MILITARY - Pension; Simon Whitcomb; Albany co., NY

submitted by Tom Lanagan (tlanagan @ att.net) 
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(NOTE: Pension file for Simon Whitcomb with the US National Archives is under 
R.11,393).
Summary of Military Service:
January 1776, 1 year, rank of Private, with Capt. David Down's Company under 
Col. Burrall.
October  1777, 3 weeks, rank of Private, with Capt. Chamberlin under Col. 
Sutherland.
September 1778, 9 months, rank of Private, with Capt. Brinhall under Col. 
Sutherland.
September 1780, 3 months, rank of Private, with Capt. Colbe Chamberlin under 
Col. Hopkins and also with Capt. Bostwick under Col. Whiting.
October 1781, 3 weeks, rank of Private, with Capt. Herrick under Col. Whiting.
Summary of principal events and dates:
Battles engaged:  Taken prisoner 19 May 1776 at The Cedars, Canada and 
subsequently exchanged.  Also was at the Burning of Schoharie in central NY.
Residence of soldier at enlistment: Amenia (also known as Oblong), Dutchess 
County, New York.
Date of application: 25 July 1832. His claim was allowed at $80 per annum.
Residence at date of application: Westerlo, Albany County, New York.
Age at date of application:  Born 19 September 1755 at Amenia, Dutchess 
County, New York.
Remarks: Soldier was married at Amenia, New York on 31 October 1779 by a 
Presbyterian minister to Abigail Hubbel who was born 15 August 1762.  Soldier 
died 20 December 1842 at Westerlo, New York.  His widow, Abigail, continued 
receiving a widow's pension until she died 3 January 1848. Her claim was 
supported by both an authenticated marriage record (issued by the State of 
Connecticut, Fairfield County for the Hartford Probate District which verified 
church marriage records from Reverend Ebenezer Knibloe of the Church in
Oblong-on-the-Green <Amenia, NY>) and also pages of the family bible that were 
submitted as documentation evidence.  The cover sheet was from a 1790 bible 
and the attached pages documented birth and marriage dates for the soldier, 
Simon, for his wife, Abigail, and their seven children; Louis Whitcomb born 30 
June 1780, Roswell Whitcomb born 1 January 1784, Altanah Whitcomb born 15 July 
1787, Asenath Whitcomb born 25 December 1792, Abigail Whitcomb born 22 May 
1798, Submit Whitcomb born 25 January 1802, and Finetta Whitcomb born 26 
November 1804.  At the time the soldier's widow died on 3 January 1848, there 
were four surviving adult children; Roswell Whitcomb of Monroe County NY, 
Submit Bootenhower, Altanah Dickson, and Abigail Gossman of Albany County NY. 
In a Power of Attorney submitted 17 January 1852, only Roswell Whitcomb and 
Abigail Gossman still survived.