Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1,139, Reuben Bradley, Conn. Mass
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Conn
Mass

Bradley, Reuben

R. 1,139
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Reuben Bradley
Declaration + Affidavit

Served only 9 months in Greaton's Regt - Canfield's was not on the Continental 
Establishment
Inadmissible
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Reuben Bradley of Ellington in the County of Tolland in Connecticut, a resident citizen of the United States now residing in Ellington, aged 59 testifies + declares on oath, that at West Springfield in Massachusetts in the month of Feby or March A.D. 1778 he inlisted to serve nine months as a private soldier under Lieu. Snow in Captain Comstock's [illegible] Company in Colonel Greaton's regiment + Gen. Nixon's Brigade in the Massachusetts line of the Continental Army - that he immediately joined D Company + Regiment at Albany and [illegible] was carryd from there to Westpoint, + to the Highlands + into New Jersey [illegible] and served in D Company against the common enemy till the latter part of November or the forepart of December following when he was regularly + honorably discharged by a writing under the hand of an officer whom he has forgotten, so Discharge being lost, and as he believes is not now in existence. He can not tell the exact time of inlisting nor the nor the exact time of being discharged; but testifies that he served nine months or more as one time in the war of the Revolution as [illegible], on the Continental establishment. He also testifies that in May A.D. 1781 he inlisted for the term of one year to serve in the Company commanded by [illegible] Daniel Allen of Ashford in Colo. Canfield's regiment, so [illegible] was in the [illegible] time the Continental establishment was a part of the time as Stanford's in [illegible] + most of the time on the [illegible] + as Horse [illegible] + White Plains , + was in a great number of skirmishes
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with the enemy near the lines and suffered greatly by the enemy at [illegible] times. He inlisted at East Hartford in Conec. under [illegible] Bissell a Lieut. in [illegible] Captain Allan's Company + served as a Sergeant in D Company one full year and was honorably discharged at Stanford in May A.D. 1782. He also declares that he is reduced in his circumstances in life and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support. [illegible] May 2nd 1818 personally approved the above named Reuben Bradley + made solemn oath to the truth of the preceding Declaration by him subscribed sworn before me Sylvester Gibbons Judge of the County Court within the County of Tolland in the State of Connecticut do certify  that the said Reuben Bradley did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated and is poor + in need of assistance from his Country and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony had + taken before me to the Secretary of the Department of War - persuant to the act Congress in this behalf made + provided [illegible] May 2nd 1818  Sylvester Gibbons Judge as [illegible]
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Tolland County [illegible] Tolland May 2nd 1818 Personally approved Phinehas Grover of Ellington   in [illegible] County + made solemn oat that Reuben Bradley of [illegible] Ellington is ruptured + disabled thereby + is poor + stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support. Sworn before me Sylvester Gilbert Judge of Cty Court

Tolland County [illegible] Tolland May 2nd 1818
Personally approved Simon Webster of Tolland + made solemn oath that he was in the American  Army in the year 1778 and he saw Reuben Bradley of Ellington in the army, + always have understood that he served for the term + in manner + form as he has on this paper declared + that he was a faithful soldier. Sworn before me Sylvester Gilbert Judge of the Cty Court
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This is new evidence, not having been obtained before on account of the deponent's having moved to the State of Ohio
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I Zadock Benton of Chardon in the County of Geauga and State of Ohio, of Lawful age, being duly sworn do depose + say, that sometime in the month of March or April in the year seventeen hundred and seventy eight, I enlisted as a private soldier, for the term on nine months, at South Hadley in the State of Massachusetts, in the Company commanded by Captain Comstock of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Grayton in the line of the State of Massachusetts, on the Continental establishment - that sometime in the month of April 1778 myself with Reuben Bradley now of Ellington, Tolland County + State of Connecticut joined said Company at Albany in the State of New York, that said Bradley and myself marched with said Company to Nelson's Point on the North River, and from there to the State of New Jersey where we served in said Company until discharged, which happened sometime in the month of November or December 1778.
And I do further depose + say that I was personally acquainted with said Bradley previous to his enlistment in said Company and was informed by him previous to enlisting myself, that he had enlisted for the term on nine months, upon which I made application to the same officer + was enlisted for the same term, and saw his name on the list at the time of my enlistment, and that it was the general understanding in the Company that he served the full tour of nine months before his discharge, which took place three or four weeks previous to my own - owing to
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his having enlisted that term of time previous to my own enlistment and further this [illegible] saith not Chardon February 10th 1820
Zadock Benton

