Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 10064, Samuel Gookins, Conn.
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SERVICE
Conn

Gookins, Samuel
Polly

NUMBER
W. 10064
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0153
To Indiana
from New York
Samuel Gookins
of Livonia in the state of New York
who was a private in the regiment commanded by 
Colonel Webb of the Connecticut line, for the term of Six Years, 1777

Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 15 of April 1878

Certificate of Pension issued the 23 of March 1819 and Sent to Stephen Phelps Esquire Canandaigua New York

Arrears to 4th March 1819                     $ 85.29
semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept. 1819         48.00

                                                               $133.29

Revolutionary claim
Act 18th March, 1818.

Continued
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Notification put to Stephen Phelps Esq. 
29 Sep 1820 Canandaigua, N. Y.
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4750 
Indiana Milan
Polly Gookins
widow of Saml Gookins
who was a Private
in the Revolution

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
80 Dollars ____
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the
30th day of Jan 1844 and sent to
Stephen S Harding
Milan Ind
Act of March 3, 1843
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 1 Page 178,
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sorted
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In the Matter of
Samuel Gookins
Webb


8153

[illegible]
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STATE OF NEW YORK,
ONTARIO COUNTY,  SS.
On this nineteenth day of August 1820 personally appeared in open Court, (being a Court of Common Pleas in and for said county, and constituted a Court of Record by proceeding according to the course of the Common Law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, and keeping a record of its proceedings, and recognized as such Court by the laws and judicial decisions of said State, Samuel Gookins aged fifty eight years, resident in the town of Freeport 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:

Enlisted in the Spring of 1777 under Capt Samuel Granger in Col. Charles Webb regiment of the Connecticut line was afterwards transferred to Col. Samuel B. Webbs regiment of the Connecticut line where he continued to serve until June 1783 at which time he was regularly discharged.

and that he made application for a Pension on the fifteenth day of April 1818 and that he received a Pension Certificate, No. 8153  And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and 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 what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed, viz.

 One Cow  $12.      One horse $5.00  6. Sheep 6.                           $23.00
Two Lambs  1.00    One axe  $1.25 one a[illegible] 62                       2.87
One old plough  3.50  one kettle. 2.50                                              6.00
One old saddle 6.75  one bridge .75                                                 7.50
four old chairs  50  two old pails .25                                                  .75
                                                                                                         40.12

Samuel Gookins

I do further swear and declare that I am by occupation a farmer and that by means of old age and rheumatism am able to do but very little of any kind of labor and that my family consists of my wife age 56 years and very inform and able to do but very little labour  My daughter aged twelve years,

Samuel Gookins

Sworn & declared this 19th day
of August 1820 in open court before
me   Wm Rogers a Judge of Ontario and Common Pleas
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ONTARIO COUNTY, SS.

I, John Van Fossen Clerk of said county, do hereby certify, that the foregoing Oath and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Record of the said Court; and I 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 forty dollars and twelve cents.  In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this 22 day of August 1820

J Van Fossen  Clerk of the Court aforesaid, in and for said County.
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Naomi Gookins  Born Oct 11th 1786
Lydia Gookins     Born  Aug 19th 1788
Anna Gookins    Born March 10th 1791
Asa Gookins       Born August 16, 1795
Samuel Gookins Born January 25th 1797
Polley Gookins   Born May 21th 1801
Olive Gookins    Born March 22th 1808


A.
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NEW TESTAMENT

OF

OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR

JESUS CHRIST,

TRANSLATED

OUT OF THE ORIGINAL GREEK

AND

WITH THE FORMER TRANSLATIONS

DILIGENTLY COMPARED AND REVISED

BOSTON:

