Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S.12108, Jonathan Badcock, Conn.
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(3-1776)
NAME 
Badcock, Jonathan
SERVICE 
Conn.
NUMBER 
S.12108
Carded
CONTENTS
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New York 192
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Jonathan Badcock
of Chatauqua in the State of N. York
who was a private in the Comp commanded
by Captain Parsons of the Reg. commanded
by Col. Welt on the New York
line for 6 mo. 21 days
Conn. Line June 24 / 05
Records corrected.

Inscribed on the Roll of N. York
to the rate of 22 Dollars 32 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of Aug.
1833 and Suetto [?] Brown & Pew
[illegible]- Ellery

Arrears to the 4th of Mar. $44.64
Semi-anl. allowance ending [illegible  $11.16
[total] $55.80


⎨ Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Go C Stiles Clerk, 
Book 6, Vol. B. Page 47
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Jonathan Badcock
25916
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State of New York
County of Chautauque
On this 26th day of June
1833. personally appeared in Open Court, 
before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas
now sitting, Jonathan Badcock, a resident
of Ellery in the County of Chautauque and
State of New York, aged Seventy years the
8th day of December last, 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 1833-
That he entered the service of the United 
States under the following named officers, and
served as herein stated. That in the latter
part of June or first of July 1781, he enlisted
at Coventry (then ) Windham County, State of
Connecticut where he then resided, as one
to supply the requisition made upon the district
or class in which he lived, and was conducted 
with about thirty others (part of whom
were of the same County, & he does not know
but the whole), by a person designated for
that purpose, whose name he has forgotten, to
Philipsburg on the East Side of the Hudson
River N.Y. about four miles from Dobbs
ferry on said river- that they marched through
Hartford, New Haven, Danbury & in their
papage to Philipsburg, and there joined the
Connecticut State troops, consisting (as he
believes) of two Brigades. That his party was
divided among the company of Col Webbs
Regiment, belonging to the first Brigade of the
Connecticut line - That one Lieut. Robinson
had command of the company to which this
declarant was attached that he understood
the Capts name was Parsons, or Bassett, but that ┃
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he never saw him, and does not know where
he was, but there was a rumor among the Soldiers
that the Capt was under an arrest- That his
Ensigns name he cannot recollect - the first
Sergeant's name was Lord-- 2d Sergt Bassett
That Col Webb commanded the Regiment, being
the 2d Col Huntington the first, and Col Sherman
the 3d in General Huntington's Brigade- That
soon after he joined said troops, they moved to
Peekskill, where they remained a few weeks
cannot say how long, from thence marched to
Gallows Hill opposite West Point, where the
Army lay till he was discharged the latter part 
of December or first of January following, having
served six months which was the term of
his enlistment- That during said six months, the
first Brigade under Gen Huntington marched
from Gallows Hill about 10 Oclock at night
and marched that night & the next day toward
New Haven in great haste, as an express
had arrived that the enemy under Gen Arnold
had destroyed Groton Fort & New London, and
then lay off New Haven, as this declarent
afterward learned, but at the time of marching
he did not know whether they were going--
That the army returned back to Gallows Hill
without going to New Haven, & was three
days returning-- that he went once to
Springfield Mass as one of a Sergeants guard after
clothing, which was put on board a sloop at
Hudson & sent to West Point - That he does
not recollect the names of the officers in the
2d Brigade-- That Gen. Heath commanded both Brigades.
That in the year 1778 he was a substitute
for his brother Roger Badcock, three
weeks at New London, Conn. that he took
his brother's place in order that he might
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go home for a short time, at the end of three
weeks his brother returned & he left the company,
thinks it was in October of that year - that most
of said 3 weeks was spent at Norwich landing
cutting faggots with about a dozen others-
The time he so served was so short & absent so
much that he cannot name the officers of the
company. That he has no documentary evidence
and that he knows of no person whose 
testimony he can procure, who can testify to
his service. He hereby relinquishes every
claim whatever to a pension or annuity
except the present, and declares that his
name is not on the Pension Roll of the
agency of any state. He further says that
he was born on the 8th day of December 1762
at Coventry Windham Co. Connecticut
that there is a record of his age in the
Town Clerks office of Coventry as his parents
have inform him. He has also a record
among his papers made about 12 years ago
that he was living at Coventry aforesaid
when he entered the service, and until he
was 21 years of age.-- from thence he went to
Bennington Vermont where he was married
from thence to East Town Saratoga Co. N.Y.
from thence to Burlington Otsego Co. from
thence to Exeter same Co. from thence to
Ellery Chautauqua Co. where he now resides-
that he was a substitute 3 weeks for
his brother, Roger Babcock and a volunteer 6 months-
that in addition to the officers above stated
he saw Gen Washington as he was informed at
Philipsburg, Baron Steuben at Peekskill &
at Gallows Hill with his aid-- Gen Heath who
commanded the 2 Brigade of Conn. St. troops-
does not recollect any other Regiment than
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those already stated, -that he received a
written discharge at the expiration of his
six months service, but cannot tell by whom
it was signed, & that he left it at Hartford
where he drew his wages-- that he is acquainted
with Elder Sylvester Higby, who resides
in his neighborhood, Almon Ives Esq, & James
Hale, the latter he has know 25 years.
Sworn & Subscribed}
the day & year aforesaid}     Jonathan Badcock[signature]
    Artemas Hearick
    a Judge of Chautauque
    County Court
The Sylvester Higby a Clergyman, residing
in the town of Ellery Chautauque County, and
Almon Ives & James Hale residing in the same
town, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted
 with Jonathan Badcock, who has subscribed
 & sworn to the above declaration; that
we believe him to be seventy years of age; that
he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood
where he resides, to have been a Soldier of
the Revolution, and that we concur in that
opinion & that he is a man of truth & veracity -
Sworn & subscribed
the day & year aforesaid -            Sylvester Higby
Artemas  Hearick                           James Hale 
a Judge of Chautauque
County Courts                                Almon Ives

