental Service, from July 2. to Dec. 3. 1780. 200 5 12 Miles travel. 5 Months 12 days.
Also on pay roll of Capt. Amos Ellis Comp. from the Regt. of Militia in Suffolk County Service in R. Island from March 2. to March 17. 1781. 16 days and 120 Miles 6 4 travel. One of Ellis' rolls dated Bellingham.

"Also on list of Certificates due to Officers of the late 13 th Regiment Silas Holbrook, Surgeon's Mate. No. 7528. $ 59.83.
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.
E. M. Wright Secretary of the Commonwealth.

State of New York, County of Albany } ss West Troy March 24 th 1854 To the Secretary of Massachusetts.
Will you send to my Attorney, J. D. Woodward, now in Washington City D. C., a certificate of any service, rendered during the War of the Revolution, by Silas Holbrook, who entered the service from Billingham Mass. and served as a private six months in 1780, under Capt James Tisdale, in the Massachusetts Militia, and three months in the same company in the same year, as she verily believes. He resided in the said Town of Billingham, or in Mendon, near the line of Billingham and went into service from that Town, when he was about eighteen years old. He was born in Mendon, Mass. on the 11 th day of October 1762, and was married in said Town on the 8 th day of February 1792, to Betsey Bridges, of the same place. He died in Coxsackie, N.Y. on the 4 th day of May 1827, never having applied for a pension, leaving a Widow whose name was Betsey Holbrook, and she died at West Troy, New York on the 23 rd day of November 1844, leaving seven children, her surviving children, Silas Holbrook, since died in Coxsackie N.Y., Lucius Holbrook, since died in New York City.
1 Adeline King, Wife of Earl S. King, deceased, 2 Emily Learned, Wife of George Learned, 3 Elliot Holbrook, 4 Fanny Dobsen, Wife of James Dobsen, deceased, 5 Lorena King, Wife of John S. King,
And the said Adeline, Emily, Elliot, Fanny, and Lorena are the only surviving children of the said Betsey Holbrook, and all of age. I the undersigned Emily Learned, of West Troy, aforesaid aged forty eight years April 14 th 1853, being duly sworn say that I am a daughter of the above named Silas & Betsey Holbrook, and the above is a correct statement.

of my Father's Services in the Army of the Revolution, as I verily believe. And of the marriage and death of my Parents And names of the surviving Children. And the above declaration is made for the purpose of obtaining any arrears of pension, to which the Children of the said Betsey Holbrook, may be entitled under the Act of July 7 th 1838. And Other Acts of Congress. Emily Learned
Sworn and Subscribed to this Twenty fourth day of March 1854, And I Certify that declarant is a credible person, and I have no intent in the result of the claim, to which the foregoing declaration relates, And am not concerned in its prosecution
Daniel C. Stewart
Justice of the Peace