Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36,536, Othniel Gillet, Conn.
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(S-1776)

SERVICE
Conn.

Gillet, Othniel

NUMBER
S 36536
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17,565
Connecticut
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Othniel Gillet
of Litchfield in the state of Conn.
who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel A Ward of the Conn
line, for the term of one year
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Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 22 of June 1818
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Certificate of Pension issued the 27 of June 1820
and sent to Frederick Wolcott
Esq Judge &ae Litchfield Conn
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Arrears to 4th of March 1820 20 ms 30.31  166.19
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1820    48
$214.19

{Revolutionary claim,}
{Act 18th March, 1818.}


Dir crw
July 12, 1821
sent to F. Wolcott
Litchfield 
Conn
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District of Connecticut ss. County of Litchfield, County Court.
On this 5th day of July 1820 personally appeared in open Court, being a court of RECORD for said county is said district, having the power to fine and imprison Othniel Giillet of sd Litchfield in sd County aged sixty three years resident in Litchfield in said county, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follow:
That he enlisted in May 1776 for one year in the company commanded by Capt. Noah Phelps in the Regiment commanded by Col. Andrew Ward on the Continental establishment that he served the United States in the Revolutionary War in sd corps for the term of one year and was discharged his time of service having expired that he was in the battle at the White plains &c That his original declaration was dated on the 22nd day of June 1818.
The number of his pension certificate is 17.565
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A schedule of the Real & Personal estate on Othniel Gillet of Litchfield
A life estate in the one half of twenty seven acres of land in Litchfield with a small house & barn thereon the use of one half of which for his life he is entitled to
His half is worth..........................................50.00
One cow & calf of the value of .............17.00
One heifer one year old..............................6.00
six sheep & two lamb..................................7.00
one pig ............................................................1.00
Hardware .........................................................6.00
crockery ............................................................2.00
cutlery ................................................................1.00
other small articles of household furniture ... 7.00
one old broad axe two augers & two pair}
of chisels of the value of } ............................2.00

ninety nine dollars                                  $9.00
Othniel Gillet

the said Othniel Gillet is justly indebted to sundry persons his creditors the sum of one hundred dollars
Othniel Gillet
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2 columns

first column
informd him
July 12 1821, that he 
could not be contind
sent to F. Wolcott Esq
Litchfield

second column
Othniel Gillett
17.565
Sept 1820


Sworn to and declared         on the 5th day of July A. D. 1820
before said court
Frederick Wolcott Clerk
Litchfield

Sent F. Wolcott
July 12, 1821
Litchfield, Co
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The said Othniel Gillet is a carpenter buy owing to bodily infirmity is incapable of labouring at his trade or doing much labour of any kind _  that he is in the sixty fourth year of his age. that his family consists of himself and wife and a grandson in the 11th year of his age that his sd wife is in the seventieth year of her age an infirm and sickly woman and incapable of doing any business to support his family _ that sd grandchild cannot contribute to his support & he the sd Othniel Gillet is a feeble man in health
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Othniel Gillett
17.565
Sept 1820

Sent to F Wolcott
July 12 1821
Litchfield Conn.

Sworn to and declared on the 4th day of July A.D. 1820 before said court
Frederick Wolcott Clerk
Litchfield

I, Frederick Wolcott, Clerk of the County Court, in the county of Litchfield, and State of Connecticut, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the court ; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court, that the total amount in value of property exhibited n aforesaid schedule is ninety nine dollars and ____ cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this 17 day of July 1820

Clerk of the Count Court for the County of Litchfield. (Crossed out)

Frederick Wolcott, Clerk.
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oval stamp
LITCHFIELD

M Boyd
[unknown word]
Ward's Regt not on the
Continental Establishment

John C. Calhoun
Sec War Dept
City of Washington

The applicant is informed that the secretary has since decided that Ward's Regiment is on the Continental establishment

Othniel Gillet  17.069
Litchfield
Frederick Wolcott
Judge
Litchfield Conn
Admitted
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Othniel Gillet    17.069
Litchfield
Frederick Wolcott
Judge
Litchfield Conn

Admitted

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The applicant is informed that the secretary has since decided that Wards regiment is on the Continental establishment.

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FREE
Hon. John C. Calhoun
Sec'y War Dept
City of Washington

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W. 
Boyd   [stamp Litchfield]

In admissible
Ward's Reg not on the
Continental Establishment
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I, Frederick Wolcott Judge of the Court of Probate for the district of Litchfield as afsd which is a Court of Record do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the aforesaid Othniel Gillet of sd Litchfield did serve in the revolutionary war on the Continental establishment against the common enemy of the United States agreeable to his preceding declaration.

