Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 5629, Ebenezer Annabil, Conn.
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Jesse C. Bitler          Russel P. Morrison
                                                                Deputies
Judge                          Winifred Bitler    
           HANCOCK COUNTY, OHIO
                   PROBATE COURT
                                []    
                      FINDLAY, OHIO
                                  March 4, 1924
To The Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington,
D.C.
Dear Sir:
Will you kindly inform me as to the correct procedure for the tracing of lineage from my ancestor, Ebenezer Annabil, a soldier of the Revolutionary War. Have you the needed information in your department.?.
 
All that I am able to tell you, is that Ebenezer Annabil was married to Ann Fitzgerald and lived at Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, and no doubt enlised from that place. He was married in 1789 on February 5th.

He first enlisted as a private, and I concluded that it must be the infantry as that department of the service was the largest at that time. Then he was made a Captain of a Man of War, (so relatives have handed these facts down) and later made a member of the body Guard of General George Washington (during the latter days of the war).  I do not know the date of his birth or death or any thing further concerning his military record.

Can you give me the needed information. When you send the information will you please send the announcement of the fee charged. Send me a certified copy of the certificate of his military record or the requisite information desired for the D.A.R.

Sincerely Yours
Winifred Bitler

Deputy Clerk in the office of my father, Jesse C Bitler.
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October 8, 1923.

Mrs. Chas. Martin,
405 N. 4th St., 
Klamath Falls, Ore.

Madam;

I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 5629, it appear that Ebenezer Annabil was born July 16, 1756 in Fairfield, Connecticut and while residing there enlisted January 1, 1776 and served eight months as a private under Lieutenant John Mills in Colonel Swift's Connecticut regiment and was employed in building Black Rock Fort; he also served three months as a corporal under Lieutenant Isaac Burr.

He enlisted December 1, 1776 and served seventeen days under Captain Seth Silliman in Colonel Jonathan Dennison's regiment, and was on guard in the steeple of the Meeting House at Fairfield, Connecticut.

January 1, 1778, he enlisted as a marine and served seven months on Connecticut State Ship "Defense" and while
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cruising near the Island Antigua, captured the British Letter of Marque "Cyrus", also captured two privateers off Charleston, South Carolina.

He was called out on Express several times and was in the engagement at the time Fairfield was burned, July 7 and 8, 1779.

In 1781, he served one month as an Orderly Sergeant in Captain Jabez Wheeler's company.

He was allowed pension on his application executed September 18, 1832, while a resident of Manlius, Onondaga County, New York.  He died September 23, 1842 in Washtenaw County, Michigan.

Soldier married in Watertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut, February 5, 1789, Ann Merriam, who was born June 6, 1768, she was allowed pension on her application executed August 9, 1843, while living in DeWitt, New York. In 1845, she was living in Washtenaw County, Michigan.

Their Children-
Samuel born Juluy 4, 1791.
Anna " May 15, 1793.
Sally " December 25, 1794, died January 13, 1827.
Harvey " May 25, 1800.
Elizabeth " August 16, 1802, married John Mills April 3, 1825.
Maria " April 23, 1805.
Ira " July 4, 1807.
Ruth " October 23, 1809.

Maria married Marvin Burke, she died October 6, 1834 he afterwards married her sister Ruth M.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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Winifred I. Bitler,
Findlay,
Ohio.

Madam;

I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 5629, it appears that Ebenezer Annabil was born July 16, 1756 in Fairfield, Connecticut and while residing there enlisted January 1, 1776 and served eight months as a private under Lieutenant John Mills in Colonel Swift's Connecticut Regiment and was employed in building Black Rock Fort.  He also served three months as a corporal under Lieutenant Isaac Burr.

He enlisted December 1, 1776 and served seventeen days under Captain Seth Silliman in Colonel Johnathan Dennison's Regiment, and was on guard in the steeple of the Meeting House at Fairfield, Connecticut.

He enlisted January 1, 1778 as a Marine and served seven months on Connecticut State Ship "Defense" and while cruising here the Island Antigua, captured the British Letter
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of Marque "Cyrus", also captured two privateers off Charleston, South Carolina.

He was called out on Express several times and was in the engagement at the time Fairfield was burned, July 7 and 8, 1779.

In 1781, he served one month as an Orderly Sergeant in Captain Jabez Wheeler's company.

He was allowed pension on his application executed September 18, 1832, while a resident of Manlius, Onondaga County, New York. He died September 23, 1842 in Washtenaw County, Michigan.

Soldier married in Watertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut, February 5, 1789, Ann Merriam, who was born June 6, 1768, she was allowed pension on her application executed August 9, 1843, while living in DeWitt, New York. In 1845, she was living in Washtenaw County, Michigan.

Their Children-
Samuel born Juluy 4, 1791.
Anna " May 15, 1793.
Sally " December 25, 1794, died January 13, 1827.
Harvey " May 25, 1800.
Elizabeth " August 16, 1802, married John Mills April 3, 1825.
Maria " April 23, 1805.
Ira " July 4, 1807.
Ruth " October 23, 1809.

Maria married Marvin Burke, she died October 6, 1834 he afterwards married her sister Ruth M.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.