SEVENTH REPORT OF THE NATIONAL SOCIETY
OF THE
DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
OCTOBER 11, 1903 TO OCTOBER 11, 1904

FEBRUARY 20, 1905 - Referred to the Committee on Printing and ordered to be printed.
WASHINGTON: GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 1905.

KANISTEO VALLEY CHAPTER
Pages 261 thru 269

Kanestio Valley Chapter, of Hornellsville, 60 members, continued its offer of prizes for essays to students of the schools - a first prize of $10 and a second prize of $5. The graves of 2 Revolutionary soldiers, not pensioners, have been added to the roll of honor of the Canisteo Valley - Joseph Bartholomew, first lieutenant, Fifth Regiment, 1777, New York line, buried at Howard, and Frederick Fry, private in Capt. John Franklin's company, Wyoming, Pa., 1782, buried at Arkport.
A complete list of Revolutionary pensioners for Steuben County has been compiled from various sorces. Nearly 40 of these names have been identified with the western towns of Steuben County or the Upper Canisteo Valley, in addition to the list of 60 patriots to whose memory the chapter unveiled a bowlder and tablet May 30, 1903. Altogether 250 Revolutionary soldiers have thus far been reported by this chapter as among the pioneers of Steuben County.

PATRIOTIC REGISTER OF SOLDIERS OF THE REVOLUTION WHO LIVED AND DIED IN STEUBEN.
[By the kindness of the historian of the Kanisteo Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Miss Grace M. Pierce, we are able to publish a more complete list of Steuben's patriot sires than has ever been given to the public. To her assiduous and careful labors, which include many months of extended research and correspondence, the people of this county are indebted for the rescue of this list and of most of these names from oblivion. No count or state history contains a tithe of them, and this list should therefore be carefully preserved.]

     The efforts of the several chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution to secure complete records of the Revolutionary patriots who were among the pioneer settlers of the many counties of the state are proving very successful. The result shows that western New York owes the early development and foundations of its present prosperity to the enegry and industry of these sturdy patriots, whose patriotism ended not upon the battlefield, but was carried forward into the everyday work of life, in the founding of homes, and the reclamation of a western wilderness for the benefit of future generations.
     So far as ascertained, each of these counties had from one to several hundred of these Revolutionary veterans among the pioneers who ended their days within its boundaries. The Kanestio Valley Chapter, when its memorial to these patriots buried in the Upper Canisteo Valley was dedicated on May 30, 1903, had a list of 58 for western Steuben County alone. Since then 8 names have been added, not of the accompanying pension list. Of these 64, 13 were pensioners. If this proportion was manintained and the entire list of the Revolutionary patriots among the pioneers could be obtained, it would undoubtedly be found that the record for Steuben County would be equal to that of any of the central or western counties outside of those embraced in the "Military Tract" of New York state.
     That less than one-fifth of those participating in our great struggle for national existence were ever pensioned by the National Government is not at all disproportionate when we consider the several pension acts and their conditions which were passed for the benefit (?) of the Revolutionary soldier. Some of the states passed pension laws that benefited a few of the many deserving ones, but the first national pension act was not passed until 1818. In 1820, however, this was so modified as to make it necessary for the beneficiary under it to prove absolute dependence upon it for his support. Thes conditions were so unjust and so repugnant to the men who had fought and suffered to make the Republic possible that an application for benefit under it was an exception.
     Not until 1832 was any fair and equitable pension act passed by the General Government, and then, fifty years after the Revolution had closed, it was impossible for many of the survivors to secure the required proofs of witnesses and records to enable them to receive from a prosperous country the reward, so richly deserved, for service so well rendered. Therefore, while the following list of pensioners of Steuben County for service in the Revolutionary war has been carefully compiled and is as complete as possible from present accessible records, it tells but a small part of the service rendered by men who later became the pioneers of Steuben.
     Some of those pensioned under the act of 1832 lived but a few months after their pension was granted, while in a few instances death intervened while their applications were awaiting approval.

