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James Humphrey

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State of New York
Ontario County

Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace for said County James Humphrey, ... deposeth and said that ... he enlisted on the 1st day of April 1776 and orderly Sergeant Capt. William Tileford's company in Col. James McClaughny's Regiment of the New York Militia resided at the time at New Windsor then Ulster now Orange County in the State of New York, ...

Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 6th day of June 1833

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State of New York
Ontario County

On this ninth day of November, 1832 personally appeared before David McNeil one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said County James Humphrey as resident of Phelps in the county of Ontario and State of New York aged seventy seven years ... entered the Service about the 1st of April 1776 and orderly Sergeant in the Capt. William Tilford's Company of the New York Militia in Col. James McClaughnys Regiment resided at the time at New Windsor then Ulster County now Orange County and State of New York and served the said company one year ... he is also well acquainted with Oliver Humphrey and Charles Humphrey who reside in his neighborhood and will certify to his character ... that he knows his age to be seventy seven years from a Record kept in his family Bible ...

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We Oliver Humphrey residing in the the Town of Phelps in the County of Ontario and State of New York and Charles Humphrey residing in the Town County and State aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with James Humphrey ... we believe him to be seventy seven years of age ...

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State of New York
Ontario County

On the 19th day of December 1833 personally appeared Oliver Humphrey a resident of the County of Ontario State of New York ... deposeth and says that James Humphrey ... that he has known him from his youth - that during the revolutionary was they both resided in the town of New Windsor then Ulster now Orange County & State of New York - that on the 1st day of April 1776 he recollects mch[?] that the said James entered the Company of [?] by Capt. William Telford in Col. James Mcclaughry's Regiment of New York Militia ...

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Ithaca June 6 1834

... My father - James Humphrey has made an application for a pension ...

Charles Humphrey

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State of New York
Ontario County

On this 19th day of December, 1833 personally appeared before me David McNeil one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said County James Humphrey as resident of Phelps in the county of Ontario and State of New York aged seventy seven years ... entered the Service of the United States ... on the 1st of April 1776 and orderly Sergeant in Captain William Tillford's Company of the New York Militia in Col. James McClaughnys Regiment in the Brigade Commanded by Genl. Hathorn ... He resided at the time of his enlistment at New Windsor (then Ulster County) now Orange County and State of New York ... He knows his age to be seventy seven years from a record in his possession Copied from a Record kept by his father ...

William Chandley (references to John Lovell)

William Dollar (references to John Lovell & Susannah Lovell)

Charles Humphrey

Charles Humphrey

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Brief in the case of Charles Humphrey of Phelps County of Ontario in the State of New York

How Old is he?
70 years

State of Service
1778
1779

Where did he reside when he entered the service?
New Windsor County & State of New York

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State of New York
Ontario County

Personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the County Courts for said County Oliver Humphrey ... deposeth and saith - That he is a brother of Charles Humphrey - He This deponent recollects well the Time the said Charles first Entered Service in the Revolutionary War, in the year 1778. in Capt William Tilford's Company ...

Sworn to and Subscribed
this 11th day of December 1832

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State of New York
Ontario County

On this twenty seventh day of August 1832 personally appears ... Charles Humphrey a resident of Phelps in the county of Ontario and State of New York aged seventy years, ... He enlisted in the year 1778 ... resided at the time of his enlistment in the Town of New Windsor (then Ulster) County and State of New York ... that he has no documentary evidence of service but is acquainted with Oliver Humphrey who knew him while in the service and will certify to the same, and that he is also well acquainted with George Humphrey and Joseph Vandemark who resides in his neighborhood and who will certify to this ... that he was born in the year 1762 in the Town of New Windsor County of Ulster and State of New York - in which town he resided after the war until about the year 1790 when he removed to Phelps County of Ontario State of New York where he has since resided

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We George Humphrey residing in the Town of Phelps in the County of Ontario and State of New York and Joseph Vandemark residing in Phelps County and State aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Charles Humphrey ... we believe him to be seventy years of age ...

