Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4032, Asa Gillet, Conn.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Conn.
Gillet, Asa
Gillett
Denison Abigail
NUMBER 
R.4032.

CONTENTS
(Former widow)
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11498
Abigail Gillett
widow of ASA
NY
Act 7 July 1838

It appears that this woman was married a second time that her [illegible] husband name being Denison--Claimant swears there is no other [illegible] of Asa Gillett
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State of New York
Yates County 
SS
On this 23rd day of November in the year One thousand eight hundred and forty four personally appeared before me Elisha Doubleday one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Yates aforesaid. Abagail Gillett a resident of the town of Italy, County and State aforesaid aged eighty one years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the acts of Congress passed July 7th 1838 and the 23rd of August 1842, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Asa Gillett who was a Soldier in the Connecticut State troops or Connecticut Line of the Continental Army--that he lived in Winsor, Hartford County, Connecticut That he enlisted or served first when he was about fourteen years of age as a captains waiter then as a fifer and afterwards as a private during most of the war of the Revolution as she has always understood and verily believes--
She further declares that she was married to the said Asa Gillett on the fifteenth day of February One thousand Seven hundred and eighty Seven. that her husband the aforesaid Asa Gillett died on the 20th day of June in the year One thousand eight hundred and eighteen. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four viz. at the time above stated--and that she yet remains the widow of the said Asa Gillett and that she knows of no record proof o her marriage and believes there never was any. And further that she is too infirm to go to court as it is some distance and she is unable to ride.
Sworn to and Subscribed on the day and year above written before me
Elisha Doubleday
Abigail Gillett X her mark
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I the said judge do hereby certify that I am fully satisfied that the applicant cannot from age and bodily infirmity attend Court.
Elisha Doubleday
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I George R Young Deputy Clerk of the County of Yates in the State of New York and of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do hereby certify that Elisha Doubleday Esq. whose name is subscribed to the foregoing declaration affidavit and certificate was on the day of the dates thereof a Judge of the County Courts in an for said County duly commissioned and sworn to act as such and I further certify that the said signatures to the said declaration affidavit and certificate purporting to be his are genuine and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Judge
Given under my hand & the seal of said County & the Courts thereof this 30th day of November 1844
Georgia R Young Deputy Clerk
[seal]
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Revolutionary Papers
Abigail Gillett
New York
suspended
Prefer
Nov 11 1852
Ex
FE H [illegible]
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POWER OF ATTORNEY

For ascertaining whether any increase or arrears of Pension are due the Widow of heirs of Revolutionary Pensioners, &c.*
STATE OF New york
COUNTY OF Yates
}
Be in known that before me Geo W Barker a Justice of the Peace personally appeared Rachel Fisher formerly Gillett aged 53 years, who being duly cautioned and then sworn in due form of law, states that she is the Daughter of Asa Gillett who was a Revolutionary [cross] Soldier in the State of Connecticut and that he died on the 22d day of June 1817 and that her mother, named Abigail died on the 15th day of August 1848 and that they were married on the ___ day of _____ in the year 17_____ and that they were residents of New[illegible] in the State of Newyork State and that they resided there about 22 years, and that she resides in Newyork state and that furthermore She BY THESE PRESENTS, constitutes, appoints, and fully empowers and authorizes, irrevocably and with powers of substitution, F.E. HASSLER, of Washington city, D.C., as her true and lawful Attorney for her and in her name and stead, to examine into, to prosecute, to demand, and to receive from the U.S. Government and State officers her rights in all and in any manner of claim for increase or arrears of Pension or Land, that may be due her as Heir of Asa Gillett who died leaving the same undrawn, as in right of law she may be entitled.
In witness whereof, she has on this 14 day October 1852, hereunto signed her name, and affixed her seal.
Rachel Fisher [seal]
Witness: Phebe J. Fisher
Witness: Geo W. Barker
Signed, sealed, acknowledged, and sworn to before me; and I further certify, that Rachel Fisher has always by the community been known as the daughter of Asa Gillett
Dated on this 14 day of October 1852
Geo W. Barker, J.P.
______________
State of New York
County of Yates
} to wit:
I hereby certify, That George W. Barker Esq., before whom the foregoing affidavits and acknowledgement were made, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signature above written is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Supreme Court & County Court, this sixteenth day of October one thousand eight hundred and fifty two
Alfred Reed Clerk.
*If a Widow applies, state "the date of marriage, and date of death of her husband."
[cross] State under wat act pensioned or when pension commenced, if a pensioner--and amount of pension.
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State of New York
Steuben County
on this 4th day of May 1846 Personally appeared before me Seth Miner Esq. a Justice of the peace in and for said County Hannah Doud who being duly sworn says that she was born in New Jersey moved to New Palts in Ulster County State of New York, that she is nearly 74 years of age and that she is a pensioner--that she resided in New Palts about 50 years, that she was well acquainted with Abigail Mills, now Abigail Gillett, that she was present when the said Abigail was married to Asa Gillett. and that this deponent was present when Abigail Mills was married to Asa Gillett, this was about the middle of February 1787. and that this deponents sister was married at the same time--they Abigail Mills and my sister were married by John Lefever Esq. a justice of the peace of New Palts and that they were married at his Lefevers house. This deponent recollects the time and the marriage from these facts--that Eleven years after my sisters marriage aforesaid, she had a daughter born who is of the same age of my son Elias, with whom this deponent now resides, who was born August 1798 and will be 48 years of age august next. This deponent knows that her sisters first child was born Eleven years after the deponents sister was married as aforesaid, because immediately after her marriage she came to live with this deponent, that they lived in the same house for Eleven years, that on the last year her sister had a daughter born as aforesaid 
Hannah Doud
sworn before me this 4th day of May 1846,
Seth Miner J. P.
I Certify that I am acquainted with the above named Hannah Doud & that she is of good Moral Character and a person in my opinion whose statement on oath may be relied upon
Seth Miner, J. P.
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I certify that John Riker who has made the foregoing affidavit is a man of good moral character and a man whose statements on Oath in my opinion may be fully relied upon
Seth Miner J.P.