Name and Rank.	Service.	Year Pensioned.	Age.
Stephen Allen, private	Rhode Island Militia	1833	74
Samuel Andrus, private	Connecticut Militia	1833	74
Nathan Armstrong, private	New York Militia	1833	76
Joel Atherton, private	New Jersey Militia	1833	70
Ebenezer Averill, private	Connecticut Continentals	1833	72
Henry Axtell, private	Massachusetts	1822	85
Daniel Bartholomew, matross	New York Militia	1833	75
Thomas Buck, private	Connecticut Militia	1833	70
Aaron Baxter, private	New York Continentals	1833	67
Jacob Bond, private	New York Militia	1833	88
Miles Bennett, private	Connecticut Militia	1833	70
Allen Butler, private	Massachusetts Continentals	1833	79
Richard J. Beebe, private	New York Militia	1833	79
Samson Bixby, private	Massachusetts Militia	1834	74
Lambert Burgett, private	New York Continentals	1834	71
John Boldman, private	New York Militia	1834	68
Henry Bennett, private	New York Line	1818	70
Joshua Bartlett, private	Massachusetts Line	1819	74
Benjamin Baxter, private	Rhode Island Line	1819	63
Elijah Bacon, fifer	Massachusetts Line	1819	73
Rufus Blodgett, private	Massachusetts Line	1819	64
John Benson, private	Massachusetts Line	1819	83
William Bray, corporal	New Jersey Line	-	68
John Beall, private	Massachusetts Line	1820	64
Jonathan Bill, private	Connecticut Line	1820	78
John Brittee, 2d, private	Virginia Line	1821	76
Richard Beabe, private	Connecticut Line	1818	68
Stephen Corbin, private	Massachusetts Continentals	1819	72
David Cook, ensign	Connecticut Militia	1833	80
Loammi Casterline, private	New York Militia	1833	70
Caleb Chapman, private	Connecticut Militia	1833	69
Nehemiah Closson, private	Vermont	1834	75
Elijah Cady, private	Connecticut Militia	1834	86
Jonathan Cook, corporal	New York Continentals	1834	79

Name and Rank.	Service.	Year Pensioned.	Age.
James Champlin, private	New York Militia	1834	76
Timothy Chapin, private	Connecticut Line	1818	74
Thomas Corbet, private	Pennsylvania Line	1818	75
Hosea Crandall, sergeant	Rhode Island Line	1818	73
Robert Cox, private	Connecticut Line	1819	74
William Cole, private	New York Line	1830	72
Gabriel Dunsenbury, private	New York Militia	1833	72
Nathan Delano, private	New York Continentals	1833	69
Severenus Dygart, private	New York Militia	1832	72
John Davidson, private	New Jersey Continentals	1834	83
Abraham De Witt, private	Pennsylvania Militia	1834	69
Jeremiah Dudley, private	New York Militia	1834	80
Pardon Dolbee, private	Massachusetts Line	1819	72
Silas Daley, private	New York Line	1819	74
James De Golyer, private	New York Line	1830	72
Alexander Eastlake, private	New Jersey Line	1818	80
Daniel Everett, private	New York Militia	1833	69
Joseph Fulkerson, private	New Jersey Line	1819	79
Erastus Foster, private	Massachusetts Line	1814	74
William Foster, private	New York Militia	1833	67
Philip Failing, private	New York Militia	1834	68
Samuel Fairbanks, private	Connecticut	1834	76
Jabez Gillett, private	New York Militia	1833	71
Jonathan Gaylord, private	Connecticut Militia	1818	74
Jehiel Gates, private	Connecticut Militia	1819	75
Joseph Gilman, private	New Hampshire Militia	1819	64
Samuel Holmes, private	Connecticut	1832	78
Asa Hodge	-	-	-
James Hadley, private	Pennsylvania	1831	-
John Holdridge, lieutenant	Massachusetts Line	1818	78
Hinsdel Hammond, private	Massachusetts Continentals	1833	73
Thomas Horton, private	New York Continentals	1833	69
Matthew Halsey, private	New York Continentals	1833	80
Amos Holliday, private	Connecticut Continentals	1833	79
James Henry, private	Rhode Island Militia	1833	71
David Haynes, private	New York Militia	1833	71
Asa Hedge, private	Massachusetts Militia	1833	77
Consider Hopkins, private	Connecticut	1833	81
William Harris, private	New Jersey	1833	75
Lemuel Haskins, private	New York Militia	1834	99
John Heliker, private	New York Continentals	1834	75
James Hawkins, private	New York Militia	1834	79
Joseph Hare, private	New York Militia	1818	78
David Hanmore, private	New York Militia	1818	73
Robert Harrison, private	Rhode Island Militia	1818	75
Oliver Harding, private	New York	1818	78
Daniel Hamilton, private	Massachusetts	1819	73
Timothy Hastings, private	Massachusetts Line	1818	72
Andrew Harris, drummer	Connecticut	1819	64

