Rutland County VT Archives Military Records.....Niles, David 1775
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ROLLS OF VERMONT SOLDIERS IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR 1775-1783, ©1998, Pages 58, 333, 383, And 645
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State of Vermont Revolutionary War Rolls show David Niles serving fairly brief
stints with the Clarendon militia in 1777, 1780 and 1781.
1. "A Pay Roll of Capt. Abm Salisbury's Company on Otter Creek, raised in Clarendon
by advice of the committee of Safety and principal inhabitants of the towns of
Wallonford, Clarendon, Rutland and Pittsford, on being alarmed by the enemy's coming
to Pittsford, taking some prisoners and plundering some houses. Capt. Salisbury's
company came to Pittsford Oct. 17, 1777 -- went away the 28th of the same month."
David Niles was paid 12 shillings and 11 pence as was his uncle, Levi Colvin, who
was in the same company.
2. Pay Roll of Capt Ichabod Robinson's Company of Militia in Clarendon for 1780.
David was credited for 16 days, 60 miles and paid two pounds, one shilling and four
pence. Levi Colvin, now designated as Ensign, served 21 days, traveled 140 miles,
received six pounds, 15 shillings and two pence.
In 1780, David's "stepfather" and Levi Colvin's brother-in-law, Stukely Thornton,
held the rank of Sergeant in Capt. Abraham Salisbury's Company.
3. Pay Roll of Lt. Lemuel White's Company of Militia in Shrewsbury, commencing June
10th 1781: David credited for 12 days, 32 miles, one pound, six shillings, eight
pence.
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When applying for his pension [S16213, Vermont Mititia], the old soldier remembered
his Revoltionary War experience a bit differently:
State of Ohio
Ashtabula County
On this 25th day of September 1832, personally appeared in open court, before the
Judges of the court of Common Pleas now sitting, David Niles a resident of Monroe in
the county of Ashtabula and state of Ohio, aged 72 years, who being first duly sworn
according to law, doth, 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,
and served as herein stated.
"In the year 1777 about the 1st of June when Burgoynes army came down to Ticonderoga
there was a call for one man from every class of eight, he was a resident at that
time of the town of Clarendon then in Bennington County in the state of Vermont, he
went out as a soldier under that call under the command of Capt. Elkanah Cook and
Lieut. John Bowman of the Vermont State Troops, we rendezvoused at Castleton about
Seven hundred in number and was marched from there under the command of Colonel Seth
Warner of the Continental army to Ticonderoga, we remained under his command about
two months, and the remainder of my engagement which was originally four months was
spent under the command of Capt. Cook engaged in scouting and saving and processing
forage and provisions for the army. In the latter part of July of that year we
succeeded in taking about sixty head of cattle supposed to be destined to the enemy
between Rutland and Castleton and drove them to Springfield on Connecticut River(?).
"In the year 1878 about the first of May he volunteered in the Vermont Militia for
five months under Capt. Thomas Sawyer and Lieut. Samuel Campbell, was stationed at
Rutland in Vermont with other Troops under Captain Gideon Bronson of the Continental
army, was engaged in building blockhouses, barracks and a picket fort and Scouting,
served the term of his engagements and was honorably discharged but received no
written instrument.
"On the first day of April 1779, he enlisted in the Vermont State Troops under Capt.
Sawyer for eight months was stationed at the post before mentioned, principally
under the command of Capt. Bronson. Col. Warner called at the post occasionally, the
duty was to keep the post and scout between that and Lake Champlain, at the
expiration of my term I received an honorable discharge in writing on which I once
made application under a former law and delivered the discharge to the Hon. Neh.
King, who has now removed from the country and said discharge is now casually out of
my possession and control.
"About the 20th of Sept. 1780 was again called out for two months under Capt.
Ichabod Robinson rendezvoused at a small picket fort at Castleton in Vermont, was
detached for a few days to Mount Independence, at the expiration of the term was
discharged without a written instrument, was not in any general action with the
enemy, but was in occasional skirmishes with small parties."
He relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and
declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
(Signed) David Niles
Sworn to and subscribed, the date and year aforesaid.
Len. Moffitt, annotate judge.
We, Henry Smith residing in the town of Salem and Earl Pierce residing in the same
place hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with David Niles who has
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 72 years of
age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides to have
been a solider of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
(Signed) Henry Smith
(Signed) Earl Pierce
Sworn, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
L. Moffitt, annotate Judge
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the
matter, and after putting the interrogatores prescribed by the War Department, that
the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And
the court further certifies, that it appears to them that Henry Smith who has signed
the preceding certificate is a resident in the town of Salem and that Earl Pierce
who has also signed the same is a resident of the same place and is a credible
person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Sam. Hendry, clerk of the court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the
foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of this
application of David Niles for a pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set
my hand and seal of office, this 25th day of September, A.D. 1832.
(Signed) Sam. Hendry Clerk
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