Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5293, John Hows, Conn.
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SERVICE
Conn.

Hows John
or 
Howes
          Lucy

NUMBER
R. 5293
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Declaration
State of Vermont}
Rutland County} Ss
On the 18th day of September A.D. 1848 personally appeared before me Hiram Coleman a Justice of the in the Town of West
Haven in & for the County of Rutland aforesaid Lucy Hows widow of John Hows Deceased of said West Haven & County & State aforesaid Aged 76 years and upwards - who being first duly sworn according to Law on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit and provisions made by an act of Congress Entitled an act Granting pay and Pensions to certain Widows as passed by Congress July 7th A.D. 1838 and all other existing actx Explanatory of and according
the same
That she this Declarant is now the widow
of John Hows aforesaid who died on the 10th day of April A.D. 1833 in the town of said West Haven aforesaid and since that time she this Declarant has remained single and his said Widow and that she this Declarant was duly &
Lawfully Married to said John Hows her said
Husband aforesaid on the first Sabbath of June
A.D. 1793 before Doct Simeon Smith a Justice of
the Peace in said Town of West Haven & County of Rutland aforesaid and General Jonathan Orms 
Jemima Cramer and Charlott Shepard and others were present at her said marriage and the above
as declarant believes are still living
Declarant has no family Record and had a family of 5 children by her said Husband aforenamed to witt Eldest Deceased was born
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in the year 1794 and if living now would be in his 55th year the next was Alphe She is 53 years old & upwards (is dead) the next was John and the next was Lucy (and the next Harvey was our last and youngest is upwards of 41 years old)
 and that her said Husband John Hows resided in the war of the Revolution in the Town of Woodbury in Litchfield County in the State of Connecticut from whence he entered the service and served in the Connecticut State troops during said war of the Revolution as a fifer and fife Major as his commission he received while in said Army as a soldier & fife Major from his Col will be attached here to which has been saved and is now in the possession of said Declarant
and that her aforesaid Husband served under different officers & Captains-- but his principle services she this Declarant now claims Pension for was rendered first enlistment was for 9 months under Capt and Col Hinman and the said served was
Rendered at Fort Ticonderoga in the year 1775 in the State of New York
The next service was in the year of 1776 enlisted for 9 months under Lieut Noah Judson a recruiting officer and was attached to the Company of Captain Hurd and under Col Sillaman and
served first to Norwalk and from thence was carried by water to the City of New York and from thence to Long Island land to Reinforce the army at Flatbush and met the Army retreating and went to the City of Brooklin and to Harlem and joined the main Army from thence marched to White Plains was in the Battle of White Plains and about one week after the battle
they marched to Fishkill to York State where her said husband was discharged at the expiration of his said 9 months service aforesaid
and in the year 1777 he went as a Volunteer under Capt. Judson Col Increase Mosely Marched to Peekskill aforesaid from thence was called to Danbury and marched to Bedford at the time Danbury was burnt- to Rennface the army but was two late meet the Army at Bedford and marched (and her maiden name was Lucy Mornville before she was married to the said Husband John Howe) -information in parenthesis was crossed out but still readable
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back again to said Peekskill and was discharged & served three months on this tour under said Capt Judson & Lieutenant Col Joshua Porter who commanded Col. Moseley was absent the great part of the time 
next service under Capt Hynds Volunteered to go to Fairfield where there was an alarm for 5 weeks served at Fairfield 
first service.    9 months
Second said    9 months
Third service    3 months
4 service          5 weeks
Declarant further says that her husband aforesaid John 
Hows prepared a Declaration in order to apply for a Pension to the United States for the above said services in the year A.D. 1832 and he died before said Declaration was
Executed and said Declaration is now in the Possession of said Declarant from which the above named services has been carefully drawn of and set forth  in this Declaration as was put in by her said Husband aforesaid and declarant further says that she has heard her said aforenamed husband relate to her and to other on very numerous occasions that he served the above named service as stated above & Declarant says that the reasons was for her not applying before was that they made efforts ever since the
death of her said Husband to prove said Services &
she now believes she shall be able to sustain & adduce
Testimony & proof
She this Declarant further saith that her said Husband died as aforesaid in said Town of West Haven on the 10th day of April 1833 and that she was Lawfully Married to her said Husband as aforesaid the first Sabbath day of June 1793 before said Doct Smith a Justice of the Peace as aforesaid and that her said Husband was not a pensioner at the time of his death but had made out his Application and died shortly after and the Declaration as it was made by her said husband is now in the possession of said Declarant and she now applies for said Pension she is entitled to as aforesaid & that her Maiden name was Lucy Manville before she was married to her said Husband John Hows. Note two lines are stricken of and Brand?  on this declaration containing the latter part & bottom of said Declaration as above expressing her maiden name as above before Execution
Subscribed and sworn before
me the 18th day of September
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A.D. 1848 and I certify that
I am well acquainted with said
Declarant said widow of said
John Hows and have full
confidence in her claim as
set forth in the foregoing
Declaration as I have been
will acquainted with her
said husband aforenamed
who was recognized as having been
a soldier in the war of the Revolution
(She does not write the name but
is old and infirm and made her
cross mark)    Lucy (her X mark) Hows

