Morrison's Pensions
Pension Application for Samuel Andrus
Donated by Nancy Machuga
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.