MILITARY - Pension: Benjamin Potts; Bergen, Greene co., New York

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Source: Genesee County, NY - Benjamin Potts Revolutionary War Pension

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Series: M805, Roll: 662, File: S44247
[Abstracted]

Revolutionary Claim - Act 18th March 1818

New York - Benjamin Potts of Bergen in the state of New York who was a private
in the regiment commanded by Colonel Butler of the [crossed through] for the
term of three years inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 82
Dollars per month, to commence on the 22nd of April, 1818 - Cetificate of
Pension issued the 28th of Apl 1819 and sent to Sam'l Lake, Esq, Batavia, N.
York

Genesse County, the seventeenth day of June 1836 personally appeared Benjamin
Potts aged seventy five years, resident of Bergen, sworn he was in the
Revolutionary War as follows: 

Three years service in Capt. W. Judd's Company and Col. Samuel Wylly's
Regiment of the Connecticut Line was discharged first of February 1781 at
Luzenne County, PA - that his declaration was dated the 22 day of April 1818
and his certificate is numbered 9949

Real Estate I have none

I am in possession of thirty five acres of land situate in the Town of Bergen
in P. County which I hold by an article of agreement for the purchase thereof
from the agent of the State of Connecticut on which there is eight acres
improved and a small log house one half of the whole belongs to Munson Hobs
who married my daughter & with whom I live. There is due to the State of
Connecticut one hundred thirty one dollars for said lot

Personal property

1 yoke of small stags
1 cow
1 sheep
1 ox yoke & 1 poor broken chains
1 set of old plow-irons worn out worth the price of old iron mill weigh
  about 18 lb
1 iron shovel old & poor
[line cut off]
1 lythe & backling
1 small flax hatchet
1 2d size pot
1 joiners -- & square
1 frying pan
1 flat iron
1 iron trammult
1 candlestick
1 old pan iron shovel & tongs
1 trunk common size
1 gallon runlet
3 cups & saucers common earthin
3 pewter plates
1 old pewter platter
1 earthen bowl
2 pewter basins
1 pint bottle

Cash on hand being a part of my pension money $20.87 1/2

I have not been able to labor for nearly 3 years pass

I live with my son in law and am indebted to him for support wholly (except
the little property above mentioned) and that his bedding & wearing apparrel
do not exceed fifty dollars in value

Sworn & subscribed the 17th }           Benjamin (his x mark) Potts
of June 1820 Before me      }
Naming Clerk of Gen Com/pleas
in open Court