PRINTED BY GREENOUGH AND STEBBINS,
FOR TURNER AND ANDREWS, JOHN WEST AND CO. WEST AND 
BLAKE, AND WILLIAM ANDREWS

1811
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State pf Indiana
Ripley County
On this 1st day of September 1843, personally appeared before me James Myres the undersigned a justice of the peace in and for the County of Ripley and state of Indiana Asa Gookins who is a resident of the County of Ripley [illegible] and to me well known, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath say that he is the fourth child of Samuel Gookins' sons, died, late a pensioner of the United States, and Polly Gookins his wife who is now an applicant for a pension.  That the said Samuel and Polly Gookins had Seven children who are now all living as this deponent verily believes that the following are the names of the said (to wit, Naomi, Lydia, Anna, Asa, Samuel, Polly and Olive.  That from the Record of their ages herewith enclosed and marked AL, the said Naomi was born 11th Octr 1786.  Lydia, 19th August 1788  Anna March 10th 1791.  Asa, August 26th 1795, Samuel, January 25th 1797.  Polly, May 21st 1801, and Olive, March 22, 1808.  That the said Record Marked AL. is a leaf from a Bible printed as it purports in 1811.  That in the beginning of the years 1812 the said Bible came into the family from the hands of an agent of the Bible Society and that immediately after, the father of this deponent Samuel Gookins did aforesaid, requested and instructed this deponent to set down the ages of his brothers and sisters, to gether with his own age,  That some of the children ages were taken from a very old and worn out leaf from some old Book perhaps an old Bible then almost torn to pieces and the balance, either from the recollection of his said parents or some scraps of papers; he cannot say positively which.  That after, he this deponent set down the ages of the said children on the said Record marked AL., he said deceased father Samuel Gookins, inspected the said Record, together with his mother Polly Gookins, and pronounced the same correct, and that at no time was the same ever disputed or its correctness doubted, that the said Record Marker AL, is the same one there made out in the beginning of Eighteen hundred and [illegible] by this deponent [illegible] under the special eye of his said father; that he this deponent knows it to be the same for the reason that he this deponent wrote it at the time aforesaid. and further this deponent says, that the reason why he can be so positive of the dates is that he was then in his 17th year and others  atten=ding during school, and also that he remembers that the said Bible had been prin=ted only the year previous to his writing down the names and dates aforesaid that he has lived at the same houses ever since that time where
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said Bible out of which the enclosed leaf was taken, and that the said writing has in no way whatever been changed, that the old Book leaf above referred to has not been seen for the last thirty years as the same was not kept for any purpose whatever after the same had been transcribed on the leaf herewith enclosed and further this deponent saith not.
Asa Gookins

Sworn to and subscribed before me this [illegible] day of September 1845.

James Myers J.P. (Seal)
And I the said Justice do hereby further certify that the above named Asa Gookins is to me well known that he is a person of truth and veracity and as such is entitled to the fullest credit.

James Myers  J.P. (Seal)

State of Indiana
Ripley County
I Conrad Overturf Clerk of the Ripley Circuit in and for the said County do hereby certify that James Myres before me whom the foregoing affidavit of Asa Gookins was taken, and sworn to there was and now is an acting Justice of the peace in and for the said County of Ripley and State of Indiana duly commissioned and qualified that full faith is due and credit should be [illegible] to all of his official acts, and that the signatures above, purporting to be his are genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said Court at Versailles this 1st day of September 1843.

Conrad Overturf [illegible]
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State of New York
Ontario County

Samuel Gookins of the town of Livonia in the County of Ontario and State of New York and formerly of the town of Suffield in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut being duly cautioned and sworn doth on oath solemnly depose say and declare that he is a native citizen of the United States and that he has served this country in the Revolutionary war against the common enemy and that he the deponent enlisted in March 1777 for the term of  during the war in Colonel Samuel B Webb Regiment in Captain Samuel Granger Company in the Connecticut Line in the Continental Service in General Hunting Brigade and that after serving some time in the Company aforesaid Captain Granger retired from the service and it was afterward commanded by Captain Beebe, Wells and Eli Hopkins and that he received an honorable discharge in June 1783 at West Point from the regiment aforesaid in Captain Eli Hopkins Company from General Washington and the deponent further saith that his discharge was burnt together with his house and that he is 59 years old and is in Inde=gent  circumstances and is in need of assistance from government for his support and he therefore prays that his name may be placed on the pension List pursuant to an act of Congress passed the 18th day of March 1818 Entitled an act to provide for certain persons Engaged in the Land and Naval Services of the United States in the Revolutionary war and further the deponent saith not

Saml Gookins
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The foregoing Declaration Sworn to and Subscribed this fifteenth day of April1818 before me Stephen Phelps a Judge of the Court of Common pleas in and for the County of Ontario and State of New York

Ontario County    js
I Stephen Phelps a Judge of the Court of common Pleas in and for the County of Ontario do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Samuel Gookins 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 of the War Department pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned Act of Congress.