The State of Ohio
Geauga County [illegible] Chardon February 11th 1820
Personally approved the above named Zadock Benton and made oath to the truth of the above deposition - Before me Eleazer Paine Justice Peace

The State of Ohio
Geauga County [illegible] I certify that Eleazer Paine whose signature is above affixed is a Justice of the  lawfully commissioned and sworn and that full faith and credit are due to his official acts as such.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed my official seal the eleventh day of February AD 1820. 
Edward Paine [illegible]

State of [illegible]
[illegible] Tolland County fourth [illegible] 1820
This court do find on examination that the above [illegible] Zadock Benton is a credible + disinterested witness
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In testimony whereof [illegible] [illegible] affixed the seal of [illegible] [illegible] of Tolland this 26 day of [illegible] AD 1820. 

E Stearns Clark
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I Simon Webster of Tolland in the County of Tolland testify that I have always been [illegible] acquainted with Reuben Bradley of Ellington in said County from his youth that both of us were soldiers together in the revolutionary war about the year 1778 and the said Bradley then informed me that he inlisted in Col. Grayton's regiment, which was then in service for the term of nine months and I uniformly understood that to be fact at the time and supposed that he served out the whole term of nine months and I [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] that the said Bradley now is and for several years past has been afflicted with a rupture -Further the [illegible] [illegible] not 
Simon Webster

Tolland County [illegible] Tolland November 25 [illegible] [illegible] Simon Webster personally affirmed before me the [illegible] authority + made solemn oath that the foregoing deposition by him  [illegible] contains the truth, the whole truth + nothing but the truth before me. Jonathan Barnes Justice of [illegible]
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The United States Pension Bureau
Commissioner of Pensions

Dear Sir-

Can you give me any information concerning John Bradley and Reuben Bradley who had revolutionary records? I am not sure of their residence, but think it was Greenfield Hill, Conn. or possibly in Queen's Co. N.Y.
Many thanks for the courtesy.

Mrs. Lewis A. Walker
40 Elm St.
Westerly, R.I.
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COPY

War Dept.
Pension Office
Dec. 19, 1825

Hon. C. Willey
U.S.Senate
Sir:

The claim of Reuben Bradley to a Pension under the Act of the 12 of March, 1818, has been examined. It appears from our Rolls of Revolutionary Officers and Soldiers, that Mr. Bradley, who served in Oliver's Company, Greaton's Regt, enlisted for 8 months on the 27 of March 1778, and was discharged the 4 of Nov. 1778. The Act of Congress under which he claims, requires nine months service to entitle any one to a pension. The claim, therefore, is rejected, and the papers will remain on our files agreeably to the Regulations of this Dept. 

Signed
I.L.E
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August 10, 1932

Mrs. Lewis A. Walker
40 Elm Street
Westerly, Rhode Island

Dear Madam; 

Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to John and Reuben Bradley, soldiers of the Revolutionary War. 

Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims made to the United States for pension and bounty land based upon military service of soldiers in that war. 

A careful search of the Revolutionary War records has been made in your behalf and no record found of such claims having been made on account of the services of John Bradley, of either Connecticut or New York. 

It is suggested that as a possible means of securing information in regard to the military service of soldiers of that war, you apply to The Adjutant General, War Department, this city. 

The history of Reuben Bradley is furnished herewith. 

Very truly yours

A.D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.