George Humphrey

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Brief in the case of George Humphrey of Phelps County of Ontario in the State of New York

How Old is he?
75 years

State of Service
1776
1777
1778

Where did he reside when he entered the service?
New Windsor, Ulster County, New York

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State of New York
Ontario County

On this twenty seventh day of August 1832 personally appears ... George Humphrey a resident of Phelps in the county of Ontario and State of New York aged seventy five years, ... He entered Service in August in the year 1776 a drafts Militiaman a private in Capt. James Humphrey's company of New York Militia in Col. James McCloughrys Regiment ... was verbally discharged at the end of this Term and returned home. Was born in the year 1757 in New Windsor, Ulster County, & State of New York. resided When he entery Service first, in New Windsor in the County of Ulster and State of New York, at Which place he resided until the year 1796 when he emegrated to Phelps, Ontario County New York. has no documentary evidence of Service, but is acquainted with Oliver Humphrey who knew him at the time was rendering the service above described and who will certify to the same and that he is also acquainted with John Van Anteen and who with Vandemark who resided in his neighborhood ...

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I Oliver Humphrey resident of Phelps, in the county of Ontario ans State of New York do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with George Humphrey ...

We John Van Anken residing in the Town of Phelps in the County of Ontario and State of New York and Joseph Van demark residing in Phelps County and State aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with George Humphrey ... we believe him to be seventy five years of age ...

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State of New York
Ontario County

On this twentieth day of November 1838, personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas of said County ... Mercy Humphrey a resident of the Town of Phelps, in the County of Ontario and State of New York, aged 72 years in April last, ... that she is a widow of George Humphrey, late of the Town of Phelps deceased, who was a private volunteer militia ... in the year 1766 [sic] That in 1777 he served in Captain James Humphreys company in Colonel James McLaughertys Regiment of New York Militia, in the County of Ulster, now Orange ... she was married to the said George Humphrey on the 19th the day of February, in the year seventeen hundred and eight-eight, at the Town of New Windsor in the County of Ulster, now Orange by the Revd. Mr King, that her husband the aforesaid George Humphrey, died on the twen[ty seco]nd day of August in the year Our [Lord eighteen ei]ght hundred and thirty three; an[d that she ha]s remained a widow ever since ...

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State of New York
Ontario County

Be it known that ... personally appeared Oliver Humphrey of the Town of Phelps in said County ... that he is eighty years of age and upwards; that he was well acquainted with George Humphrey late of said Town of Phelps, ... that he is also acquainted and has been for a long time with Mercy Humphrey widow of the said George Humphrey, that her maiden name was Mercy Belknap at the Town of New Windsor in the County of Ulster, now County of Orange, in the month of February in the year 1788 by the Reverend Mr King - that the said George Humphrey died in August 1833, and that the said Mercy Humphrey remains a widow, and resides in Phelps in the said County, ...

Subscribed & Sworn the 20th day
of September 1838

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State of New York
Ontario County

Jeduthan Humphrey of the Town of Phelps in the County aforesaid aged forty nine years, ... he is son of Mercy Humphrey of the Town of Phelps aforesaid, that she is the widow of George Humphrey late of said Town, that said George Humphrey died on the 2nd day of August 1833 ...

Sworn & subscribed this
16th day of November 1838

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State of New York
Ontario County

On this 13th day of May AD 1848 personally appeared ... Mercy Humphrey a Resident of the Town of Phelps in said County of Ontario aforesaid, aged Eighty Two years ... that she is the widow of George Humphrey deceased who was a Private & Served in the War of the Revolution ...

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State of New York
Ontario County

Personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace for said County of Ontario, James Humphrey ... deposeth and saith - That in the year 1777 He was well acquainted with George Humphrey who was then private in Captain James Humphreys of New York Militia in Col. James McCloughry's Regiment. (He the peponent was a wa[?] in the same Regiment

Sworn to and Subscribed the 10th
day of December 1832

Oliver Humphrey

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Brief in the case of Oliver Humphrey of Phelps County of Ontario in the State of New York

How Old is he?
74 years

State of Service
1776
1777
1778
1779

Where did he reside when he entered the service?
New Windsor New York

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State of New York
Ontario County

Personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the County Courts for said County Charles Humphrey ... deposeth and saith - That Oliver Humphrey ... is a brother of this deponent - The He recollects well the time he entered Service in Capt. Tilford's Company at [?] this deponent, was not then in the Service being too young, He Oliver entering service in the year 1776 ... out with him in the years 1778, 79, 80, 81 and 82 ,,,

Sworn to and Subscribed
this 11th day of December 1832

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State of New York
Ontario County