Candaigua
April 15th 1818

Stephen Phelps

Ontario County ss
I Stephen Phelps a Judge of the Court of Pleas in and for said County do hereby certify from satisfactory proof exhibited before me that Samuel Gookins the aforementioned applicant is in reduced circumstances and in need of the assistance of his country for support.  Canandaigua July 8th 1818

Stephen Phelps
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Canandaigua- Ontario
15th April 1818.
Stephen Phelps Esqr
Sir, 
Mr Samuel Gookin of Livonia
has called on me to state what I know
about his serving in the Revolutionary
army.-
I have lost the recollection of
his features but in my own mind
I have no doubt of his identity;
Because he treats of the days of our
youth where we belonged to the same
[illegible] school in a manner which
produces conviction on my mind often 
being one of my old school mates
before he went in the army, $ I
remember Samuel in the summer
1783 after he was discharged from
the service-
He enlisted pretty early in the war & served through it, according
to my recollection, it may be that there
were some period when he was not in service,
but I know he was always considered one of the old
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Revolutionary Soldiers & it is clear
on my recollection that he did not
return from the army till the war
was over

I have a perfect recollection
of his being [illegible] honored after his
return to Suffield on account of his
bravery when Wayne stormed Stoney
Point. Gookins always had the reputation
of being the first who entered the Fort
charged Bayonet

Yours respectfully
Gideon Granger
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the honorable Secretary of the war department will please
forward my certificate (if allowed) to Stephen Phelps Esq at Canandaigua 
who is my agent
Saml Gookins
April 15th 1818-
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Claims of
Samuel Gookins
April 15th 1818
Correct
The Honorable
Secty of War


Livonia
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State of New York
Ontario County
Clerks Office

In Testimony that Stephen Phelps
whose name is subscribed to the foregoing
certificate was on the day of the date of the same
one of the Judges of the Court of common
pleas in and for the County of Ontario and
that the same is his signature I hereunto
subscribe my name and affix the county seal at Canandaigua
this 24th day of April AD 1818
Hugh McNair Clerk
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10112
Polly Gookins
Inda
Act 7 July 38
admd
2 yrs pri
80$
Madison
7886
S. S. Harding
Milan
Ind

[sideways]
10112
Polly Gookins

J.J. Harding agent
Milan Ind.
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Declaration of Polly Gookins, widow of Samuel Gookins 
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of July 7 1838, subtitled 
an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows
State of Indiana
Ripley County ⎬
On this 19th day of May in the year of our 
Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty three
personally appeared before me Morton Craig Probate Judge of Ripley County
Indiana Polly Gookins, a resident of the said County of Ripley aged Seventy
nine years who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on
her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of
the Act of Congress passed July 7th 1838, entitled an act granting half
pay and pensions to certain widows (Declarant would here refer the
Commissioner of Pensions to the original papers on file in the war office on
which a pension certificate was issued to her husband in his life time for
ninety six dollars per annum, and trust that such reference will prove 
amply sufficient to answer the part of her statements in this declaration
as she cannot now remember with sufficient Certainty the officers under 
whom he served and the portions of his service, to pretend to state
the same under oath---- The further declares that she was
married to the said Samuel Gookins on the first day of March
in the year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and eighty six
in the Town of Pollet in the County of Rutland State of Vermont
by Ezekiel Harman Esqr a Justice of the peace. That she has always
continued to reside with her said husband Samuel Gookins decd from
the time of their are name of Marriage until the time of his death. That
her said husband the aforesaid Samuel Gookins died at his
residence in Delaware Township Ripley County and State of Indiana on
the fourth day of December 1842, and that she is still unmarried
and the widow of the said Samuel Gookins decd- That she was not married
to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous
to the first day of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four. Viz at the
time are stated; and that she has no record of her marriage 
Polly X Gookins her mark [signature]
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written before
Morton Craig ℗
Probate Judge