State of New York
Steuben County ss.
I Paul C. Cook Clerk of the said county do certify that Seth Minor before whom the preceding affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the peace in any for the said county and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said Affidavit to be his proper hand writing and signature
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this sixth day of May 1846
P. C. Cook Clerk
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State of New York
Steuben County ss
On this 4th day of May 1846 personally appeared before me Seth Minor a justice of the Peace in and for said County Abigail Gillett, who being sworn according to law says that she is now eighty two years of age, that she is the widow of Asa Gillett deceased--and that in November 1842, as near as she can remember, deponent made a declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of congress passed July 7th 1838 and 23d August 1842. Entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows. And that in such declaration this deponent recollects of having said that Asa Gillett lived in Windsor, Hartford Co. Connecticut, that he enlisted and served first when he was fourteen years of age Now this deponent meant to be understood to have said that Asa Gillett was born in Windsor Hartford Co. Connecticut, not that he lived and enlisted in Windsor, when he became a solider--where he lived and enlisted at the time of the revolutionary war this deponent has forgotten--And this deponent further says that she has tried very hard to provide testimony, going to show that Asa Gillett was the soldier named in the certificate of the Controller, and has failed for she can find no one living who knew him when he enlisted or while a soldier--but she has often heard him say that he served nearly through the war.
Abigail Gillett
this 4th day of May 1846 before me
Seth Minor J.P.
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State of New York
Steuben County ss.
On this 4th day of May 1846 personally appeared before me Seth Miner Esq. a Justice of the peace in and for said County John Riker who being sworn says that he is a pensioner of the United States, and aged eighty one years, that he was born in Morris County New Jersey and that when he was about ten years of age his father moved from there into the Town of New Palts, Ulster County New York where this deponent resided until he was about forty years of age--that soon after the close of the Revolutionary War, Asa Gillett who was about deponent's age, came into that Town from Litchfield Connecticut, as he was informed by said Gillett and verily believes--that soon after settling there he married Abigail Mills and that they lived a near neighbor to this deponent for about twelve years. that said Gillett was reputed to have been a soldier of the Connecticut line of Troops, and had rendered much service, and that Gillett was an honest man, and was believed by his neighbors to have been a soldier of the Revolution during most of the war as often stated by him, and that during their acquaintance this deponent and Gillett used frequently to recount over the hardships they had experienced in the service, and that Gillett often told this deponent of serving as a Dragoon, but can not now recollect under whom he served--And that Gillett after having lived in New Palts about twelve years, they Gillett and his wife moved to Western New York into the County of Ontario (now Yates Co) and that about the same time this deponent moved to Steuben County, where this deponent has resided ever since, that Gillett died in Italy the adjoining town as near as deponent can now remember about the year 1818 leaving a widow Abigail Gillett who is the same person above stated, and who must be nearly eighty two years of age.
John Riker
Sworn before me this 4th day of May 1846
Seth Minor J.P.
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State of New York
Yates County ss
This deponent having duly appeared before me, Lewis B. Graham Esq. a Justice of the Peace in and for said County and being sworn according to law deposeth and saith; that she is the daughter of Asa Gillett, deceased, and of Abigail Gillett, the wife of said Asa, that she is the fourth child of the said Asa and Abigail Gillett and is forty nine years of age. As to the description of her father this deponent says her recollection is some what indistinct, as she was young when her father died, but her impression is that he had Blue Eyes, Light Complexion, Light colored hair and should think that in height was not far from five feet ten inches, he might have been six foot, but according to her present recollection she thinks he was not--As to the age of her father she says according to her best recollection he would have been if he had lived up to this time nearly eighty four years of age as to the residence and occupation of her father before he enlisted she knows nothing about, but since her recollection he has followed farming for a living.
Rachel Fisher
Sworn and subscribed before me this 29th day of July 1846
Lewis B. Graham J.P.
I certify that I am well acquainted with Rachel Fisher, the above deponent, that she is of good morals and standing in community, and that her oath can be relied on. 
Italy July 29th 1946.
Lewis B. Graham J.P.
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State of New York
Yates County
ss
I certify that Lewis B Graham Esq. whose name is subscribed to the within affidavit & certificate was on the day of the dates thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for said County and duly authorized to act as such and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and know the said signature to be genuine.
Witness my hand and the seal of said County this 31st day of July 1846
Geo R. Youngs Dept. Clerk
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[crossed out: Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 8, 1973]

On
REJECTED
4032.
P.O. Abigail
[crossed out: Margaret] Gillett
Service: wid. of Asa
Enlisted: ______________, 18__,
Discharged: ____________, 18__.
REJECTED
Application filed: ______________, 18__,
Alleges: ________________________
Re-enlisted: ____________________

Attorney: _______________________
P.O. _____________________________

____ Recognized. ______________ Contract
______________ Cert. of Dis. 
Searched for _____________, 18
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11498
Abigail Gillett
NY
[illegible]
to Hon. W. S. Hubble
Feb 13th '45
to J.S. & A.T. Smith 26 Aug. 1845
Hon. M. Grover Jun 1, 46
same June 12 46
S.A. Johnson Sept. 20 '46
Hon. A. S. Conger Feb 14th 1850
Act -- 7 July 1838
Let. to Hon. W.T. Jackson Apl 17/50
F.E. Hassler 6th May 1853

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