Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17,425, Josiah Frisbie, Conn. Conn. Sea Service
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SERVICE | NUMBER
Conn. | Frisbee, Josiah | S17, 425
Conn Sea Service
carded
CONTENTS
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17771
Connecticut
Josiah Frisbie
Brawford in the State of Con
who was a Private in the town commanded
Capt _ of the Regt commanded
by Col Douglas in the Con
line for Conn and Conn Sea Service
19 mo Marine 5 mo

Inscribed on the Roll of Conn
at the rate of 83 Dollars 33 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834

Certificate of Pension issued on the 19 day of Sept 1833 and ... Ano
Beach New Haven

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 | $228.32
Semi-anl allowance ending Mar 4. 34  | 41.66
$269.98

{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by ED Bullock, Clerk,
Book E Vol 3 Page 14
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No 5357
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832

State of Connecticut, }ss.
County of New Haven

On the 6th day of August 1832 personally appeared in open Court, before the County Court of New Haven County State of Connecticut,
County of New-Haven, SS.
On this 6th day of August 1832 personally appeared in open Court, before the County Court of New-Haven County now sitting Josiah Frisbie, a resident of Branford in the County of New-Haven, and State of Connecticut, aged -80- 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 serve of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated: - 
I enlisted in the 1st Militia in January 1776 under command of Reuben Ross Capt Col Douglass. … we marched from Branford through New Haven to New York from there we sailed over to Brooklyn on Long Island and then assisted in building a Fort we remained on that station until the Jersey Troops took our place then we returned home after four months service.
In June 1776 I enlisted for six months under Edward Russell Capt Bright Col Wadsworth General and served my time out and was discharged on Christmas Day. Was on Long Island a short time was driven from there by the enemy and we retreated to Warden Plains and then made a stand and had an engagement with the enemy in that battle I was wounded in one leg by a cannister shot from a British field fire and was carried to the Hospital which was west of Mt Ainer at Westchester York Island and part of the time at Karkeneak in New Jersey I joined our regiment (soon as I was discharged from the hospital) at North Carth until my time was out.
In 1778 I enlisted for six months under Benjamin Baldwin Capt Dwight LA Sabin Col Ward and served my time out in New Haven.
I then enlisted for six months more under Enoch Staples Capt in the Coast Guard and served my time out in Branford CT under the direction of General Andrew Ward.
In 1779 I again enlisted under Enoch Staples Capt and served six months as guard in Branford CT.
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in 1779 I again enlisted under James Barker capt Andrew Ward general and under two months was marched to the North Rivers but had no battles.
In May 1777 I shipped on board the ship Oliver Cromwell a Twenty [illegible] ship she near built as new.  Equipped (mand)sp and victulated by the State of Connecticut we drew fray and [illegible] same as a United States Ship.  Our officers were Seth Horden commander Timothy Barker 1th Lieut Gideon Chapman  2nd Lieut and Caleb Frisbie 3rd Lieut. we sailed from New London in June and landed at Stoneington New Bedford Holmes Hole Hole and Nantucket to get our confortement of men sent to sea about the 1st of July took three prizes on the cruise 1th prize was an English Brig bound to New York laden with provisions clothing are for the English Troops 2nd prize a ship [illegible] in ballast afterwards retaken 3rd prize Weymouth [illegible] a 1 [illegible] ship from West India bound to England we [illegible] into Boston and were discharged and prayed off often a five months cruise.
I was born in Branford County of New Haven State of Connecticut.  In the year 1752.
I have a record of my age hereswith annexed.
I was living in [illegible] Branford when called into service. - was living in Branford at the close of the year am living in Branford now and have always lived in Branford.
I never had any written discharge.
I served as a private in all the services performed.
I have no documentary evidence of my services.
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I would now call upon or introduce Allen Smith, Benjamin Palmer, John Patton, Edmund Morris all of those my Neighbors to Depose as to their personal knowledge and belief as to my service in the Revolutionary War as to my veracity  age &c

I do not know of any other persons living to testify to the Remainder of the service I performed in the Revolutionary War

I Benjamin Palmer and I Allen Smith each of Branford County of New Haven State of Connecticut

