Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43408, Abijah Crabb, Continental
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{8-1776}
SERVICE   Continental 
Crabb, Abijah       
NUMBER   S.43408

Enlisted in N.Y.
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13.209 
New York 
Abijah Crabb 
of Sempronius in the State of New York who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Lamb of the New York line, for the term of four years
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 16th of June 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 24th of June 1819 and first to John Grover [illegible] Auburn New York
Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819 . 69.3
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep 1819 . 48.00
8 Mo. 15/30 4/5  $117.03
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.} Date of death not on aB
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[Duplicate of record 4]
Sempronius
Abijah Crabb. Private
Col Lambs Regt  N York 
Line 1779 - War 
June 16th 1818 
Admitted 

[Very faint at bottom]
The certificate of the Judge as [illegible]
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[Duplicate of record 3]
Sempronius
Abijah Crabb. Private
Col Lambs Regt  N York 
Line 1779 - War 
June 16th 1818 
Admitted 

[Very faint at bottom]
The certificate of the Judge as [illegible]
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STATE OF NEW-YORK Cayuga County, ⎬ss.
ON this sixteenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen before me, the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the county of Cayuga in said state, personally appears Abijah Crabb aged 60 years, resident in the town of Sempronius in the county of Cayuga and state aforesaid, who being by me first duly sworn according to Law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled" An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War."
That the said Abijah Crabb enlisted on the 20th day of December 1779 at Fishkill in the state of New York in the company commanded 
by Captain John Doty in Col. Lambs regiment of the New York line 
that he continued to serve in the said Corps, or in the service of the United States, until June 1783 when he was discharged from service in West Point state of New York that he was in the (battles of)[crossed out] taking of Cornwallis and is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year first aforesaid.} Abijah Crabb
John Grover Judge of Cayuga Com pleas--
I, John Grover Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the county of Cayuga as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Abijah Crabb did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. Dated this Sixteenth day of June 1818.  John Grover Judge of Cayuga Com Pleas

STATE OF NEW-YORK,  Cayuga County} ss. I certify that John Grover Esquire before whom the foregoing declarations under oath were made, and by whom the foregoing certificate was made, was on the day of the date thereof, and still is one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the county of Cayuga duly commissioned and sworn as such Judge, and that full faith and credit are to be given to his acts in that capacity. I further certify that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Judge, and know the foregoing signature to be his. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the seal of the said Court, and my name subscribed. this 10th day of September 1818 E. T. Throop Clk
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I do hereby certify to the Hon the Secretary of the war Department that I have made the necessary Enquiry Respecting the reduced circumstances of the within named Abijah Crabb & Do Consider him as Occurring under the Intention of the late act of Congress Respecting Soldiers & [illegible] in the Revolutionary War John Grover Judge of Cayuga Com. Pleas

Sempronius
Abijah Crabb Private
Col Lambs Regt N York line 1779 - War
June 16th 1818
Admitted

Cayuga County Ss
On the 20th May 1819 Personally ^appeared David Bradt to me Known to be a credible witness who being duly sworn did depose and say that he lives near neighbour to the within named Abijah Crab & knows him to be in reduced circumstances and that by Reason of sickness and misfortunes. he stands in need of assistance of his Country for his support & further saith that he is in no wise interest in the [illegible] of this application
Sworn before me John Grover Judge of Cayuga Com Pleas} David Bradt
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Abijah Crabb
[illegible] NY
Con
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State of New York, Cayuga County,} ss. 
On this 10th day of October 1820, personally appeared, in open court, being a court of record for said county, in the Oct Term of 
Common Pleas Abijah Crabb aged 65-- years, resident in the Town of Sempronius in said county, who, being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows: 
That he enlisted for the term of during the war in the company commanded  by Cap. John Doty company in the regt commanded by Col John Lamb in the line of the State of New York on the continental establishment that he continued to serve in said corps until June 1783 and was discharged from said service in the State of New York 
That the date of his original Claim was 16th day of June 1818 
Pension Certificate No 13.209

