Pension Application for Samuel Andrus
S.14060
State of New York
Steuben County
On this sixteenth
day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, personally
appeared in open court before the judges--the Court of Common Pleas--now sitting
Samuel Andrus a resident of Prattsburgh in the County of Steuben and State
of New York age seventy-three years who first being duly sworn according to
law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the
benefits of the Act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832.
That he
resided in Kent, Litchfield County and State of Connecticut. That he
volunteered with the whole company of militia, under Capt Fuller, Lieut Lewis
Mills, Col. Hinman command, marched to New York in July 1776, was discharged
in August served one month.
In the Spring
of 1777 went as a substitute in place of Deliverance Andrus who was drafted,
now deceased, from Stillwater in Saratoga County, State of New York--went on
a scout from Fort Edward to Jessups Patent and through the woods up the east
branch of the Hudson River. Col. Warner was commander. Being a
stranger and young have forgotten the company officers names. Was gone 15 days.
In 1778
he resided in Wyoming and volunteered. Col Butler, Capt Asa Whittlesey, Lieut
Gailor and Ensign White were his officers. Was in the battle of Wyoming
with the Indians, was wounded by a musketball through the upper part of the
left thigh. Some of the bone scaled off. After the battle was carried
down the Susquehannah River in an open scow with the other wounded about one
hundred miles to near Middleton where my wound was badly drest [dressed] by
Doctor Calkins.
Twenty one
days after there was three surgeons sent from the Army who opened and drest
my wound again. Our Army capitulated at Wyoming upon condition that they
should not serve again during the war. I was drafted twice afterwards
but was not allowed to serve because of the above capitulation. Was in
service and disabled by my wound more than three months.
In the winter
of 1780 being at New Hartford, Connecticut I took the place of Samuel Benham
who was drafted as his substitute, marched to Albany in New York for the purpose
of guarding or escorting the prisoners of Burgoynes artillery to New Hartford—was
there discharged after serving fifteen days.
The above
four tours of duty make in all five months and the papers herewith sent will
show three months in the regular service.
He has no
documentary or written evidence and knows of no person whose testimony he can
procure who can testify to his services.
He hereby
relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present
with the papers herewith sent for three months in the regular service and declares
that his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any state. Sworn
to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. (Signed) Samuel Andrus
Three months' service:
That he
enlisted in the Army of the United States in December 1776 under Capt Chappell,
Lieut Dodge and Ensign Whittlesey. He then lived in Kent, Litchfield
County, and State of Connecticut. He spent the time of his enlistment
at Norwalk and White Plains-back and forth-served three months.
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