Depose and say each of us that in 1776  we were in the service on Long Island and [illegible] from three in the night under General Washington and the British landed at Turtle Bay and that we had an engagemnet then at Kingsport so caled and on Horten Plains: - and so further depose and say that Josiah Frisbie seen there at the same time and was in the Battle and was wounded and carried to the Hospital. - and we further depose and say that Josiah Frisbie is now and
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always has been a Neighbour of ours and
we believe him to be a man of truth and veracity and that he is considered so in the Neighborhood and that the statement set forth in the foregoing Declaration subscribed by him are entitled to Credit and that we believe him to be Eighty year of age and that he served six month as set forth
his declaration in that campaign

s/Benjamin Palmer
s/Allen Smith

Sworn to subscribed the day &
year afore' attend to Bench Clerk
Jonathan Munson of North
Branford County of New Thorson 
State of Connectict

Depose and say that in ^ January 1776 [illegible] was in New York and on Long Island for four months doing duty as a soldier at Harter and about New York
and that Josiah Frisbie was there at the same time and done duty that I have always known and been acquainted with Mr Frisbie and believe him to be a man of truth and veracity and that he is considered so in his neighborhood and that I believe him
to be Eighty years of age s/ Jonathan Munson
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
attest to Bench Clerk
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I Edmund Morris of Branford New Haven County State of Connecticut


Depose and say that in May 1777 i shiped on Board the Oliver Cromwell a Twenty [illegible] Ship commanded by Seth Harden and that I belonged to her for five months and that which and that while on our cruise sea took [illegible two words]

and I further Depose and say that Josiah Frisbie who has signed the foregoing Declaration shipt on Board and done duty on Board with me the whole cruise and belonged to her five months and that the said Josiah Frisbie is a Neighbor of mine and that he is considered to be a man of veracity in the neighborhood and I further Depost that I believe the statement set forth in the foregoing Declarations are all true and that he is Eighty years [old-scratched out] of Age furthermore the Deponent saith not
s/ Edmund Morris
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforeaise
Attest to Bench Clerk
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Josiah Frisbie son of Daniel Frisbie by his wife Elisabeth born at Branford February 12th AD 1752 
A true extract from the Records of Births, Marriages go in Branford

Attest Samuel Frisbie Town Clerk
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Declarant hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to any pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State, [crossed out]
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid,
[signature] Attn Jno Beach Clerk  Joriah Frisbie

We, Timothy P Gillett a Clergyman, residing in said Branford and Benjamin R Fowler, residing in the same town hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jonah Frisbie who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration; that we believe him to be 80 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.
[signature] Att Jno Beach Clerk
[signature] Benjamin R Fowler
[signature] Timothy P Gillett

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 certified, that it appears to them that Timothy P. Gillett who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in said Branford and that Benjamin R. Fowler who has also signed the same, is a resident in and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
[handwritten] By order of Court attn Jno Beach Clerk
I, Jno Beach, Clerk of the County Court of New Haven County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Josiah Frisbie for a pension.

In testimony thereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 6th day of August 1832
Attn Jno Beach Clerk
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December 31, 1924

Honorable Smith W. Brookhart
United States Senate

My dear Senator:

In response to your letter of the 10th instant, I have the honor to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 17425 it appears that Josiah Frisbie, the son of Daniel Frisbie and his wife Elizabeth, was born February 12, 1752 in Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut.
While living in said town he enlisted in January 1776 and served four months as a private in Captain Reuben Rose's Company, Colonel Douglas' Connecticut Regiment.
     He enlisted in June 1778 , served six months as a private in Captain Edward Russell's Company, Colonel Dwight's Connecticut Regiment, was in the battle of Harlem Plains where he was wounded in the leg by a canister shot from a British field piece. He was discharged on Christmas Day 1778.
   In May 1777 he entered on board the ship Oliver
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Cromwell* under Commander Seth Harding and served five months; took three prizes.
   He enlisted in 1778 and served six months as a private in Captain Benjamin Baldwin's Company, Colonel Cabin's Connecticut Regiment.
   He enlisted in the fall of 1778 and served six months as a private in Captain Enoch Staples' Connecticut Company and in 1779 he enlisted and served six months in said company.
   He enlisted again in his 1779 and served two months as a private in Captain James Barker's Connecticut Company.
   He was allowed pension on his application executed August 8, 1838 while a resident of Branford, Connecticut. He died January 5, 1842.
   There is no family data on file excepting that stated in the first paragraph
Sincerely,
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION 3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF PENSIONS Washington, D.C.


