Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17,708, for Samuel Stone, Connecticut
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Conn.
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Stone, Samuel

NUMBER
S.17.708
carded
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17708
INVALID.

File No. 17,708
Samuel Stone 

Prvt. Rev. War

Act: June 7th 32


Index: -- Vol. 1 , Page 363

[Arrangement of 1870]
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Connecticut 27.920

Samuel Stone
of Tolland in the state of Ct
who was a Pt  in the _____ commanded 
by Captain _____ of the Regt commanded
by Col. Chester in the Cont
Line for Conn

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Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut
at the rate of 20 Dollars ---Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of Sept 34 - 
and sent S. H. Parsons
Hartford, Ct.

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Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1834      70-
Semi-ant. allowant ending 4 Mar 35  10-
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$80.--
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{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act of June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Nath. Rice Clerk
Book [illegible] Vol. 3   Page 39
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[Thomas?] Lawson
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We the subscribers of union in the county of Windham Each for himself do hereby acknoledge to have voluntarily inlisted to serve in the Continential Army three months after we arive at these place of our destination as Witness our [illegible - Names ?]
this 3rd Day of Jully 1780

Abel Thomson
Samuel Stone
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State of Connecticut }
Tolland County } ss

Personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for said County Robert Lawson of Union in said County who first being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath say that he is son of Thomas Lawson deceased who was a Militia Captain during the whole time of the Revolutionary
he had was in said town of Union and he had a variety of public orders for raising troops to augment and sustain the army by drafts and otherwise many of which are in my possession and among which is a large book a part of which is devoted to a record of the troops drafted from his company as well as enlistments to supply calls from it and among them I find the name of Samuel Stone drafted to serve in 1778 under Captain Richard Pikin bu the time of his entering or leaving nor the length of his service does not appear.   And he also finds in the same book a record of said Samuel Stone and one Abel Thomson entering into the Continental Army for three months  in 1780 and also the original Enlistment which is hereunto annexed.

And this deponent further says that he was knowing to the fact of said Samuel Stone going into the army but not being with him cannot certify [illegible] as to the length of his service and further that said Abel Thomson is dead and further that this deponent is seventy years of age.
[signed] Robert Lawson

Subscribed and sworn to 
this 31 day of August 1834 
before me and I certify that said
Robert Lawson is a credible person

Stephen Fairbank Justice Peace [signature]
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State of Connecticut }
Tolland County } ss

On the 1st day of August 1834 Personally appeared in open Court before Rodolphus Woodworth Judge of the Court of Probate
for the district of Stafford in said County -
now sitting Samuel Stone of Union in the
County aforesaid aged Eighty years who first being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of June 7, 1832

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated (viz)

In 1778 about the first of July he was drafted from Captain Thomas Lawsons Company at Union aforesaid and was put under Captain Richard Pitkin of East Hartford and Lieutenant Little [illegible] in Colonel Chesters Regiment. Marched to Fairfield and was employed guarding the coast in that vicinity about a month & was ordered to Rhode Island and returned to East Hartford & was dismissed on furlough for a few days to meet again at Killingworth from there marched by Providence to the Island near New Port. I remained there about three weeks from 
again at Kings from there [illegible] to
Providence & was stationed there for the remaining part of the tour which was three months.  General Sullivan commanded the american forces at that time. 

On the 3rd day of July 1780 he enlisted with the continental service for three months and was sent into a company commanded by Captain Brigam [Brigham] in Novis of Tolland & under Colonel Willis marched to New London and served there & in the neighborhood guarding the coast repairing forts &c was some time at Mohegan an Indian manse and was dismissed about the first of October following serving there mostly and returned home. 

He has no documentary evidence of his service except that attached to the annexed affidavit of Robert
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Lawson and knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services except Robert Lawson whose affidavit is hereunto annexed. 

Interrogatories

1.  Was born at Thompson Connecticut March 1st 1754 -
2. Has no record of his age except family bible
3. Lived in Union all times when in service and
resided there ever since - 
4. Was called into service first tour by draft &
2d by enlistment
5. General Sullivan
6. Never had a discharge as he recollects but
served times out & was dismissed
7. Persons to whom he is known in your present neighborhood and who can testify to your character for veracity and their belief
of your services as a soldier in the Revolution.   Harvey Walker, Asher Badger, Henry Brayton
Thomas [illegible]


He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present &
declares that his name is not on the pension
Roll of the agency of any State.
[signed] Samuel Stone

Subscribed and sworn to
the 1st day of August 1824.
Rodolphus Woodworth [signature]
the Judge of Probate


We Nathaniel Newell & William Foster of Union in the County aforesaid hereby certify
that Samuel Stone named as declarent in the
aforesaid declaration we are well acquainted
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for a pension

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this first day of August 1834.
Francis R. Woodworth [signature]
Assistant Clerk

I, THOMAS DAY, Secretary of the State of Connecticut, and Keeper of the Seal thereof, do hereby certify and make known to whom it doth or may concern, 
That Stephen Fairbank Esquire, before whom
the foregoing Affidavits were taken, is, and at the time of such caption was, a Justice of the
Peace within and for the County of Tolland
in said State, duly appointed, commissioned and qualified, having full power and authority, by the laws of said State, to administer oaths
to witnesses and to take Affidavits and Depositions out of Court, and to give certificates thereof; that I verily believe the foregoing signature purporting to be his, is genuine; and that full credence is due to his official acts and attestations.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of said State, at the City of Hartford, in said State, the sixth
day of August, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four.

Thomas Day [signature]
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[illegible] private
20
F. H. Parsons
Hartford
Ct