Name and Rank.	Service.	Year Pensioned.	Age.
Josiah Heywood, private	Massachusetts	1818	68
William Irwin, private	Virginia Line	1818	67
John Jamison, captain	Pennsylvania Militia	1833	79
Dickinson Jenks, private	New York Line	1818	79
James Johnson, 1st, private	Connecticut Line	1819	82
George Johnstone, lieutenant	New York Line	1819	74
Seth Kellogg, private	Massachusetts Line	1818	69
Lawrence Kinney, private	Connecticut Line	1819	79
William S. Lemon, private	New York Militia	1833	73
Michael Lockery, private	Pennsylvania Militia	1818	74
Philip Lent, private	New York Line	1820	74
Isaac Miles, private	Connecticut Militia	1833	70
Philip Moss, private	New Jersey Militia	1819	76
John Manheart, private	New Jersey Militia	1819	72
John McCoy, private	Connecticut	1820	78
Lewis Moffit, private	Massachusetts	1820	70
James Moore, private	Connecticut	1822	70
Eli Moffit, private	Rhode Island	1823	74
Robert Moore, private	New York	1820	72
David Miner, private	Connecticut Militia	1833	77
Peter Miller, private	New York	1833	73
George E. Mapes, private	New York Militia	1834	71
David Morehouse, private	Connecticut Militia	1833	68
Shadrach Norris, private	New York Militia	1820	68
Joseph Ogden, private	New York Militia	1833	70
Peter Parsel, private	New Jersey Militia	1833	73
Stephen Powell, private	New Jersey Militia	1833	70
Walter Patchen, private	New York Continentals	1833	69
John Phelps, private	New York Militia	1834	72
Phineas Parker, private	Connecticut Continentals	1834	76
Isaac Parmatier, private	New York	1819	72
Augustus Pierce, artificer	Massachusetts	1818	74
Adin Palmer, private	Rhode Island	1820	74
Peter Putnam, private	New Jersey	1825	74
Solomon Pier, private	Connecticut	1819	69
Isaac Parmenter, private	New York	1819	70
William Rice, private	New York Militia	1833	72
John Riker, private	New York Continentals	1833	68
Nicholas Rouse, private	New York Militia	1833	70
Peter Robbins, private	Connecticut Militia	1833	80
William Read, private	Rhode Island	1834	73
Simeon Rood, private	Connecticut Militia	1819	62
Henry Rogers, private	Massachusetts Militia	1819	84
Timothy Rowley, private	New York Militia	1820	83
Stephen Smith, private	Massachusetts Militia	1833	72
Josiah Sabin, private	Massachusetts Militia	1833	86
Nehemiah Sherwood, private	Connecticut Continentals	1833	72
John Stephens, private	New York Continentals	1833	102
Joseph Stewart, private	Connecticut Militia	1833	74
Uriah Stephens, private	Pennsylvania Continentals	1833	72

Name and Rank.	Service.	Year Pensioned.	Age.
Amos Stone, private	Massachusetts Continentals	1833	74
James Sturdevant, private	Connecticut Militia	1833	76
Aaron Swarthout, private	New York Militia	1833	71
John Saxson, private	Connecticut Militia	1833	72
John Spore, private	New York Militia	1834	73
Anthony Swarthout, private	New York Militia	1834	74
Nathaniel Sheldon, sergeant	Rhode Island Militia	1833	87
David Smith, 4th, private	New York Militia	1819	73
James Sherwood, private	New York Line	1818	78
Charles Stewart, 2d, private	Massachusetts	1819	71
Christopher Shilty, fifer	New York	1819	60
Daniel Spike, private	New York	1819	73
Daniel Shaw, corporal	Massachusetts	1824	77
Zachariah Sutton, private	New York	1820	80
Henry Southard, private	New York Line	1818	82
Nathan Strong, private	Massachusetts	1820	77
Isaac Train, private	New York Militia	1833	74
Samuel Thompson, private	Connecticut Militia	1833	66
William Turner, private	Connecticut Militia	1818	73
John Tarrybury, private	New Jersey Militia	1818	82
Asahel Tillotson, private	Connecticut Line	1819	77
John Thompson, 5th, private	New York Line	1819	76
Matthew Tarney, private	Pennsylvania Line	1819	74
Solomon Tompkins, private	Connecticut Line	1819	83
Elias Van Auker, private	New York Continentals	1833	74
Abraham Van Gorder, private	New Jersey Militia	1833	70
Charles Weed, private	New York Continentals	1832	71
John Woodland, private	New York Militia	1834	72
William White, 2d, private	Massachusetts Militia	1818	77
Abijah Ward, private	New York Militia	1819	70
Moore Willson, private	Virginia Militia	1820	83
William Woodworth, private	New York Militia	1834	70
William Webb, matross	Lamb's Artillery	1828	-
Benjamin Woodward, private	New York Line	1829	-
Jonas Youmans, private	New York Continentals	1833	75

The following applications for pensions were rejected for the reasons stated:
John Merrill, Howard, charges to be investigated.
Daniel Rice, Howard, service rendered under age of 16.
Huldah Peck, Howard, widow of Elisha, not in service six months.