In reply to your request of ______________, received ________for a statement of the military history of Josiah Frisbie a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
[Column Header:Dates of Enlistment of Appointment Length of Service Rank Officers Under Whom Service was Rendered Captain Colonel State}
January 1776 Four Months Pvt Reuben Rose  Draglar Conn
June 1776 Six Months Pvt Edward Russell Dwight
May 1777 Five Months Pvt ________ 
1778 Six Months Pvt Benjamin Baldwin Sabin
Fall 1778 Six Months Pvt Enoch Staples
1779 Six Months Pvt Enoch Staples
1779 Two Months Pvt James Barker
Battles engaged in, Harlem where he was wounded in the leg
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Branford, Conn
Date of application for pension, September 6, 1832 Her sixteen _______ ______
Age at date of application. born February 12, 1732 in Branford Conn died January 3 1842 from RB
Remarks: ________ was the son of Daniel and Elizabeth Frisbie. There is no other death on file as to his family
Respectfully,  Commissioner.
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Postmark December 7 1920
Washington DC
Dept of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Dear Sirs Would you kindly give me any information that you have concerning a Josiah Frisbie native of Bramford Conn who served in the Revolution and was pensioned at the age of 89 years and died at the age of 91 years. He married as I am told a Sarah Rogers, April 12 1781 that is all that I know about him. Yours truly Mrs. Ethel M Frisbie 497 Broad St Meriden Conn
P.S. He had four children, Augustus, Levi, Samuel and Lavinia
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17425
INVALID

File No. 17425
Josiah Frisbie
Pri Cre War
Act: June 7 32
Index:- Vol,___ Page /33
[Arrangement of 1870]

1921 January14 History to Ethel M. Frisbie
1924 Dec 31 History to Hon. Smith. W. Brookhart His letter in ch p (per?) 302 / of David Dooman __________
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5357
Josiah Frisbie

5 Mo[nths] Marines
19 Mo[nths] Private [illegible]

20
63.33
_____
$83.33

Jno Beach
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5357
BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
Josiah Frisbie [handwritten]
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further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides?
which require
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides?
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? No [handwitten]
V. Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amout of pension he is entitled? grades, not stated
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of
June 7, 1832?
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion?
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate?
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?

XIV. +If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? [handwritten] no

Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? [illegible]
XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? [handwritten] no
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection
he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For ___year
___months and ___days, I served as a___. For months and ___ days, I served as a____; and
for such service I claim a pension."
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8
It is important in all cases to determine with premit the period for which the interest
and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grace of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase above three or four months is too indefinite, , and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the fine and manner of his leaving the same as well as
the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer
the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being inproperly attached to the certificate.
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[handwritten letter] 
State of Connecticut, County of New Haven J.
Be it remembered that at a County Court bound hereto at NewHaven within & for New Haven County on this 11 day of June 1833. The said Court in addition to this certificate to the pension papers of Josiah Frisbie of the 6th a 1832 hereto annexed thereby further certify
that in their opinion the said Josiah Frisbie was a Revolutionary Soldier & served as he states in his supplemental declaration ammended
and that these deponents in witness, whose affidavit or depositions were taken & sworn to before him & which on there unto Law here unto annexed toward Benjamin Palmer
Allen Smith, Jonathan Munson & Edmund Morris are inputinly persons of credibility & declare that in our opinion their statements are  entitled to full faith & credit
By order of Court Allen J. Beach Clerk
I J Clerk of the County Court of New Haven County do hereby certify that the foregoing & arise contains the in providings of said Court in the matter of the application of Josiah Frisbie for a pension,  In Testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my
hand & seal of office the day & date above written. J. Beach Clerk
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[handwritten letter]
Comptroller's Office
May 27th 1833
I Elisha Phelps, Comptroller of Stable Accounts
for the State of Connecticut, do certify, that I
appear by the journal of the Council of Safety
on the 11th day of April 1777 Seth Harding
was appointed Captain & Commander of
the ship Oliver Cromwell during the pleasure
of that board of the General Assembly; and
that on the 6th day of December 1777 Timothy
Parker of Norwich was appointed Captain
John Chapman of New London 1 Lieutenant, and
John Smith of Hartford 2nd Lieutenant of
said ship, & that the same was a public
armed ship, belonging to the State and
in the service of the United States.
E. Phelps
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Supplement