Which I now transmit to the secretary of war with the affidavits of Ephraim Gillet and Asahel Holcomb taken before Joab Griffin Justice of the Peace for that County of Hartford and enclosed in a sealed envelope to me.  Also the affidavit of Maswell    Abernathy all in pursuance of the directions of the aforesaid act of Congress, being the proceedings & testimony taken & had in said care before me.

It also appears to my satisfaction that the said Othniel Gillet is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support.

In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court in which I preside this twenty second day of June AD 1818

Frederick Wolcott, Judge
of Probate
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District of Connecticut ss town and County of Litchfield
on this Twenty second day of June AD 1818

Before me the Subscriber Frederick Wolcott Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Litchfield in the state of Connecticut

Personally appears Othniel Gillet aged fifty nine years an inhabitant of and resident in said town of  Litchfield 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 he the said Othniel Gillet in the Town of Simsbury in the County of Hartford in said State of Connecticut on the 14th day of May AD 1776 enlisted for the term of one year as a private soldier in the company commanded by Captain Noah Phelps in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Andrew Ward on the Continental establishment and constantly served the United States in said Corps in said War against the common enemy for the full term of one year agreeable to his enlistment and until his term of service expired and till said regiment was disbanded and he was regularly discharged on the 14th day of May 1777 at Chatham in the state of Pennsylvania.

That he had no written discharge that he was in the battle of the White Plans & in other actions in which said Regiment was engaged from the 14th of May AD 1776 till the 14th of May 1777 when he was discharge as aforesaid

That he is in reduced circumstances, and
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Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36,536, Othniel Gillet, Conn.  
Othniel Gillet: born: 1759, died: 22 March 1847

District of Connecticut for Town and county of Litchfield on this twenty-second day of June AD 1818.

Before me the subscriber, Frederick Wolcott, Judge of the Court of Probate for the district of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut.

Personally appears Othniel Gillet, aged fifty-nine years, [born 1759] an inhabitant of and resident in said town of Litchfield who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the pension made by the late act of Congress entitled an act to promise for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War.

That he the said Othniel Gillet in the Town of Simsbury in the County of Hartford in said State of Connecticut on the 14th day of May AD 1776 enlisted for the term of one year as a private soldier in the company commanded by Captain Noah Phelps in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Andrew War on the Continental establishment and constantly served the United States in said corps in said war against the common enemy for the full term of one year agreeable to his enlistment and until his term of service expired and till said regiment was disbanded and he was regularly discharged on the 14th day of May AD 1777 at Chatham in the State of Pennsylvania.

That he has no written discharge. That he was in the battle at the White Plains & in other actions in which said regiment was engaged from the 14th of May AD 1776 till the 14th of May  1777 when he was discharged as aforesaid that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support.

That he has no other evidence now in his hands of his said services except the affidavits of Ephraim Gillet and Asahel Holcomb of Granby, Hartford County, which  were taken & sent in to before Jacob Griffin, the Justice of the Peace on the 20th just that the said Ephraim & Asahel served with him in said corps during said term and are credible witnesses, said affidavits are herewith presented.   — signed Othniel Gillet.  
Sworn before me, Frederic Wolcott, Judge of Probate.


Personally appears Buckley Olcott of Harwinton in the County of Litchfield and being duly sworn testifies & says that for many years last part he has been personally acquainted with the above named Othniel Gillet that he is a poor ma and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support. Sworn before me the da & date above written.

Above affidavit  sworn to before me.
Frederick Wolcott, Judge of Probate.
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36536

Revy   INVALID.

File No.  36536

Othniel Gillet

[illegible] Rev War

Act:  18" March 18

Index: --Vol. 2, Page 195

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Applicant aged 63 yrs.
- Infirm
- Wife, 70 yrs. old - Infirm
- [illegible]: child, 11 yrs. old

Life estate in the 1/2 of 27 acres of land, house & barn, valued at $50.

Whole amt in Sched:  $ 99.

Served one year
Not entitled - Service too short
Write a letter
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Connecticut

Othniel Gillet, priv.

served 1 yr. on 1776.

1[illegible] Sched:  dated 5. July 1830.