State of Indiana 
Ripley County
And I the said Probate Judge do hereby further certify that the
before named Polly Gookin's applicant for a pension aforesaid, is still the widow of Samuel
Gookins decd, a pensioner of the United States, that her statements and entitled to the fullest credit and the
by reason of age and bodily infirmity is at this time unable to appear in open Court to make this her 
declarations for a pension-- Witness my hand and seal the day
as aforesaid on May 19th 1843
Morton Craig ℗
Probate Judge
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State of Indiana
Ripley County ⎬ I Conrad Overturf Clerk of Ripley Co
and State of Indiana and & ex officio Clerk of the Ripley County
Probate Court in and for said County do hereby certify that Morton
Craig Esquire before whom the foregoing proceedings were had in the
of the application of Polly Gookins for a pension was at the time of having the same,
and now is sole Judge of the Ripley County Probate Court in said
County, duly commissioned and qualified, that full faith is due and 
credit should be given to all of his said act, and that the signature
above purporting to be his are Genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto at my hand
and affixed my seal of office at Versailles this
 ? day of May 1843.
Conrad Overturf Clerk
By John S. S. Hunter, Ray C. Probate Court
Depty
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State of Indiana
Jennings County
On this 16th day of May in the year of our
and one thousand eight hundred and forty three personally appeared
before me the [illegible] W C Bramwell a Justice of the
peace in and for the said County of Jennings and State aforesaid
Zephaniah French a citizen of the said County of Jennings aged
Seventy three years, who being by me first duly sworn according to
Law doth on his oath say that in the year of our Lord one
thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty six he this deponent resided
the Town of Pollett Rutland County State of Vermont, and
several years previous to 1786 he this deponent resided in
neighborhood and immediate vicinity of Samuel Gookins and
Polly Andrews now Polly Gookins, now the widow of Samuel Gookins
aforesaid decd and a pensioner of the United States, that on or about
the first of March Seventeen Hundred and eighty six, (the precise day
of the month this deponent will not pretend to be positive of, but to 
the year he is not mistaken the this deponent was present at the
wedding of the said Polly Andrews (now, Polly Gookins and the said
Samuel Gookins: they were married in the town of Polett County  
Rutland and State of Vermont, at her father's house - by Ezekiel 
Harman Esqr a Justice of the peace, in the presence of this deponent
who was present at the said wedding who was one of the wedding
party and saw the marriage ceremony performed - deponent well
remember the circumstance of the wedding from this fact, that it was
the first Wedding which he had ever attended, he being in his
Seventeenth year. Deponent further swears that he has known for the
last thirteen years of the said Samuel Gookins, and Polly his wife
residing in Ripley County Ind has been frequently at their house
and knows that they are the same persons above named, and whose
wedding he attended at the time and place above named. And also
deponent states that the said Polly and Samuel Gookins have always
resided together as husband and wife, and have raised a numerous
family of children and further this deponent saith not
Zephaniah French [signature]
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above
written, as witness my
hand and seal
Wm C Bramwell
Justice of the peace
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State of Indiana
Jennings County And I the aforesaid Justice do hereby further
certify that the above named Zepheriah French is to me well known
and that he is a person of truth and veracity, and as such is entitled
to the fullest credit. In witness whereof I have hereunto set
my hand & seal the day and year above written
Wm C Bramwell 
Justice of the Peace

State of Indiana
Jennings County
I John Walker Clerk of the Jennings
Circuit Court in and for the said County and State do hereby certify
that William C. Bramwell, before whom the foregoing proceedings are
had in the matter of the deposition of Zephaniah French at the
time of having the same, and now is a Justice of the peace in and
for the said County of Jennings duly commissioned and qualified
that full faith is due and Credit should he given to all of his
official acts and that the above signatures purporting to be his
are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of said
Court at Vernon this 16th day of May
A.D. 1843
John Walker Clerk
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Rev. A 1812 Wars Section  MCS

June 21, 1926

John F. Clearwaters
Crawfordville
Ind.

Sir:

I have to advise you that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary
War pension claim, W. 10064, that SAMUEL GOOKINS enlisted in March,
1777, place not stated, and served as private in Captains Samuel Granger's,
Beebe's, Wells, and Eli Hopkins' Companies, Colonels Charles Webb's and
Samuel B. Webb's Connecticut Regiments; he was in the battle of Stony
Point and was discharged in June, 1783.

