Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 26293, for William Patten, Connecticut
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Conn.
Continental

Patten, William
Abigail

NUMBER
W.26293

CONTENTS
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[Left Page] Nov 26 1833 new and correct certificate is for $63.30 - [illegible] all that he is entitled to - and  sent on the 20. Nov 33 to

[written sideways] Rodolphus 
Woodworth Esq
Stafford
Connt

See paper within old envelope [illegible] [illegible] after

[Right Page] 9714
Connecticut
William Patton
of in the State of Cont.
who was a prie: Inf [illegible] in the Regiment commanded by Captain ____ of the Regl commanded by Colo. Selden in the Connecticut line for 14 months Prie Infy 4 mor Drs-

Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the state of 63 Dollars 30 Centers per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.

Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of Nov 1833 and

Assess to the 4th of 
Semi-anl. allowance ending

{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Recording -- Clerk,
Book E-Vol. 3-Page 34-
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[Left Page] Repntes Seby 12/49

[Right Page] 3805
Connecticut
Abigail Patten
widow of William
Con Patten
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Pri of Infy 4.
+ Dragon
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
63 Dollars 30
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued on the 12 day of July 1849
and sent to
J.R. Flynt
Tolland
CT.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848 Page 326 Vol. 1.
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Certificate of 
Town Clerk
[underlined] Abagail Bixby
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"William Patten and Abigal Bixby was joined in
arriage Feby twenty second
seventeen hundred
eighty one"

State of Connecticut
County of Holland Town Clerk Office Stafford July
17th-1847
I herby certify that the above is a true copy for the
Records of the town of Stafford except the date,
which is expressed on the Record in fair legible figures
as follows "Feby 22, 1781"
Abijah Blodget Town Cleak

I Abijah Blodget above named depose and say
that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the County,
town and state aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the records of said town with the
exception above named as certified by me
Abijah Bodget

State of Connecticut
Tolland County Stafford July 17. 1847
Personally appeared the above named
Abijah Blodget and made oath to the truth of the above
Before me Nathan Bartlett Justice of Peace
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No. 14096

Wm. Patten

Obj. 10. 16

[Illegible]
14 mo Private Infy
4 " do Drugoom

I.W. Crawford
[crossed out] Present
New London
Conn
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BRIEF in the case of William Patten on the County
of Tolland in the State of Cont
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court of a Judge? Court

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?

3. How old is he? 80 years

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

[column headings] Period. | Duration of Service. | Rank. | Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.
[column subheadings] [blank] | Years, Months, Day. | As a | Gen.
In 1795 May - 7 - Private [underlined] Col. Duffy, Maj. Em. St. Robinson
"76 Winter - 2 - do. [underlined] Capt Peas
" June - 5 - do [underlined] Col. Ellot Capt Robinson
"79 Augt. - 4 - do. [underlined] Col. Sheldon, Capt. Chamblain [underlined] + Hogan -

5. In what battles was he engaged? none

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Stafford

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Depositions

8. Are the paper defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
Regular

X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

Levin Belt
Examining Clerk.
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No 13560
And in No. 594
Abigail Patten
wo of William
Con
ac 17 July 1838
Married 1781
Rejected husband died
3 July 1847-
[illegible] act 17 June 44
14 (Nov) inf. 4664
4 " Drugum [underlined] 16.64
63.30
On 3 July 1847

Hon. Jas. Dixon
House of Reps
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State of Connecticut
Tolland County } S.S.

On this eleventh day of January AD. 1848, personally appeared before the Count of Probate for the District of Stafford in said County of Tolland, the same being a count of Record, Abagail Patten, a resident of the town of Stafford in said District of Stafford, aged Eighty six years, who being [illegible] according to law, [illegible] on the oath, make the following [illegible] in order to obtain the benefit of the pension made by the act of Congress of the 7th July 1838, entitled "are [illegible] half pay and pension to certain widows, and can [illegible] approved the 23rd day of August eighteen hundred and forty two, commanding thereof and a resolution approved the sixteenth day of August AD.1842 entitled "a resolution declaration of the pension as of July 7th AD. 1838 the act of the 8 of March 1843, and the other acts of Congress granting pensions of the widows of Revolutionary soldiers, or to the widows of such persons as served during the Revolutionary war.
That she is the widow of William Patten who was a private in the army of the Revolution and served therein, according to the allegations in the declaration of said William Patten for a Pension, on file in the Pension office [illegible] which a pension of sixty three 30/100 Dollars per annum was granted to [illegible] Patten, [illegible] to the accompanying proofs being [illegible], She further declares that she was married to the said William Patten on the twenty second day of February, in the year seventeen hundred and eighty one, and that her husband, the aforesaid William Patten, died on the 3rd day of [insert] July AD. 1847, that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the point of January seventeen hundred and ninety four [illegible] at the [illegible] above stated, 
Abagail X [inserted text illegible] Patten.
[illegible] to and described on the day and year above written before [illegible]
In presence of
J. P. Walker Augustus Moore Judge of the Court of Probate for
J. G. Adams the District of Stafford.
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State of Connecticut
Tolland County } S.S.