Life Estate in one half of 27 acres
of land & house & barn.
Valued at               $50.00
Personal Property    49.00
Total                      $99.00

Sched. under Act of Mar. 1823
[dated 30 Apl 1823]

Exhibits                $30.50

Accounts for the decrease of 
property &
on the 29 March 1823, [illegible]
& conveyed to David Goodwin
(copy of deed exhibited) his Life
Estate for $60 paid [illegible] good.
[illegible] $20 Dr. Woodward $20.
March $5. the remainder of 
[illegible]
toward this just debt of $50.  [illegible] Feb. 1823. sold to John Marks a Cow for $18 to pay a Debt 
said Marks & Cattle [illegible] con[illegible]
in family

Claimant aged 65 yrs 
occupation a Carpenter
Blind - wife 72 yrs.
unable to labor

S. P. Beers, Esqr.
Litchfield
Con.

Recd May 27, 1823
See letter Dec 30. 1829 to Hon. S. A. Foot, Senate
[illegible] to Pensioner, Sept. 3d 1834

Sept. 1820
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Northfield Church [illegible]
Aug 18. 1834

Referred to the War
Department.

Pension Office
2 Sept. 1834

Othniel Gillet
Act 1818 [illegible]

Pension Office
27 June 20

Free

Andrew Jackson
President of U.S.
Washington
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Northfield Church [illegible]
Aug 18.1834

Pension Office
2 Sept. 1834
Othniel Gillet
Act 1818 Ct

Pension office [written upside down]

27 June 20


Free

Andrew Jackson
President of U.S.
Washington


[written upside down]
Referred to the War Department
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Litchfield August 16th 1834

Sir with much respect I make an appeal to you trusting as I always have that you are a firm friend to our Country &that in being so your friendship and patronage would be extended to me.
My reasons for making this appeal is that I may have redress for wrongs recieved.  I have been a soldier in the Revolution and for serving my Country was inscribed on the pension List on the 22 day of June 1818, and recieved a pension untill September 4th 1820.  I was then dropt from the List and recieved no pension until April 1823.  And when I recieved the above pension I purchased a small House together with a few acres of Land to the amount of Three hundred Dollars paying one hundred Dollars of my pension money down.  & giving a Mortgage on the property to secure [illegible] remainder, expecting my pension would discharge the debt in due season.  After this my family and myself were subjected to long series of severe sickness which expense much exceeded the amount I had paid on my property.  although I owed more than I was worth yet I succeded in retaining possession of my house.

While laboring under such circumstances my pension was cut off in consequence of my property being apprised at 99 Dollars.  But by positive knowledge that others drew their pensions that was worth more than mine was apprised encouraged me to write to the secritary to whom I wrote four times having no return of my papers of any answer untill after the fourth time when I recieved an answer that I had recieved considerable money and done but little service.
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But I am certain Mr. Calhoun was wrong in affirming my services but little.  And will inform of them.  First I enlisted as a minute man at Lexington Alarm. After that I enlisted for seven months under Abel Pettibone Capt and marched for Boston.  On the 16 of June 1775 marched to Breeds Hill and on the 17 was in the Battle of Bunkers Hill and continued in faithful service 7 months.  Again in May 1776 I enlisted under Noah Phelps Capt in Andrw Wards Regiment for one year and served faithfully.  And this was the year and only time which I presented to obtain a pension.  9 months only being requisite Again in the year 1780 I enlisted for 9 months but on account of sickness I hired Theophilas Allen and gave him the wages.  bounty and fifty silver dollars which time he faithfully served.  And I served three tours more on the sea board which in all made four years service.  And it is my petition that this may be corrected that I may recieve my back pension.
I wish you would refer this to the secritary with directions to rectify it and if he wants any further proof more than he possesses to have him write what is required but if no more is required that he send a certificate ennabling me to draw the back money which is due me.  
My property continues under the Mortgage that I first gave and I wish this would meet your attention soon that I may recieve the benefit and save my property, as I long have been very l lame I have laboured under much pain & difficulty.  

I very Respectfully subscribe myself
Othniel Gillet

To Andrew Jackson
President U.S.
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State of Connecticut
County of Litchfield SS.  County Court April Term, AD 1823.
On this 30th day of April A.D. 1823 personally appeared in open Court 
being a Court of Record (having power to fine and imprison) for the county aforesaid, Othniel Gillett of Litchfield resident in said County aged 65 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of the 18th of March 1818, the 1st of May 1820, and 1st March 1823, that he the said Gillett enlisted for the term of one year on the day of May in the year A.D. 1776 in the State of Connecticut in the company commanded by Capt. Noah Phelps in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Andrew Ward in the line of the State of Connecticut on the continental establishment, that he continued to serve in the corps until the end of May A.D. 1777 when he was discharged from the said service in Chatham in the State of New Jersey.  And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th 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 the 18th 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.