Hiram Coleman  Justice Peace
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State of Vermont}
Rutland County} ss

On the 18th day of September A.D. 1848, personally appeared before me Hiram Coleman a Justice of the Peace in the Town of West Haven & for the County of Rutland aforesaid Jemina Cramer of said Town of Westhaven & County of Rutland aforesaid Aged 79 years and upwards who being first duly sworn according to Law doth depose and say that she was well acquainted with John Hows and Lucy his wife and that she this Deponent was present at their wedding and that said John Haws and Lucy Manville aforesaid were duly and lawfully marked in my presence before Simeon Smith a Justice of the peace in said Town of Westhaven & aforesaid County of Rutland on
or in the Summer of 1793 in the month of June
said Deponent recollects the date & year from her youngest child age She had then received and left at home when she attended said Marriage and wedding as aforesaid and from her own mind and the age of the said Child at that time she is satisfyed she is correct as to the year and date of the said marriage of said John and Lucy as aforesaid as Deponent saw them join hands & solemnize said marriage as aforesaid and
said Lucy & John Haws her husband lived together in all the relation of husband and wife up to the time of the death of her husband who died in the year 1833 and left said Lucy aforesaid a widow and she is the widow now of said John Haws and is single and unmarried Deponent has always resided near said John & Lucy ever since their marriage and they had children together and raised a family-- said Deponent says she was
present and saw said John Howe & Lucy Manville join hands in Lawful Marriage on the date aforesaid before said Doctor Simon Smith who was then an acting Justice of the peace
in said Town of West Haven and solemnized marriages and further this Deponent saith not
Jemima (her X mark) Cramer
Subscribed and sworn before me
this 18th day of September AD 
1848 as aforesaid and I certify that
I have been a neighbor to said
John Hows & said Lucy for many
years and know that said Lucy
is the widow of said John Hows &
was his lawful wife and is now
his widow
Hiram Coleman Justice Peace

witness present
Julius C. Norton
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State of Vermont}
Rutland County ss}
I, F. W. Hopkins Clerk of the County Court of the County of Rutland in the State of Vermont  which is a court of records, do hereby certify that Hiram Coleman is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, that his commission was dated on the thirtieth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty seven and will expire in the
thirtieth day of November next, that his signature
to the foregoing declaration of Lucy Hows annexed
and also to the foregoing deposition of Jemina Cramer is genuine, and that he is duly qualified by the laws of this State to administer Oaths

Given under my hand and the seal of said County Court this 20th day of September A.D. 1848
J.W. Hopkins Clerk
pr H. Hayward Deputy Clk
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I Jonathan Owens of Castleton, in the County of Rutland, & State of Vermont of lawful age, do make oath and say, that I was well acquainted with John Hows, formerly of West Haven, in said County, and now deceased; and that some time in the summer of the year seventeen hundred and ninety three (1793) I was present and saw the said John Howe and Lucy Mandville duly joined in marriage by Doct Simeon
Smith, who was then a Justice of the Peace for said
County of Rutland, the said Marriage was solemnized at the dwelling house of the said Doct Smith in said West Haven, in which town the said John & Lucy there united. The said Doct Smith died at said West Haven more than forty years since. I am confident in regard to the year which the said marriage took place, because I know that my oldest child was born the year before, and I have ascertained the time of
its birth by referring to my own family records
After their said marriage the said John & Lucy cohabited and lived together as husband and wife in said Westhaven until the time of the death of the said John about fourteen years ago this spring. I resided in the said town of WestHaven for nearly fifty 
years after the said marriage and was well acquainted with the said John & Lucy, and further say that the said Lucy is now living with her son in said WestHaven that she has not intermarried with any person in the decease of the said John and that she is now the widow of the said John and further I
say not
Jonathan Owens
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State of Vermont}
Rutland Conty Ss}
At Castleton, in said County, on this 22nd day of April AD 1847, personally appeared Gen'l Johnathan Orms, and subscribed the foregoing affidavit, and made solemn oath that the same contains the whole truth and nothing but the truth, before me; and I also certify that the said Jonothan Orms is well known to me and that he is a credible witness.
W.B. Colburn, Justice of the Peace

