It's the Fourth of July. Fold3 opened the Revolution War Pension records for the holiday. Due to the diligent indexing work of the employees at Fold3, I was able to find a Revolutionary War Pension application for Abraham Humaston, (Record Group 15 Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007. NARA M804. Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files. Humaston, Abraham. Pension R. 5369.)
The heirs of Abraham Hummiston [sic] applied for his Revolutionary war pension under the Act of 1832 from Albany County, NY on 11 March 1846. They believed he had filed an application for a pension 20 years prior that was still pending when he died in 1843. The file includes a rejection dated 28 February 1826 for Abraham Humerston, based on his name not being in the rolls for Col. Swift's regiment. In 1832, he applied again listing the following service:
- 1775 Capt. Ford's Company of minutemen in Green River (Chatham, Columbia, NY)
- May 1776 enlisted in Wyoming (Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, PA) Capt. Durgee or Durkee's Company
- He continued with Durgy's until he was in the hospital in Morristown (NJ)
- He joined Col. Peirson or Parson's Regiment in Newark, NJ and was discharged in New Haven, CT in Aug. 1782
Among the affidavits supporting the 1832 application is a one from James Leggett of Berne, New York dated 23 May 1837. James Leggett states that Abraham named two witnesses that could prove his claim - James and Edward Bagley of Sheffield, Massachusetts. Mr. Leggett went to Sheffield:
"I went last Monday to the town of Sheffield aforesaid for the purpose of finding James Bagley and Edward Bagley, but on enquiring learned that they were dead. That James Bagley had been dead sometime and Edward Bagley died this spring. I also learned on enquiring of several persons in that town that the said James Bagley and Edward Bagley were reputed to have been soldiers in the Revolutionary War, but they were men of considerable property, and had never applied for pensions."
James Bagley of Nobletown, Providence, and Hector is likely the James Bagley Leggett was seeking. He had extensive land holdings in Nobletown - 2 sixty-fourths and 1 256th which translates into roughly 600 acres. He purchased land in Providence soon after arriving in 1776. He had extensive lands in Luzerne County when he left in the early 19th century. He served in Durkee's Company, the same Company as Abraham.
Edward Bagley (1761-1837) is likely the Edward Bagley Leggett was seeking. He has an extensive record of land transactions in Columbia and Berkshire counties. He served in the 9th Albany militia. He died in April, 1837.
Edward's widow Fanny and some of his children were still in Columbia and Berkshire counties after Edward's death. If they were the source for Leggett's information, the family of Edward was aware of James death. It is plausible the families are closely related. Edward may be the son or nephew of James Bagley.
This gives us a list of men named Edward Bagley who could be related to James:
A tentative family tree for Edward Bagley New York, New Brunswick and Utah looks like:
Edward Bagley (about 1809 - 1868) is the son of Richard Bagley (about 1775 to after 1811) and Esther [Peffer?] (about 1780 - )
Richard is the son of James Bagley (before 1742 - after 1810) and Sarah (about 1740 - ) of Nobletown, Providence, and Hector
James is the son of James Bagley (1704 - ) of Fairfield and Bethia Munroe (1711 - ) daughter of David Munroe
James is the son of John Bagley (1668 - ) of Weymouth and Fairfield and Mary Jackson (1670 - ) daughter of Joseph Jackson
James is the son of Samuel Bagley (1634 - 1711) of England and Weymouth and Mary
James Bagley of Nobletown, Providence, and Hector is likely the James Bagley Leggett was seeking. He had extensive land holdings in Nobletown - 2 sixty-fourths and 1 256th which translates into roughly 600 acres. He purchased land in Providence soon after arriving in 1776. He had extensive lands in Luzerne County when he left in the early 19th century. He served in Durkee's Company, the same Company as Abraham.
Edward Bagley (1761-1837) is likely the Edward Bagley Leggett was seeking. He has an extensive record of land transactions in Columbia and Berkshire counties. He served in the 9th Albany militia. He died in April, 1837.
Edward's widow Fanny and some of his children were still in Columbia and Berkshire counties after Edward's death. If they were the source for Leggett's information, the family of Edward was aware of James death. It is plausible the families are closely related. Edward may be the son or nephew of James Bagley.
This gives us a list of men named Edward Bagley who could be related to James:
- Edward Bagley of Columbia, New York - James and Sarah's son or nephew
- Edward L. Bagley of NYC - the son of Lewis Bagley and grandson of Edward of Columbia
- Edward Bagley of Erie, New York and Superior, MI - possibly a son of Jesse and Phebe Bagley and grandson of James
- Edward Bagley of Superior, MI - teenager living with Jenks and Phebe Bagley in 1850 - likely a son; ie grandson of Jesse, g. grandson of James
- Edward Bagley of New York, New Brunswick and Utah - possibly the son of Richard, grandson of James
A tentative family tree for Edward Bagley New York, New Brunswick and Utah looks like:
Edward Bagley (about 1809 - 1868) is the son of Richard Bagley (about 1775 to after 1811) and Esther [Peffer?] (about 1780 - )
Richard is the son of James Bagley (before 1742 - after 1810) and Sarah (about 1740 - ) of Nobletown, Providence, and Hector
James is the son of James Bagley (1704 - ) of Fairfield and Bethia Munroe (1711 - ) daughter of David Munroe
James is the son of John Bagley (1668 - ) of Weymouth and Fairfield and Mary Jackson (1670 - ) daughter of Joseph Jackson
James is the son of Samuel Bagley (1634 - 1711) of England and Weymouth and Mary
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