Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23796, for Jonathan Merrill, Connecticut
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SERVICE
Conn.
Merrill, Jonathan
NUMBER
S. 23796
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No [illegible]8
Vermont
Jonathan Merrill
of Castleton in the State of Vermont who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Chipman of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Bullen in the Connecticut line, for the term of six months from 1 July 1780 to Dec 1780 and six months none in other services.

Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of Forty Dollars per year to commence on the 4th day of March 1831

Certificate of Pension issued the 30th of July 1832, and sent to the Pensioner Castletown Vt

Arrears to 4th of March 1832 40
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept " 20
$60

Recorded 
Book D
Vol 4 page 73

Revolutionary Claim,
of June 1831

died Aug 23 or 29, 1836 from Agency Book
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Jonathan Merrill's
application for Pension
July 20, 1832

Pension Office

roll Bullen Regt
enlisted 1 July 1780
d'mid 9 Dec 1780
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State of Vermont
County of Rutland

On this 14th day of July 1832, Personally appeared in open Court before the Hon. Almon Warner Esquire Judge of the Probate Court for the district of Fairhaven in said County now sitting Jonathan Merrill a resident of Castleton in the County of Rutland and State of Vermont aforesaid, aged seventy one years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated - He enlisted as a volunteer in the month of June in the year of our Lord 1777 in Farmington in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut, in a Regiment raised by that State, commanded by Col. Roger Enos, Lieut. Col. Smith of New Hartford in the same state last mentioned, in which regiment the Major was named Davenport, the Adjutant Moore. The Captain of the Company into which he enlisted was Peter Curtis, of Farmington aforesaid, the Lieutenants were Roberts of East Hartford and Nathaniel Churchill of said Farmington. The Orderly Sergeant Andrews - that under this enlistment he served till the first day of January AD 1778, when he was discharged at Horse-Neck by the Captain above mentioned, that he has had said discharge not having seen the same for a great number of years, that at the time of his enlistment he was a resident of said Farmington that his term of enlistment was six months - that he went from said Farmington with the Company to Newhaven in the same state and remained at the last mentioned place about ten days, from Newhaven to Norwalk in said state, where he remained with the company about three weeks. Then marched to a place called Crom Pond in the vicinity of Peekskill on the Hudson River, where he remained about a month and then marched down the river to East Chester and in two or three days, returned to the post near Peekskill, from this last mentioned place he went with one half of his
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Company to a place called Fredericksborough as a Guard to Capt. Post's company of Artificers employed at that place. That he left Fredericksborough in October and joined his regiment at Fishkill to intercept the British flat supposed to be going to meet Burgoyne. that he marched back to a plain near Peekskill where he stayed with his company a few days under the command of Gen Parsons who commanded a brigade of Continental troops from the state of Connecticut, that one regiment in said brigade was commanded by a Col. Willis. That from this place he marched to Mamaroneck with his company and kept guard till the latter part of December when he marched to Horseneck where he remained till the 1st of January AD 1778, when he was discharged as before mentioned.
That in the latter part of June AD 1779 he was drafted for six weeks at Farmington aforesaid, and immediately entered the service in the regiment commanded by Col. Noadiah Hooker of said Farmington, in the company commanded by Capt. John Porter of the same Farmington in which Company Horne was Ensign, and Solomon Whitman Junr was orderly sergeant. that he went to Horse-Neck with the Company of the said Porter and remained there a few days over Six weeks not being relieved as soon as was expected by Col. Phelps' regiment - was at Horseneck when Stanford Fairfield of Green's farms were burnt by the enemy. when the said Phelps' regiment arrived at Horseneck he the said Jonathan with the regiment of the said Col. Hooker, marched from that place to Newhaven where he was discharged having served in this campaign a few days over seven weeks, that at the time of being drafted as aforesaid he was a resident of Farmington aforesaid.

That in June AD 1780, he enlisted in said Farmington for six months in the Continental line and was mustered at Litchfield in the State of Connecticut and marched from that place to Danbury in the same state, and then mustered again under Gen Parsons and marched to Peekskill
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kill and there was assigned to Col. Butler's regiment in Gen. Jedidiah Huntingtons brigade, the said regiment was Commanded by Lieut Col. Hoyt (Col. Butler being absent). the major in said regiment was named Walbridge and the Adjutant Robinson, the company to which he was assigned was Commanded by Capt Benoni Shipman, the Lieut named Strong, Ensign the orderly Sergeant for a part of the time Phelps and for a part of the time Webb. - he remained at Peekskill about four weeks and marched down the Hudson and crossed it into and encamped a few weeks at Orangetown and marched into the vicinity of Newark and remained in New Jersey till December. - then crossed the river and marched to the highlands where he was engaged with the regiment in building huts for the Army till the 1st day of January AD 1781 when he was discharged by a Colonel whose name he does not recollect, the discharge having been long since past. he served in the campaign no more than six months. That he was born in West Hartford in the County of Hartford aforesaid 28 November AD 1760 that he has seen a record his father kept of the time of his birth but does not know where it is now. That after the revolutionary war he moved to Green River in Columbia Co. N.Y. where he lived ten or eleven years and then moved to Castleton in the County of Rutland aforesaid where he has resided ever since.
That he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whom testimony can procure, who can testify to his service except in relation to the last mentioned campaign,  concerning which the testimony of Theodore King is annexed.
He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present 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 
Jonathan Merrill
We Joseph Steele a clergyman, residing in the town of Castleton and County of Rutland aforesaid and Enos Merrill residing in the same Castleton
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hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jonathan Merrill who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy one years of age - that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Joseph Steele
Enos Merrill