State of Vermont}
Rutland County Clerk's office:}
I, Frederick W. Hopkins, Clerk of the County Court for the county of Rutland, do hereby certify that William B. Colburn, Esquire, was, at the date of the foregoing certificate, a Justice of the Peace within and for said county of Rutland, duly commissioned and qualified; and that I verily believe his signature to the same, above written, to be genuine.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court, at Rutland, in said county, this Twenty second day of April in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty seven
F. W. Hopkins, Clerk
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State of Vermont}
Rutland County}
 on the 25 day of September 1848 personally appeared before me Daniel Downs a Justice of the peace of the town of Westhaven
County of Rutland aforesaid Ransom S. Armstrong a resident of said town aforesaid and town Clerk of said Town of Westhaven being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that he has diligently and duly searched records of said town for Marriages Solemized by Doc Simeon Smith as was purported that he the
said Doc Simeon Smith who was a Justice of the Peace in said town of Westhaven in the year 1793 did solemnize the marriage between John Hows and Lucy Manville there are no records of said Marriage to be found in any office and said Simeon Smith having left this this Country or died a number of years ago no records & person can be found of said marriage at least in this
office
P. S. Anthony Town Clerk
Subscribed and sworn before me
this 25th day of September AD 1848, David Downs Justice Peace

I certify that Roman St  Anthony aforesaid is town Clerk of said town of West Haven 
aforesaid
David Downs
Justice of the Peace
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Lucy Hows
1793

State of Vermont}
Rutland County Ss}
I F. W. Hopkins Clerk of the County Court of the County of Rutland in the State of Vermont, which is a court of record, do hereby certify that Davis Downs is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the thirtieth day of Nov in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and forty seven and will expire on the thirtieth day of Nov. next; that his signature to the foregoing oath & certificate is genuine & that he is duly qualified by the laws of this State to administer oaths. Given under my hand with the Seal of said Conty Court this twenty ninth day of September AD 1848
F.W. Hopkin Clerk
pr Horace Hayword Depty Clerk
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No 13743
Lucy Hows
Vermont
viz to Hon. W. B. Maclay
Jany 5 1849


529

Act 7 July 1838
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REJECTED

5293

P.O. Lucy Howes
Service: widow
    John Hows
Enlisted:    18
Discharged:   18

Application filed:      18

Alleges:

Re-enlisted:

Attorney: A.o.T.  July 21, 1906
P.O.


Recognized.         Contract
Cert. of Dis.  Searched for            18
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Washington
Decr 11 1848

Sir
Enclosed please find declaration & proofs in case of 
Lucy Howes
under act of July 1838 to which I respectfully  what you early attention
Your Obdt Serv
W.B. Maclay

to Col. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
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Lucy  Howes
Act July 7 1838 to
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Lucy Howes, widow of John Howes, applicant for pension Act July 7st, 1832

John Howes died April 10th, 1833 found at the time of his death an applicant for pension.  Some of the [illegible] offered were collected by him.  The service is as follows:
9 months in 1775 under Capt. and Col. Himan provided by two witnesses who were fellow soldiers.
9 months in 1776 under Capt. J. Hurd to New York White Plaines [illegible] provided by two fellow soldiers.
3 months in 1777 Capt. Judson, Col. [illegible] Moseley. No proof can be obtained.
0.5 weeks under Capt. J. Hynds to Fairfield.
22 months 1 week total amount of service.

The marriage is proved by two witnesses Jemina Cramer and General Jonathan both of whom remember the date of its occurrence found associated circumstances.
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             13743
Lucy Howes
_________________
May     1793
Applicant for pension 
Act July 7, 1838 &C.




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I have been acquainted with Jonathan Orms now residing in Castleton, formerly West Haven for many years and am familiar with his hand writing which is affixed to the foregoing affidavit. He has always sustained a high character for integrity and full confidence may be suppose in his statements. 

                                 Sam J. Phelps

Rutland Apr. 22,d 1847.
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                                 Comptroller Office
                      Hartford [unknown] Apr 23'd, 1847

L.C. Kellogg Esq. 
                   Sir
    Yours of April 2'd, was placed in my hands by the Secretary of of State in which you ask for Search for evidence of the Service of John Hurs as a fifes or Soldier in the Militia of this State in the War of the Revolution.
I have examined the records remaining in this office relating to that war and do not find said Howes in service as claimed.
  Most of the Officers under whom he is claimed to have served are found and as accounted with for the payment of this companies, but the pay rolls of these companies are not found. 
There are but two pay rolls of the United Service remaining in this office or in the State aforesaid in 1775. No rolls appear of the Westhaven service in that year after some discharges by Gen'l Schuyler. If a Certificate of the service of the officers in the years named would be of use to you in this case as corroborating other testimony it can be given. 
                                                I am Sir,
                                               Most Respectfully
                                               Your Ob't Sv
                              (Signature) Mason Chestnut
                                               Compt'r
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K.M Hutchinson
is yet noted with my compositions 