SURVIVORS OF 1840.

One of the special features of the United States census of 1840 was an enumeration of the Revolutionary pensioners then living. Through the kindness of Mrs. Ruth Griswold Pealer, of Washington, D. C., it is possible to give the following list of Steuben County, according to the several towns, showing name of pensioner, age, and with whom living at the time of that enumeration. The many names appearing in this list which are not given in the one above may be explained by the fact that many pension papers are not of published record, and also that these men may have been state pensioners of this or other states.

Name.	Age.	With whom living.
ADDISON
Samuel Haskins	100	James F. Haskins
James Miles	77	Isaac Miles
BATH
Lucy Kanna	84	John Handy
Stephen Smith	79	Stephen Smith
Samuel Thompson	72	Samuel Thompson
John McCoy	90	E. McCoy
Allen Butler	86	Allen Butler
Alexander Arnold	85	Alexander Arnold
Nehemiah Sherwood	76	Nehemiah Sherwood
BRADFORD
Daniel Bartholomew	85	Daniel Bartholomew
Abraham Van Gorder	75	James Barclay
Luke Covert	82	Luke Covert
CAMERON
Jonas Youmans	83	Abijah Youmans
Elias Van Auken	79	Wm. A. Loghry
CAMPBELL
David Minor	83	Jedediah Minor
Stephen Corbin	80	Alson Pierce
Reuben Eddy	86	Jesse J. Madison
William Woodworth	76	William Woodworth
Sampson Bixby	81	Samuel Bixby
Hinsdell Hammond	80	Simeon Hammond
CANISTEO
John Moore	62 (?)	James W. Moore
COHOCTON
Ebenezer Pettis	78	Ebenezer Pettis
Walter Patchen	76	Walter Patchen
Matthew Halsey	87	Andrew W. Moore
Isaac Blood	80	Constant Cook
Selah B. Benjamin	75	E. Bently
Nicholas Rouse	86	Nicholas Rouse
Henry Southard	87	Wm. McCaslin
Daniel Spike	81	Daniel Spike
Gabriel Dusenbury	80	Seth Dusenbury
DANSVILLE
Joseph Ogden	77	Joseph Ogden
Elnathan Phelps	45 (?)	Elnathan Phelps
Thomas Bucks	79	Joshua Woodward
James Moore	81	James Moore

Name.

Age.

With whom living.

DANSVILLE-continued

Samuel Gillett

Wm. S. Lemon

ERWIN

Peter Tice

45 (?)

Peter Tice

Daniel Mulhollen

45 (?)

Daniel Mulhollen

GREENWOOD

Nathaniel Sheldon

100

Ithamar Farrell

HORNBY

Christopher Shelts

Peter Fero

Abraham Fero

HORNELLSVILLE

John M. Dake

Bartlett Dake

Stephen Allen

John Hood

HOWARD

Timothy Chapin

Pardon Dolbee

Nathan Delano

Ephraim Chambers

Samuel Chriswell

J. M. Armstrong

Daniel Everett

JASPER

Levi Holcomb

Nathaniel Kellogg

James Ingersoll

Philip Failing

ORANGE

Charles Jones

66 (?)

Abraham De Witt

PAINTED POST

Joseph Gillett

Lambert Burgett

PRATTSBURG

Enoch Niles

A. D. Voorhees

Nathan S. Strong

Nathan Strong

Erastus Foster

E. Foster

Moor Wilson

Jonathan Sweet

David Herrick

John Riker

Arthur Odell

Isaac Palmentier

John Spore

Samuel Orris

Samuel Hotchkiss

Name.

Age.

With whom living.

PRATTSBURG-continued

James Sturdevant

PULTENEY

Peter Tyler

Luther Parker

Benjamin Watrous

John Watrous

Phineas Parker

Azel Parker

Thomas Horton

URBANA

David Hawkins

Amos Stone

Robert Harrison

Nathaniel Kellogg

William Foster

William Rowley

Benjamin Eaton

Jonathan Eaton

Isaac Train

William Bird

WAYNE

Timothy Hastings

Anthony Swarthout

Asa Swarthout

WHEELER

Peter Robins

Peter Robbins

Sylvanus Dygart

WOODHULL

John Boldman

David Cook