Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1,725, Jonathan Crampton, Conn.
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Service: Conn.
Crampton, Jonathan
     Elizabeth H.
Number: W 1,725
BLWt. 8.453-160-55
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~~Declaration~~
In Order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832

State of Connecticut    }
County of New Haven  }
Probate Court, Guilford District

On this 29th day of April A.D. 1833 -----
Peronally appeared in Court before Rueben Elliott, Esq. Judge of the Court of Probate for the District Guilford, now sitting ----- Jonathan Crampton, a resident of the Town of Madison in the County of New Haven and State of Connecticut ----- aged 68 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 7th 1832 ----- That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated -----

I was born in Madison then Guilford August 20th 1764, the record of my birth is in my family bible. I lived in Guilford New Madison, when called into the service, lived then through the Revoltutionary War, have lived there over since and do now still live in said Madison -----

At the age of sixteen years and in the month of August 1780, I first entered the service of the United States as a Volunteer and substitute for John Doud of Killingworth the adjourning town.
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and served one month under Capt. Turner of Killingworth stationed at the sea shore as a Coast Guard. Most of the Guard were strangers to me from other towns and from the short acquaintance I had with them and the long lapse of time that has intervened I cannot recollect any one man living who was with me in that service. -----

I have no written evidence or any discharge from this service. In the Month of Sept. 1780 having been enrolled in the Militia, I was drafted for three months and stationed on the shorts of Long Island Sound as one of the Coast Guard under the Command of Capt. Gilbert Dudley, Timothy Field was Lieutenant, Jonathan Lee who is now living and served with me, and in my former declaration certified for me, is now by reason of infirmity and loss of recollection unable to state distinctly to the fact ----- Of this term I served two months, I know of no other person living who was with me in this service and I have no documentary evidence or any written discharge from the same.

In the Month of April and on the first of the month in the year 1782, I enlisted for nine months service in the Coast Guard under command of Capt. Peter Vaill, Timothy Field was Lieutenant, and Jonathan Todd was Ensign. I served constantly the whole term of nine months. In the Month of June, the British landed at a placed called Leet's Island, burnt one dwelling house and killed two men, Simeon Leete and Ebenezer Hart.
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I was there at the time the Enemy decamped. We found a British solder who proved to be a deserter from the British. I was placed sentry over  him until he was taken to Hartford for trial -----

In proof of this term of service I forward the deposition of Abram Hill and Lizur Willard two of my neighbors now living and who were with me in the same service and were discharged with me the first of January 1782 by a verbal discharge of Lieut. Field ----- having served constantly nine months.

I am personally known to Nathaniel Griffing and Samuel Elliott, Esq. of Guilford who can testify to my character for truth and veracity and the sirs Griffing and Elliott are personally known to the Hon. Samuel A. Foot and the Hon. Ralph I. Ingersoll -----

For twelve months I served as a private soldier for which service I claimed pension.

I thereby relinquish all and every other claim to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.

s/ Jonathan Crampton

Sworn and subscribed this day and year aforesaid before me, Rueben Elliott, Judge
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No. 25-055
Jonathan Crampton
New Haven Co., Connecticut

Admitted 
Private 12 monthly

George Griswold
Guilford Ct
(illegible)
Cont
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New York
Elizabeth H. Crampton
widow of Jonathan Crampton
who served in the Revolutionary War, as a Private
Connecticut (illegible)
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 40 dollars " " cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 2nd day of August 49 and sent to Henry D. Barto, Trumansburg, Tompkins, Co., New York.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act 29th July, 1848, Page 541 Vol. 1 Connecticut.
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We, Benjamin Allen and Wealthy Clark, residents of Ulysses in the State of New York upon our oath declare that here within declaration was signed and acknowledged by Elizabeth H. Crampton in our presence and that we believe from the appearance and statements of the applicant that she is the identical person she represents herself to be and we further certify that we knew Jonathan Crampton mentioned in the written application in his lifetime and know the said Elizabeth H. Crampton to be his widow and we also know that the said Jonathan Crampton drew a pension during his life for military services in the revolutionary war, and we also know that the said Elizabeth H. Crampton draws a pension at the present time as widow of the said Jonathan Crampton.

Benjamin Allen
Wealthy Clark

The written declaration and above affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the 9th day of April, 1835, and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons, that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim.

E. Weed, Justice of the Peace.

State of New-York }
Tompkins County Clerk's Office, }

I, Ezra Weaver, Clerk of said county, and also Clerk of the Courts in and for said county, do hereby certify that E. Weed, Esquire, before whom the preceding declaration was subscribed and sworn, and whose name appears to the Jurat thereto was at the date of the same an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly elect3ed, sworn, and authorized to act as such, and to take the same:  And further that I am well appointed with the handwriting of such Justice, and verily believe that the signature to the preceding Jurat is genuine.

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed the seal of the said county and Courts, at Ithaca, this Tenth day of April, 1855.
Ezra Weaver, Clerk.
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Jonathan Crampton
25-055 

The Application of Jonathan Crampton of Madison Ct. for a Pension under the Law of 1832--

Taken before Reuben Elliott, Judge of Probate for Guilford District.
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I, George Griswold, Clerk of the Probate Court of Guilford District, Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the further proceeding of the said court in the matter of the application of Jonathan Crampton for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this Second day of May A.D. 1833--

George Griswold, Clerk
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State of Connecticut, New Haven, County of Guilford--

I, George Griswold, Clerk of the Probate Court for Guilford District-- Do certify that-- Reynold Webb, Esq, who has taken & signed the attestation of the foregoing depositions, is and was at the date thereof one of the Justices of the Peace within & for the County aforesaid, duly commenced & acting under the authority of this State, and that fullfarth ought to be given to his  (illegible) and attestations, done in that capacity, and that I am well acquainted with R. Webb and with his handwriting and believe his signature to the foregoing to be genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this 29th day of April in the year of our Lord, One Thousand eight Hundred & thirty three.

George Griswold, Clerk of the Court of Probate for Guilford District.