Lucy Howe papers
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State of Connecticut
             Litchfield County
                      s. Woodlbury
                                  June 10, 1847
  Be it remembered that on said day before me Chas. B. Phelps, a Justice of the Peace within and for said County personally appeared Nehemiah Judson of Woodbury aforesaid to me personally known and whom I certify to be a credible witness who being first duly sworn to speak the truth depose and says as follows. That  I am now aged Eight nine years and was born in the Woodbury aforesaid and have ever since lived in said town with the exception of some small absences of less than two years at one time, I was where the Revolutionary War drove out  in 1775. well acquainted with John Marcus there of s'd Woodbury Howes was a Tailor by trade and [unknown] with my brothers in [illegible] Jeremiah Burton, Samuel Walker there of Woodbury afterward of Manchester Vermont. married my [illegible] 
I remember hearing a feeling the taking of Ticonderoga, Col. Hinman was associated to a command at Ticonderoga, when then travelling here got filthy I know that said John Howes and Samuel Walker agreed
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to enlist and go to Ticonderoga as a soldier Howes as after 2 months I heard these [illegible] about going was pursuant when they made amazements to go. my father James Judson carried the baggage of the company served all war Woodbury to Albany with a ox team. they went as soon as the ground was in a condition to handle this the said County to Albany.  Howes & Walker were absent until fall when they returned, I can't say they came home in company they were not serving the Mr. Lick who returned, I have often heard them talk the matters that they knew at Ticonderoga. 
                           Howe was a fifer I remember to have heard him play coming a long before they went away, it was cold weather before they come home: whether in November afterward I can not say.

     In the Spring of 1776 I joined Capt. Herdes Company of Continental drafts and left Woodbury as well as I can remember in May or June 1776 went to Norwalk & there by water to N. York when I armed at New York Sen. House was on Long Island sometime in this June untile about the battle of White Plaines.
John Howes was in the same company  (Huron) with me& we continued doing duty together at Flat Bush & other

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places. John Howe went to some Woodbury later then & did by some four or six weeks. I know time I saw him daily after by animal In will discharged after snowfall, Hereunto myself were disobeyed the same day , my brother Thomas came after me with a horse and Howes came home on foot. 
    Howes afterward afterward moved to FairHaven or West Haven Vermont. 
  We were discharged at Peekskill P.Howe was fifer in said company.
                               Nehemiah Judson (signature)

Subscribe and Sworn before me
     Charl. B. Phelps Justice of Peace (signature)

State of Connecticut Litchfield County} ss. Litchfield
 
I Fredrick D. Baman Assistant Clerk of the County Court of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Charles B. Phelps Esq. is a 
Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified, and by Law authorized to administer OATHS and to take the acknowledgment of Deed. And that his commission was dated on the 19th day of June A.D. 1846 and will expire on the 20th day of June. A.D. 1847 and that the signature annexed to the preceding certificate affixed purports to be his is genuine. 
                    Given under my hand and the Seal of Said Court this 11th day of June A.D. 1847. 
      (signature) Fredrick D. Beeman
            Assistant Clerk 



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I Samuel Walker of Manchester County of Bennington & State of Vermont of Loss feel age do testify and say that I was a Soldier in the war of the American Revolution in Col. George [illegible]  Regiment and that I am acquainted with John Howe of West Haven Count of Rutland State aforesaid, that the said John  Hows was a Soldier in said Andersons Regt.  and was a Soldier in Capt. Daniel Hinmans Company, We enlisted and Marched together from Woodbury in Connecticut to Ticonderoga on Lake Champlain. I do not positively remember whether for six or nine months and that we returned to [unknown] together with [illegible] Certificates paper the said Col. Hinmans in the said house did afterwards enlist into the Connecticut State troops line under Liuet. Noah Judson marched on to Long Island [ink] that I was at New York when the American Troops retreated over to New York and further the deponent saith not Hackensack Sept. 1832 Samuel Walker

State of Vermont
Bennington County } S 
Personally appeared the signer of the above Deposition and made solemn oath that the same contains the  whole truth before me  
Manchester      Wm. Fanesworth Justice o Peace
Sept. 15, 11832

I found the above torn in two by Court pross it have restored it together again it was torn in Public Court & in two + I hope it will answer [illegible] you had
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State of Vermont}
Bennington County Ss}   I Samuel H. Blackmer Clerk of Bennington County Court do hereby certify that William Farnsworth whose name is subscribed tot he within was at the date thereof a Justice of the Peace within for the County of Bennington by law authorized to administer oaths & that I verily believes his signature  annexed to the preceding is genuine. 
In Witness where of I have thereunto subscribed my name & affixed the seal of Said County this 16th day  of November, A.D. 1848

        Sam'l H. Blackmer Clerk (Signature)