Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 4,931, Samuel Crowell, Conn.
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Conn.     Crowell, Samuel      W4931
                             Jerusha
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1113
Pennsylvania
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Jerusha Crowell
widow of Samuel Crowell
who died on the 19th January 1811
of Bradford Co. in the State of Pennsyla
who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Holmes of the regt commanded by Col Selden in the Connecticut line for six months
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Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania
at the rate of 20 Dollars --- /cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1834.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 7 day of July 1837 ----- and sent to Darius Bullock Esq. North Smithfield Pa
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Arrears to the 4th of March 1837      $120 ---
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept '37 10 --
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                                                           $130---
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                                         {Revolutionary Claim}
                                         {Act July 4, 1836       }
                                         {Section the 3           }

Recorded by Wm. L. Allison         Clelrk,
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Declaration on [illegible] to obtain the transcript of the third section of the act of Congress of the 4th July 1836

State of Pennsylvania ??. On this 27th day of March 1837 personally appeared before  the honorable John M Kearns an assoceate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the county of Braford in the state aforesaid Jerusha Crowell a resident of the township of Smithfield in the county of Bradford and state of Pennsylvania aged eighty five years (last October) who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of congress passed July 4 1836. That she is the widow of Samuel Crowell who was a private in the army of the revolution & enlisted for six months as near as she can recollect and she believes at East Haddam in Connecticut and in the Connecticut troops of some description the precise nature of which she cannot recollect but believes they were called continentals and that Capt Elipha??? Holmes commanded the company into which he enlisted as aforesaid. That he went to the vicinity of New York after his enlistment which was she believes early in the [illegible] of 1776 and was absent in the [illegible] until some time in the winter following. That she cannot recollect dates and names particularly at this remote period of time but she is confident he served six months during the [illegible] aforesaid-- She further declared that she was married to the said Samuel Crowell on the 14th day of March 1771 (in the year seventeen hundred and seventy one) that her husband the aforesaid Samuel Crowell died on the 19th day of January one thousand eight hundred and eleven and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed
Sworn and subscribed before me this 27th day of March 1837 and I certify that she is of good repute for veracity and that the said Jerusha is unable to write her name by reason of confinement of her hand by a fractured limb
Jno McKearne associate Judge of Bradford County Common Pleas

Jerusha Crowell her mark

State of Pennsylvania }  
Bradford County        }

Personally appeared before the said John McKearne at the time and place of taking the foregoing deposition  Hezekiah Crowell and Mary Crowell his wife who being both duly sworn on their oaths respectively ??? say that the above named
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Jerusha Crowell lives in the family with these deponants being the mother of the said Hezekiah that she is single & and unmarried and has been from the time of the death of her late husband Samuel Crowell who died on the 19th of January 1811.
Sworn and subscribed before me this 27th day of March 1837 and I certify that the foregoing [illegible] to with the said Hezekiah Crowell Mary Crowell and also the said Jerusha Crowell are persons each and every of them of integrity and veracity
  Jno McKean associate Judge of Bradford Coun. Penna

I certify that Jerusha Crowell the applicant for a pension who signed the first of the foregoing affidavits is confirmed to have had by a fractured thigh and unable to attend at the sitting of the court of common pleas of the county of her residence March 27 1837
Jno McKean  associate Judge Bradford Coun Penna

State of Pennsylvania
Bradford County Pa
     I JC Powell Prothonotary of the court of common pleas of the county of Bradford also certify that John McKean is an associate Judge in and for said County duly Commissioned and qualified such that the above and within signatures purporting to be his are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and official seal this fifth day of April 1837
JC Powell Prothy