I John Y. Adams Clerk of the Court of Probate
for the District of Stafford do certify, that I am Clerk of said Court and the Keeper of the said charge that Augustus Moore Esq. of the town of Union in said District is the Judge of said Probate Court and [illegible] and sworn, and that the signature within [illegible] to the signature of August Moore Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Stafford aforesaid, is the genuine handwriting of said Judge Moore. In testimony whereof
I have handwrote set my hand and
[paper covering text]
John Y. Adams the seal of said office this 11th day
of January AD. 1848
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I Asa Patten of Stafford in the County of Tolland and state of Connecticut aged forty nine years so testify and say that I have [illegible] my youth been [illegible] with William Patten and Abagail Patten his wife, that continue my [illegible] collection they have lived together as husband and wife [illegible] the 3rd day of July AD. 1847 when the said William Patten died in my home at Stafford [illegible].
The said William at the time of his death was a pensioner of the United States, and had in his possession a certificate entitling him to [illegible] sixty three dollars and thirty cents per annum during his natural life which certificate is dated November 26th 1833-
And further the [illegible] Asa Patten

[inked out] State of Connecticut, Tolland County S.S.
Personally appeared Asa Patten the above
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State of Connecticut District of Stafford
County of Tolland } Probate Court August 6th 1832

On this 6th day of August
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that he joined a company under the command of the sd Capt. Pease at sd Stafford. Parker of Willingtontown Lieut Ensign not recollected. That soon after his sd enlistment the company marched from sd Stafford through the towns of Worcester and other towns in Massachusetts to Cambridge, Mass, where sd company were quartered in the college buildings and at Roxbury near Boston, Mass, that they were employed on guard and in building a fort at Dorchester Point during sd two months. He well remembers that the British evacuated Boston while he was quartered at sd Roxbury or at the aforesaid college buildings. That he frequently saw Genl. Putnam while at sd Cambridge. That Genl. Putnam himself and some others labored hard during one sabbath day in a ledgy place in making a bed to place a large brass mortar to throw bombs into Boston where the British then lay. That he served the full term of his enlistment and soon after was discharged and returned to Stafford.

3d That in the year 1776, during the latter part of June or the forepart of July, at sd Stafford he enlisted into the State troops in the Connecticut line for five months, that he joined a company at Somers, Conn, under the command of Capt. Elijah Robinson of sd Stafford, David McClure of sd Stafford Lieut Mills of Simsbury, Conn, Ensign. The company under the command of the sd Capt. Robinson belonged to the Regt. commanded by Colnl Matt of Preston, Conn. That soon after he joined sd company as aforesaid the sd company marched from sd Somers through the towns of Suffield in Conn and Bennington in the state of Vermont to Skeensborough in the state of New York, where they were quartered about one month, and during that time they were employed in erecting what was then called a frigut for defence. At the expiration of about one month the company left sd Skeensborough and passed in a vessel and boats up the (torn off) Mount Independence near Ticonderoga, where he
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with the sd company were employed in building a breast work and in guarding sd place. That while there and thus employed the term of time for which he enlisted expired and he was discharged. After having served as aforesaid during said five months he embarked in a boat and passed down the lake to sd Skenesborough. That he well remembers there was ice on the lake at that time which they had to break for the boat to pass. From sd Skeensborough he returned to sd Stafford. That while stationed at sd Mount Independence he knew Generals Woodbury and Arnold. That he was in no general engagement while at sd Mount Independence.

4th That in 1779 in the forepart of August as he thinks, he was detached or drafted from a company of cavalry in sd Stafford to which he then belonged to perform a tour of service of four months in the Continental line of the American army in the new levies raised to join the tight horse, that he as under the command of Capt James Chamberlain of Ellington, Conn, until he joined the Regt. commanded by Col. Sheldon, which he thinks he joined near Sandwich or Crumpond in the state of New York. That the sd. Capt. Chamberlain then returned again to Conn. That he was then placed in a company commanded by Capt. Hogan (if he rightly recollects the name) where he served as a light horseman in sd company until he was discharged which took place on the 1st day of December1779. That the mess or company to which he belonged received a discharge in writing, which sd discharge was intended as a discharge for sd mess or company and put into the hands of Samuel Elithorp of sd Stafford. Which sd discharge was signed by Sylver Dickerson Adujant 2nd Regt. Light Dragoons and will accompany the Declaration of Depositions of Samuel Elithorp for a pension,. The War Department are referred in particular to sd discharge (paper torn off) an explination of his sd last tour of duty, as he is old and (paper torn off) remember at this late period all the particulars of his service (paper torn off) He thinks he received with others sd discharge a few days (paper torn off) expiration of sd four months. While in sd Capt Hogans (paper torn off)