I Theodore King residing in Pouttney in the County of Rutland and the State of Vermont being duly sworn testify and say that I am well acquainted with Jonathan Merrill who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration. that I was in the service of the United States in the revolutionary war, and I know the said Merrill was in the same service in the same regiment, called Butler's Commanded by Lieut. Col. Hoy, Walbridge being Major. That I was often on guard with him during that campaign and know that he served at the place and in the manner stated in the said declaration. 
Sworn and subscribed
the day and year aforesaid
Theodore King

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Joseph Steele who has signed the [crossed out] preceding certificate is a clergyman residing in Castleton in the County of Rutland and State of Vermont, and that Enos Merrill who has signed the same is a resident in the same Castleton; and is a credible person and that his statement is entitled to credit.

I S.H. Merrill Register of the Probate Court for the district of Fairhaven do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jonathan Merrill for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 14th day of July, AD 1832.
S.H. Merrill
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April 28, 1933
Jonathan Merrill
S. 23796
BA-J/MCS

Mrs. H.F. Robinson
511 Montauk Avenue
New London
Connecticut

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request for the Revolutionary War record of Jonathan Merrill.
The date which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S. 23796, based upon the military service of Jonathan Merrill.
He was born November 28, 1760, at West Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut.
While a resident of Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, he enlisted and served as private with the Connecticut troops as follows: from June, 1777, until January 1, 1778, in Captain Peter Curtis' company in Colonel Roger Enos' regiment; from late in June, 1779, served a few days over six weeks in Captain John Porter's company in Colonel Noadiah Hooker's regiment; from June, 1780, until January 1, 1781, in Captain Benoni Shipman's company in Colonel Butler's regiment.
After the Revolution he moved to Green River in Columbia County, New York, and lived there ten or eleven years when he moved to Castleton, Rutland County, Vermont.
He was allowed pension on his application executed July 14, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Castleton, Vermont.
He died August 23 or 29, 1836.
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In 1832 one Enos Merrill was living in Castleton, Vermont and one S. H. Merrill was Register of the Probate Court for the District of Fairhaven, Rutland County, Vermont, but it was not stated that they were related to the soldier. The name of the soldier's wife does not appear.
Very truly yours
A.D. Hiller
Assistant to Administrator
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Angola N.Y.
March 8 - 1927

Commissioner of Pensions
Gentleman
Will you tell me what you have on record in regard to a Jonathan Merrill of Tinmouth Vermont, who was on the pension roll of 1840, rank a private. Service, Conn. Coul'l line, placed on pension roll July 3 - 1832 commencement of pension March 4 - 1831 age 73 years, what was the date of his death & after his death, did his widow, whose maiden name was Ann Masher receive a pension. And if she did, what was the date of her death.
Yours very truly,
Mrs. W.M. Landon
Angola
N.Y.
Reference Vt. His Magazines 
no 3 part 2 page 1225
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511 Montauk Ave.
New London, Conn
April 26, 1933

Veteran Administration Bureau
Washington D.C.

Dear Sirs:
Have you data concerning one Jonathan Merrill living in Rutland County, Vermont 1840 and receiving a pension at that time. I realize that this information is very meagre and perhaps you cannot work on such.

Yours truly
Mrs. H.F. Robinson

[stamp RECEIVED APR 27 1933 Mail SUB-DIV. VETS. ADM. Reader]
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Revolution
23796
INVALID.
File No. 23.796
Jonathan Merrill
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7th 32
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 267

1927 Apr 30 hist. to Mrs. W M. Landon

1933 Apr 28 hist. to Mrs. H.F. Robinson
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section

April 30, 1927

Mrs. W. M. Landon
Angola, Box 158
New York

Madam: 
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 23796, it appears that JONATHAN MERRILL was born November 28, 1760, at West Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut.
While a resident of Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, he enlisted and served as a private with the Connecticut troops as follows:
From June, 1777, until January 1, 1778, in Captain Peter Curtis' Company in Colonel Roger Enos' Regiment.
From Late in June, 1779, served a few days over six weeks in Captain John Porter's Company in Colonel Noadiah Hooker's Regiment.
From June, 17780, until January 1, 1781, in Captain Benoni Shipman's Company in Colonel Butler's Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed July 14, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Castleton, Rutland County, Vermont.
He died August 23 or 29, 1836.
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There is no record of pension or bounty land having been claimed by the widow of Jonathan Merrill and there are no data on file relative to his family.

Respectfully,
Winfield Scott
Commissioner