Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42971, for Aaron Merril, Connecticut
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(8-1776)
SERVICE NUMBER
Conn Merril, Aaron S. 42971
or Merrill
CONTENTS
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8371
New York
Aaron Merrill
of Ontario in the state of N York who was a private in the regiment commanded by  Colonel Swift of the Connect line, for the term of 3 years 1781
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 5 of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 of Mar and sent to Judge Nichols Ontario Co N Y
Arrears to 4th of Mar 19 79.99
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 19 48
9 27"4/35_35 } $127.99
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
Continued
Certificate Sent to Phelps
[illegible]
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42971 -
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 42,971
Aaron Merrill
Pri Rev War 
Act: 18" March 18"
Index: - Vol. 3, Page 331
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Copy
Case of  Aaron Moorell
Merrill
C
8371
NY  May 1819
Sep 19
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STATE OF NEW YORK,
ONTARIO COUNTY, SS.
On this 21th 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,) Aaron Morrill aged Fifty Six years, resident of the town of Seneca 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 Febuary 1781 in Capt James Norris Company in the second Connecticut Regiment commanded by Colonel Heman Swift that he served two years & Ten months & was discharged at West Point by Major Genl Knox & that his honourable discharge was sent to the War Office when he obtain his certificate and that he made application for a pension on the fifth day of May - 1818 and that the Certificate, No. 8.371 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 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 on the 19th 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 than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed, viz.
One same place [illegible] out to my landlord to secure the rent due him - } 40.00
One Hog $3.00 Two Pigs $1.00 One Table 0.75┃4.75
Four broken chairs 0.50 One Pot $1.50┃2.00
One Bake Kettle $1.00 broken teakettle .50 window .50 | 2.00
Six Tea Cups & Saucers 0.25 6 Plates 0.25 | .50
Four knives & forks 0.25 Old bby 0.50 | .75
Pair Tongs $1,00 one axe 1.00 one hoe .25 -  |  2.25 
$52.25
Aaron Morrell
And I do further swear & declare that my family consist of my Wife Huldah aged Sixty Six years is infirm & unable to do much work, my daughter Anne aged thirty four years, Jerusha Thirty two years, Eunice thirty, Hannah Twenty seven years all of whom are married and poor & have large families for persons of this age, my Daughter Clara aged nineteen our son Aaron twenty two both of whom reside about one hundred miles from me & work for themselves that my health is bad I am unable to labour hard by reason of Irepiture & my children are not in condition to help me to a support
Aaron Morrell
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Sworn and declare this 21st day of August 1820 in Open Court before me
Wm Rogers
a Judge of Ontario Common Pleas
ONTARIO COUNTY, ss.
I, John Van Fosse 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 Fifty two dollars and twenty five cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this 22nd day of August 1820
John Fossen Clerk of the Court aforesaid, in and for said County
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Aaron Merril
5th May 1818 private
Ontario Cy. New York
Admitted
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State of New York }
Ontario County } ss  On this fifth day of May Eighteen hundred & eighteen, before me, the subscriber. First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Ontario, personally appears Aaron Merril aged fifty four years, resident in the county aforesaid, 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 the said Aaron Merrill enlisted in Litchfield in the State of Connecticut in the Company commanded by Captain
James Morris, of the second Connecticut Regiment commanded by Colonel Heman Swift on or about the first day of February seventeen hundred and eighty one; that he continued to serve in the said Corps until the thirty first day of December seventeen hundred & eighty three when he was discharged from service at West point in the State of New York which discharge
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was signed by T Knox M. General and hereunto annexed is in the possession of the that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services. Aaron Merril
Sworn to and declared before me,
the day and year aforesaid
John Nicholas
John Nicholas, First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Ontario aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Aaron Merril did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy; and I now transmit proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the secretary for the war department pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress
John Nicholas
I, John Nicholas Judge as aforesaid, do further certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Aaron Merrill, did serve in the revolutionary war, on the continental establishment, at least nine months; and from
my personal knowledge, I do certify that he is in reduced circumstances & in absolute need of the asertain of his country for support
John Nicholas
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State of New York }
Ontario County ss
Clerks office 
In Testimony that John Nicholas 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 3d day of June AD 1818
Wm W. Mc Nair Dep Clk
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BY THE HONOURABLE
MAJOR-GENERAL KNOX.
Commanding the AMERICAN FORCES on Hudson's River.
Aaron Merril Soldier in the Connecticut Regiment, being inlisted for Three Years, is hereby honourably DISCHARGED from the service of the United States.
Given in the State of New-York,
the 31st Day of December 1783
By the General's Command, T Knox [illegible]
REGISTERED in the Books of the Regiment,
Eb Water Liut
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES 
Form VAM-51
12 - 5 - 41 Division of Veterans' Administration Archives 
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Merril, Abel GRADE Sergeant LINE New Hampshire 
WARRANT NUMBER 3337 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Mar. 25, 1790 to Ruth Merril, Repe
*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.