And I do solemnly swear that I was resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the revolutionary war," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed
And that his occupation is farming and that in consequence of the health rheumatism [illegible] he is not able but a little part of the time to Labour and that his family consists of the wife Margaret aged 74 year very infirm and that he is very much In debt & has no real Estate. Abijah Crabb
 Schedule
1 Cow -  12.00
1 Calf - 2.50
1 Horse - 30.00
1 Hog - 4.00
4 Pigs - 4.00
1 Cupboard - 3.00
1 Chest - 1.00
4 Chairs - 1.00
Wheat unthreshed - 10.00
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67.50
am Brot up -  67.50
Corn not gathered - 3.00
Rye - 2.50
1 little wheel - 2.00
1 kettle - 2.00
2 Pots - 1.50
1 Tea Kettle - 1.00
Crockery - 2.00
6 old Knives and Forks - 0.50
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84.00
am Brot up - 84.00
1 Table - 1.50
1 Churn - 0.50
2 Pails - 0.75
1 Spider - 0.75
1 Trowel - 0.50
1 axe - 1.25
1 old Hoe - 0.25
1 old Plow - 2.00
1 Dray - 2.00
3 fair Mild pans - 0.75
1 [illegible] - 5.00
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$99.25
Sworn to, and declared, on the 10 day of Oct 1820 in open court before Abijah Crabb Before me John Grover one of the Judges of Court of Com Pleas 
I, James Glover clerk of Cayuga County do herby certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is 99 dollars and 25 cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court on this 10th day of October 1820
James Glover
Clerk of the Court for the County of Cayuga
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[Stamped with following information:]
RECEIVED AUG28 1936
MAIL SUB-DIV
VETS. ADM
READER 26

Aug 24th 1936
Lake Worth Fla 

Pension Dept 
Washington D.C.
 Dear Sirs -  In an old communication received in 1907 I find that the first census taken in 1790 includes the name of Abijah Crabb under the heading of "A report of the names rank and Line of every person placed in the pension list 1818."
P. 368- New York - Abijah Crabb. and I should like to know where that pension was sent ^in New York State - and if this Abijah Crabb ^states was born in 1780 - died 1861
He married Louise Button -- b-1784 - d-1861 
If this data is given please also inform me if he served in the war of 1812, therefore receiving this pension
Thanking you I am Very truly 
France S. Bickford 
722 N.B. St 
Lake Worth Fla
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September 19, 1936 
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX BA-J/EEL 
Abijah Crabb -S. 43408 
Frances S. Bickford 
722 N. B. Street 
Lake Worth, Florida
Dear Madam: 
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of John Button, born in 1754, married Mary Ranson, served in the Connecticut Troops, and died in 1832, and Abijah Crabb, who received a pension in New York State in 1818. 
There is no claim for pension or bounty land on file based upon the service in the Revolutionary War of a John Button, as described by you. Such claims are the source of the data furnished by this office. 
The record of one soldier, only, named Abijah Crabb, has been found. His history is furnished herein, the data for which were obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 43408, based upon his service in that war. 
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of Abijah Crabb are not shown. Abijah Crabb enlisted at Fishkill, New York, December 20, 1779, served as a private in Captain John Doughty's Company, Colonel John Lamb's Continental Regiment and was discharged in June, 1783. He was at the siege of Yorktown and surrender of Cornwallis. 
He was allowed pension on his application executed June 16, 1818, while residing in Sempronius, Cayuga County, New York, and then gave his age as sixty years. He stated in 1820, that he was aged sixty-five years, and that his wife, Margaret, was aged seventy-four years. He did not give her maiden name or the date of their marriage and made no reference to children.
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In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Abijah Crabb (3.43400), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data: Abijah Crabb
Certificate No. 13209
Issued June 24, 1819
Rate $8 per month 
Commenced June 16, 1818
Act of March 18, 1818 
New York Agency. 
Very truly yours 
A. D. HILLER 
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES 
Form VAM-51
12-5-41 
Division of Veterans' Administrative Archives
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD* NAME Crabb, Abijah  GRADE Private  LINE New York 
WARRANT NUMBER 6984 ACREAGE 100  ISSUED Oct. 10, 1791 to Anthony Maxwell, assignee 
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*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.