Annexed to the Declaration of Josiah Frisbie in Under to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 ---

State of Connecticut}
County of New Haven} Ss  on the 11th Day of June 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the County Court of New Haven County now Sitting Josiah Frisbie of Branford in the County of New Haven of Connecticut now Eighty one years and who being first Duly Sworn according to Law doth on his Oath make the following Declaration in annex to the objections to the admission of pension Claim in the Brief herewith annexed. ---

in January 1776 I enlisted and done Four Months Duty as a private in Capt Reuben Roses[?] Company of Militia in Col Doughiss[?] Regiment. ----

in June 1776 Enlisted and done Six Months duty as a private in Capt Edward Russell Company of Militia in Col Dwighth [?] Regiment under General Wadsworths Command. ---
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in 1778 I enlisted for six months in Capt Benjamin Baldwin Company of Militia and done duty as a private for not less than six months we were [marked] to Col Sabins Ridgment and under command of
General Andrew Ward.
in the fall of 1778 I enlisted & did duty for six months under Liut Enoch Staph on Coast Guards as he had the charge of
the Guards at Beauford at that time as left under the Direction of General Andrew Ward; soon as my term of six month expired in 1779 I again Enlisted under the same officers and done duty as a private in the Coast Guard for six months more.-
1779 I again Enlisted under James Baskin as Capt Andrew Ward was our General. We [Martin] and March as Militia far as the North or Hudson River and then returned home no Battle nor any particular [occur] in that campaign within my recollection was on duty not less than Two months.
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all the guard duty above specified
was performed under by authority of the State of Connecticut.
Declarant was for Documentary evidence to the Comptrollers Certificate [illegible] annex to the pension papers of
Allen Smith No 5352
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in May 1777 I slept on Board the states ship
Oliver Cromwell Seth Harden Commander and done
Five months duty on Board of the ship at that
time  - a certificate herewith annexed stating her
to be in the States Service and the appointment
of her Commander [&c]

according to the best of my recollection I served not less than
the periods mentioned below and in the following
Grades viz for one year and six months as a
a private in the Militia one year, as a private in the Coast Guard and five months as Mariner and for such
Services I claim a pension
Subscribed & sworn to in
open Court 11 June 1833
Josiah Frisbie
Attest [J Beautfleck]
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I Abed Linsely now Eighty Five years old of Branford County of New Haven State of Connecticut depose and pray that (according to the best of my recollection in 1779 altho I may be mistaken in the year it might have been in 1778 as I have no documentary evidence as to the time I was called into the service of my country) . I joined as a private in a militia company under command Benjamin (illegible) Capt Dwight Lieut Sabin Col Ward general and done duty for two months in New Haven. I further depose and say that Josiah Frisbis the (illegible) applicant for a pension Done Duty as a private at the same time I did how long he served I am unable to state only that he served all time I did. I further depose and say that Josiah Frisbis has already been a neighbor of mine and that he is considered in the neighborhood to be a man of truth and veracity and that I believe his Declaration to obtain a pension is entitled to full credit and I believe him to be Eighty one years old (illegible) the deponant saith not Abed Linsely New Haven County (illegible) Branford 6th June 1833

Personally appeared Abed Linsley signer of the above Deposition, and made oath to the truth of the same, before me.
WIlliam Sykes, Justice of Peace
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Branford 6th June 1833
This is to certify that I have personally
known Mr Obed Linsley (signor of the
within deposition) for more than twenty
years past, and believe him to be a man
of truth and veracity
William Tyler Justice of Peace ┃
State of Connecticut County of New Haven New Haven
June 11 1833 I J Belick Clerk of the County
Court in afor said New Haven County hereby certify
that William Tyler is & was on the 6 June 1833
a Justice of the Peace in afor said New Haven County
duly qualified to administer oaths, & that his name by
him above foregoing written & subscribed is his genuine
official signature
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand affixed the seal of
said County Court the day & date
above written
J Belick Clerk
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The National Archives
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

Bounty Land Warrant Record Card*

Name: Frisbie, Luman
Grade: Private
Line: Artillery Artificers (Connecticut)

Warrant Number: 5763 and ... No. 13092
Acreage: 100
Issued: Feb. 5, 1790 to ~ not shown ~

*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.