That as it relates to my occupation, my ability to pursue it, the number and names of my family residing with me, their ages and their capacity to contribute to their support, I declare as follows viz.  My occupation is that of a Carpenter, but owing to loss of sight cannot labour any, my Family consists of a Wife aged 72, wholly unable to labour.

The following schedule contains each article of real and personal estate now owned by the subscriber (except necessary clothing and bedding) viz:
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That since the exhibition of my first schedule the following changes have been made in my property.
Names of persons to whom sold, time of sale and amount of money or description of property received in return:
David Goodwin; 1823 March 29
Sold: a life estate in one half of 27 acres of land in Litchfield with a small house and barn this in the use of one half of which I owned for my life; sold for $60.00 to pay a just debt I owed to said Goodwin of $20 as paid in debt I owed to [illegible] Reuben S. Woodward of $20. a just debt to James March 2nd of $5. The remainder is paid to Levi Carlin towards a just debt of $50 I owed him. Sold one cow to John Marks for $18 to pay a debt I owed him; sold 3 sheep for $5.00 two sheep one lamb at in family; one pig butchered.Remainder of the hardware and crockery contained in my former schedule is worn and broken.
Othniel Gillett
John Marks
Zalmon Whitlock
Sworn to and declared on the 30th day of April AD 1823 before the said county court verified by Frederick Wolcott, Clerk
I, Frederick Wolcott, Clerk of the county court in the county of Litchfield and state of Connecticut ( a court of record having authority to fine and imprision) do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedules thereto annexed have ben admitted to the record of said court and that the same are truly copied therefrom; 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 $30.50.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 30th day of April AD 1823.
Frederick Wolcott, Clerk of the County Court
aforesaid
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viz:
one sheep and one lamp $2.00
one cow and calf              $7.00
Iron teakettle $1.50; dish kettle .50, small di. 25= 2.25
and iron .50
[illegible] .50
crockery 1.50
knives and forks .25
1 old broad axe, auger, and 2 pr. chi xxx 2.00
6 chairs 1.50
1 table 1.00
1 looking glass .50
chest with drawers 1.50
Othniel Gillet
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S. P. Beers
Litchfield Connecticut
Agreement
David G. Goodwin
Othniel Gillet
a copy
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To all People to whom these presents shall come: Greeting. Know ye that Othniel Gillet of the town and county of Litchfield 
for the consideration of $50 received to my full satisfaction of David G. Goodwin of said Litchfield 
do by these presents remise, release and forever quit-claim unto said Goodwin his
heirs and assigns forever, all such right, estate, title and demand whatsoever, as I have or ought to have in or to use and improvement of one half of about 27 acres of land lying in said Litchfield in the county of Northfield with one half of a small house and barn thereon bounded west on highways north on Harvey Todd's land east on Eli Curtis William Hopkins and others: south on Eli Curtis's land. 
To have and to hold the above described premises unto him the said Goodwin to his only use and behoof, and his heirs and assigns forever; so that neither I the said Gillet nor my heirs, nor any other person or persons for me or in my name and behoof, shall or will hereafter claim or demand any right or title to the premises nor any part thereof; but they and every of them shall, by these presents, be excluded and forever debarred. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 29th day of March 1823
Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of Philo Woodruff, Seth P. Beers
Othniel Gillet
Litchfield County Litchfield, March 29, 1823
Personally appeared Othniel Gillet signer and sealer of the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed before me. Seth P Beers Justice of Peace
Recorded May 1st 1823 Moses Seymour Register
The above and foregoing is a tru copy extracted from Litchfield land records
Book 3, Page 333
Attest Moses Seymour, Register
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Hon. Frederick Wolcott
Judge of Probate
District of Litchfield
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Hanford County Grandy 24 June 1818
Personally appeared Ephraim Gillet and Arahel Holcomb and being duly sworn in county and day that they well know that Othiniel Gillet of Litchfield town and county was a soldier in the Revolutionary war and on the continental establishment from about the 14th day of May AD 1776 until about the 14th day of May 1777 that he belonged to Capt. Noah Phelps company and Col. Andrew Wards Regiment; the deponents having belonged to the same at the same time will know that Othiniel Gillet was enlisted served and was discharged from service as aforesaid. 
Ephraim gillet
Asahel Holcomb
Sworn and subscribed to this 20th day of June 1818 before me.
Joab Griffin Justice of Peace
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Gillet, Reuben
Conn. (S 21228)
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