While living in Livonia, Ontario County, New York, aged fifty-
seven years he applied for pension April 15, 1818. Pension was allowed
on certificate 3153 which was issued March 23, 1819, at the rate of
$8 per month commencing April 18, 1818, under the Act of March 18, 1818.

He died December 4, 1848, in Delaware Township, Ripley County,
Indiana.

He married March 1, 1786, in Pawlet, Rutland County, Vermont,
Polly Andrews.

She was allowed pension on her application executed May 19, 1848,
at which time she was seventy-nine years of age and was living in Delaware
Township, Indiana.
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They had the following children
Naomi   born October 11, 1786
Lydia ---  " August 19, 1788
Anna --- " March 10, 1791 
Asa ---- " August 26, 1795
Samuel -- " January 25, 1797
Polley ---- " May 21, 1808
Olive ----- " March 22, 1802

Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner
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7.935.
Indiana Madison
---
Polly Gookins
widow of Samuel Gookins
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1818.
and who died on the 4th Decr 1842
of Ripley Co in the State of Indiana
who was a private in the Company
commanded by Captain Samuel Granger of the
Regt commanded by Col Webb
in the Connecticut line for 6 years

Inscribed on the Roll of Madison Indiana
at the rate of 80 Dollars ---
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day
of March, 1836
Certificate of Pension issued the 25th day
of Nov 1843. and sent to
S.S. Harding, Milan, Indiana

Total amount,  $400.00
(Act July 7, 1838.)

Recorded by F. S. Evans Clerk,
Book D. Vol 1 Page 425,
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V 10112
Polly Gookins
Ind.
let to S.S. Harding Aug 4 43
Act 7 July 1838
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Declaration of Polly Gookins
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of 7th July 1838.
entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows
State of Indiana
Ripley County ⎬ 
On this 13th day of November
1843 personally appeared in open Court before the Hon Henry B. Hukill
and Henry L Gray associate Judges of the Ripley Circuit County and "ex
officio" Judges of the Probate Court in the said County of Ripley (in
case of the Probate Judge for said County being unable to hold said
Court), Polly Gookins a resident of Delaware Township in the said
County of Ripley and State of Indiana aged 80 years who being
first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following
Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed
July 4th 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain
Widows. That she is the widow of Samuel Gookins who was a private
in the army of the Revolution (Applicant would here refer the 
Commissioner of Pensions to the evidence on file in the war office, on
which a pension was granted to the said Samuel Gookins of Ninety
six dollars per year), she further declares that she was married to the
said Sam'l Gookins in the Town of Pawlet County of Rutland
and State of Vermont some time in the month of March
1786- (the exact day of the month she cannot now remember) by one
Ezekiel Harmon a Justice of the peace. That her husband
the aforesaid Samuel Gookins died at his residence in Delaware
township Ripley County and on the 4th day of December 1842
That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service
but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January
Seventeen hundred and ninety four by at the time above Stated
Polly X Gookins her mark [signature]
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above
written before as the aforesaid Judges in open Court
Henry B Hukill - A.J.
Ripley County
Henry L. Gray A.J.
Ripley County
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State of Indiana
Ripley County 
I, Conrad Overturf Clerk of the
Ripley Circuit Court and "ex officio" Clerk of the Ripley Probate
Court in and for the said County and State do hereby certify
that Harry B. Hukill and Henry L. Gray Esquires, are associate
Judges of the County of Ripley in the State aforesaid and by a special
act of the Legislature of the State of Indiana approved December
17th 1842 "ex officio" Judges of the Ripley County Probate Court
where it shall come to their knowledge that the Probate Judge is either
absent from the County or otherwise called to attend. And
I the said Conrad Overton Clerk as aforesaid do hereby further
certify that the probate Judge for said County is absent and
unable to attend Court and that by the statute aforesaid the
above named associate Judges are duly authorized to hold
said probate Court in and for said County of Ripley duly
Commissioned and qualified, that full faith is due and
credit should be given to all of their official act, that the
foregoing proceedings of Polly Gookins were had in open Court
at the November term thereof, and that the foregoing signatures
purporting to be the said Judges are genuine
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed the
Seal of said Court at Versailles, this 13th
day of November 1843.
Conrad Overturf Clerk
By John S. S. Hunter Deputy
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Milan Ja Nov 16th 1843