On this twenty seventh day of August 1832 personally appears ... Oliver Humphrey a resident of Phelps in the county of Ontario and State of New York aged seventy four years, ... Volunteered in the Revolutionary War in the month of April 1776 and continued in the service until the close of the war. he served as a private under Captain William Tillford, James Humphrey and William Faulkander in their companies of minute men of New York militia in Col. James McClaughrys Regiment in the Brigade commanded by Genl George Clinton resided at this time in the town of New Windsor (then Ulster County) in the State of New York ... born in the town of New Windsor then Orange County State of New York in the year 1758 where he resided after the war until the year 1791 when he removed to Phelps; County of Ontario and State of New York where he has since resided. That he has no documentary evidence of service but is well acquainted with Charles Humphrey who knew him while in the service and has since known him ... and is also well acquainted with Charles Humphrey and George Humphrey who resides in his neighborhood ... He know his age to be 74 years from a Record kept in his family Bible.

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We Charles Humphrey residing in the Town of Phelps in the County of Ontario and State of New York and George Humphrey residing in Phelps County and State aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Oliver Humphrey ... we believe him to be seventy four years of age ...

• Text: Robert Humphrey (references Hugh Humphrey)
  
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  State of New York
  Orange County
  
  be it known that personally appeared before me the subscriber, a Justice of the pease, within, and for said County, George C. Humphrey a Resident of said county, aged 57 years, and made oath ... that he is a son of Robert Humphrey and that his father the said Robert Humphrey died on the 30th day of November 1840 ...
  
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  State of New York
  [Orange] County
  
  On this tenth day of September in the year of our Lord 1832 personally appeared before me ... one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Orange aforesaid office at the ... Village of Newburgh in said County Robert Humphrey Resident of the Town of New Windsor in the county aforesaid aged eighty years ... on his oath make the following declaration ... That he entered the service of the United States ... as a volunteer in a company of Militia commanded by George King of Great Barrington in the State of Massachusetts ... in the month of July in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six ...
  ...
  to the month of April in the year one thousand seven hundred and Eighty ... At the expiration of his said term of service deponent was honorably discharged and returned home to Great Barrington and deponent further saith that ... he received an honorable discharge in Writing which sometime after his return home he left with his Brother Hugh Humphrey ... said discharge was lost ...
  ...
  he was born at Little Britain in the Town of New Windsor County and State aforesaid in the year 1751 ...
  ...
  he says he was living when called into the service at Great Barrington in the State of Massachusetts That since the Revolutionary War he has lived in the Town of New Windsor aforesaid and lives there now.
  
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  ... The reason why the affidavit of David Humphrey was sworn turn[?] is that he was a stranger here on a casual visit to Robert Humphrey his brother and the Judge could not certify to his credibility ...
  
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  State of New York
  Orange County
  
  David Humphrey of the Town of Claverick in the County of Columbia & State of New York being duly sworn does depose and say that he is the brother of Robert Humphrey of the Town of New Windsor County & State aforesaid that he is seventy one years of age and resides in the Town of Claverick in the County of Columbia - That at the Commandment[?] of the Revolutionary War deponent was thirteen years old and lived with his father at Great Barrington in the State of Massachusetts with whom the said Robert Humphrey at that time lived and deponent also saith that he well Recollects of his said Brother Robert being in the revolutionary service as a Soldier ... deponent Well recollects that it was the subject of frequent conversation in his father's family that his said brother Robert was in the service as a Revolutionary Soldier at the different time when he was about from home ...
  
  Sworn this ninth day of
  April 1833
  
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  State of New York
  Orange County
  
  William Buchanan of the Town of Blooming Grove In the County of Orange aforesaid .. sath that he as well acquainted with Robert Humphrey of the Town of New Windsor & County aforesaid and ... was acquainted with him before he removed from New Windsor aforesaid to Great Barrington in the State of Massachusetts and has been acquainted with him since that time ...
  
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  Know all men by the presents that I Hugh Humphrey of Great Barrington in the County of Berkshire & Commonwealth of Massachusetts Depose and say Robert Humphrey then of Great Barrington aforesaid, left with me a discharge from the service of the United States, as orderly Serjeant, with[?] in the year 1780 That the same was sent by me to the City of Boston by one William J. King for the purpose of receiving[?] the wages of nine months service, from which he was then discharged that, the said King afterwards stated to me he had lost said discharge. And further the deponent said not.
  Dated at Gt. Barrington the seventeenth day of July AD. 1832.
  Hugh Humphrey [signature]
  
  Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  Berkshire County SS.
  Be it known that on this seventeenth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight-hundred & thirty two personally appeared Hugh Humphrey before me ...