and the said Court do hereby declare their
opinion, after the investigation of the matter
and after putting the interrogatories pre -
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scribed by the War Department that the above
named applicant was a Revolutionary
soldier, and served as he states- And the Court
further certifies, that it appears to them
that Sylvester Higby who has signed the preceding
certificate, is a Clergyman, resident
in the town of Ellery Chautauque County +[and]
that, James Hale & Almon Ives Esq.
who have also signed the same, are residents
in the same town & are credible persons,
and that the is statement is entitled to credit.
[2 ribbons affixed to seal on the left margin]                           Chautauque County Co
I James B Lowry Clerk of the Court
of Common Pleas of the County of
Chautauque, do hereby certify, that the
foregoing, contains the original
proceedings of the said Court, in the
matter of the application of Jonathan
Badcock for a pension - And I do further certify
 that Artemas Hearick Esq before whom
the above declaration & certificate were subscribed
& sworn is one of the Judges of said Court
duly commissioned & sworn, and that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Judge, and that his signatures thereto above subscribed
are genuine - In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand & seal of office, this 27th
day of June 1833-
James H. Lowry Clerk [signature]
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No. 25916
Jonathan Badcock 
Chautauqua County New York

[illegible]

[illegible] 28th June 1781
[illegible] 
Col Webb
Admitted
private 6 mo & 21 days
231

Brown & Tru [?] Chautauqua County
New York
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subscribed notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. the notes and the regulations will shew [show] what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by compling [complying] with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
Statement, shewing [showing] the service of Jonathan Badcock Chautauqua County New York
[column heads] Period when the service was rendered | Duration of the claimant's service - Years/Months/Days | Rank of the claimant | Names and rank of the field officers under whom he served | Age at present and place of abode when he entered the service |  Proof by which the declaration is supported 
Enlisted July 1781 | -/6/- | privt | Col Webb, Cap Parsons | 70 years | traditionary evidence, papers correctly attached
Sub October 1778 | -/-/21 | officers not recollected | Windham County [strike out "New York"] Connecticut | 
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army,
and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers, all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to
Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are
also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged
in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians [musicians] or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record,
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss.
County of
On this [blank] day of [blank] personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of [blank] in the county of [blank] and State, Territory or District of [blank] aged (c) [blank] 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) [blank] served in the [blank] (e) regiment of the [blank]
line, under the following named officers:
(Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons
who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he
declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of [blank]
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. [blank] A. B.
And then will follow the certificate of the Court.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary
soldier, and served as he states.
I [blank] of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this [blank] day of [blank] & c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia,
except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and
subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the [blank] and C.D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with [blank] who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be [blank] years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
And then will follow the certificate of the Court.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after
putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A.B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the [blank] and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the [blank] and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, [blank] Clerk of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this [blank] day of [blank] & c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services
of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light
upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration,(l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
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alleged service, as they are known at the department. A very full account of the services of each person
will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal
means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war
, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such
Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
C, To a Soldier
Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
To an Officer.
Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court,
without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before
required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper
county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before
the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the
declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure , taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
(a) The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow
the rule laid down for his guidance.
(b) The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not Conforming to the rule.
(c) The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
(d) The declarant must mention the person or persons of the war when he served.
(e) Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the
claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his
recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:--For---year--- months, and days, I served as a- For months and --- days, I served as a ; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months,
is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years
in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is
highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
(f) The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
(g) The opinion of the Court is always required.
(h) The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
(i) The Clerk must fix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains
the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must
pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
(j) In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
The notes from (a) to (i) are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note (j) applies to continental troops only.
(k) This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
(l) If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
(m) The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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Revolution
12.108
INVALID
File No. 12,108
Jonath'n Badcock
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7 32
Index:-Vol. A, Page 23
[Arrangement of 1870.]