J. L. Edwards Esqr
Comm of Pensions
Sir,
Enclosed I send you the Declaration of Polly
Gookins, for a pension under act of 7th July
1838, made in open court. The objection to the
declaration now in your files is that it was
not made in open court, or that the certificate
of the [illegible] did not so sufficiently to show
the Agent of applicants disability to appear in
open court. this however will settle that matter,
I have sent to Pawlet Rutland Co. Vermont
for the necessary papers under your instructions
and will forward them to you as soon as I
receive them. It does however seem to me
that many pension certificates are granted without
a strict compliance with those instructions
I will name some of my own cases, Viz Mrs
Mary Lippard Mrs Peggy Bassett of this
County of I provided to you the family Record in
this case, in the case of Mrs Elizabeth Canfield
Margaret Carander and Elizabeth Long, Queries
will those documents he satisfactory to the
Department
I am your Respectfully
Stephen S. Harding
Agent
Milan
In
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5212.
Polly Gookins
$80 per an

Stephen P. Harding,
Agent Milan
Ind
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Declaration of Polly Gookins
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 3d of March
1843, granting pension of one year to certain widows who have said
pensions under the act of July 7th 1838

State of Indiana
Ripley County ⎬ 
On this 20th day of December
1848, personally appeared to me David Boardman the undersigned
a Justice of the peace in and for the said County of Ripley and State of Indiana
Polly Gookins a resident of Delaware Township in the said County of
Ripley aged 80 years, who being first duly sworn according to law
doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the
benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the
3 March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served
during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Samuel Gookins
who was a private in the army of the Revolution, and a pensioner of the
United States (and the department is here referred to his papers on
file to prove that fact), that she (this applicant) has received a pension
of Eighty Dollars per year for five years commencing on the fourth
of March 1836, and ending the 4th March 1841, under the act
of Congress of 7th July 1838. And she further declares that she is still
the widow of the above named Samuel Gookins deceased
Polly Gookins [signature]
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year
first above written before me
David Boardman Peace ℗

And I the above named David Boardman Justice of the Peace
as aforesaid do hereby further certify that Polly Gookins the above
named applicant for a pension, is to me well known from personal 
acquaintance, that I know her to be the widow of Samuel Gookins deceased
late a pensioner of the United States, and that all of above statement is entitled
to the fullest credit
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and seal this 20th day of December 1843
David Boardman ℗
Justice of the peace
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State of Indiana
Ripley County
I Conrad Overturf Clerk of the
Ripley Circuit Court in and for the County of Ripley and state of
Indiana do herby certify that David Boardman before 
whom the foregoing proceeding were had for a pension, was at that time
and now is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county as 
stated aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified and that full faith 
and credit should he granted to all of his official 
acts. and that the foregoing Signature purporting to be his are genuine
In testimony whereof
I have thereto hand and affixed the seal of said Court
at Versailles this 20th day of December 1843
Conrad Overturf Clerk
By John S. S. Hunter Deputy
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PARSONAGE OF
MACE METHODIST CHURCH
JNO. F. CLEARWATERS, PR.D., PASTOR
Apr. 7 - 26
CRAWFORDSVILLE, IND.

Commissioner Pensions, Wash. D.C.
Sir: I am informed that Samuel Gookins
a pensioner following Revolutionary War service.
That the said service was rendered under an enlistment
Connecticut in 1777 "for the war" and reenlistment
after he had been all; his name appearing in
2nd & 3rd Conn. Line

He received this pension after removal to and
he died in 1842. But I would like to know

(1) What unit he is shown to have been with
by his pension application
(2) Where, if records show payment was made
upon this pension before his removal to and
(3) Amount of pension
Thanking you for any information you can
give, I am
Sincerely yours
Jno F Clearwaters,

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US PENSION OFFICE
S APR 10 1926
Page 35

Jany 7, 1904, Hist to
Benj C. Waterman
Phila Pa

1926 June
hist to Jno F
Clearwater
MCS

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Revolution Connecticut
WIDOW, &c.
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File No. 10964
Polly Gookins
Wid of
Samuel Gookins
Pri Rev. War
Act: Mch, 3/43
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 280
[Arrangement of 1870]