Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10479, Asa Cowdery, Conn.
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SERVICE
Conn.

Cowdery, Asa

NUMBER
S. 10479


carded
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9057
Connecticut
Asa Cowdery
of Hartland in the State of Connt who was a Pri in the Com commanded by Captain Giddings of the Regt commanded by Col Mead in the Connt line for 15 mo 5 days.

Inscribed in the Roll of Connt at the rate of 50 dollars 51 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 21st day of March 1833 and Lieut J R. Terrell [illegible]

Arrears to the 4th of March '33                $1010.
Semi -anl. allowance ending Sep 6 '33         252.
                                                                  $1262.

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by E. D. Bullock Clerkm,
Book E. Vol 3  Page 7
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State of Connecticut Hartford County District of Grossby Ss on the 28th day of December 1832
Personally appeared in Open Court before Joab Griffin Esq Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Grossby now setting Asa Cowdery a resident of Hartland in Hartford County aged seventy four 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 Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated viz. That in the month of May 1776 he enlisted into said service under Capt Ozias Pettibone in Col. Andrew Ward's regiment for the term of one year as a private that he went on board a vessel at Middletown Conn. and sailed to New York and from there to Fort Lee. [line marked out] where he remained about one month then crossed the river and lay for a while near Kingsbridge- again crossed into New Jersey marched to Morristown from thence to Easton in Pennsylvania thence marched down the Delaware river to nearly opposite Trenton and immediately recrossed the river to the Pennsylvania side with the prisoners taken at Trenton- again recrossed the Trenton and marched from thence to Morriston and was discharged near that place in May 1777.  He, having served a term of one year, again went into the service as a volunteer. a private under Capt Thomas Giddings in September 1777 marched to Stillwater and was at
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he taking of Gen Burgoyne in October 1777 and was dismissed the day after Burgoynes surrender having served one month.  He again went into the service as a volunteer private in the month of October 1778 to Guard the troops taken at the surrender of Burgoyne from Springfield Massachusetts to the east line of the state of New York at Sharon Conn and was discharged at that place having served three weeks.  He again entered the service as a volunteer private in July 1779 under Capt Thomas Giddings in Col. Mead, regiment, went to Horseneck served the term of six weeks and was discharged at that place in August 1779.  That at the time he rendered the aforesaid services he was a resident of said town of Hartland in Hartford County and that from all said terms of service he was honorably discharged but has no written discharge to show and has no documentary evidence of said services [three lines marked out]
And to the interrogations put by the Court as prescribed by the War Department the said Asa Cowdery on oath answers, as follows
1.  He was born February 19th 1758 in East Haddam Conn
2nd says he has a record in a Family Bible which record is in Court
3 Lived in Hartland when called into the service & ever since
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4.  Enlisted in the regular service one year the other tours was a volunteer
5.  Recollects Gen Lee (served under him for some time untill the General was taken prisoner in New Jersey)  Gen. Sullivan Col Sargeant Saw Gen. Washington a little below Morristown in New Jersey.
6.  I do not recollect receiving a written discharge.
7.  Phelps Humphreys Esq John Gates Wyllys Wright Esq Samuel Benjamin William Selby

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
Asa Cowdery

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me Joab Griffin Judge of Probate

We Samuel Benjamin and Daniel Bill of Hartland in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Asa Cowdery who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy four years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and we concur in that opinion

Samuel Benjamin
Donald Bill


Sworn and Subscribed
the 28th day of December 1832
Joab Griffin Judge of Probate
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I Ammi Linsley a Clergyman of the town of Hartland County of Hartford and State of Connecticut hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Asa Cowdery who has sworn and subscribed to the foregoing declaration to be true that I believe him to be seventy four years of age that he is a man of veracity and I believe his statement in the foregoing declaration to be true  Dated at Hartland the 28th day of December 1832.  
Ammi Linsley
Pastor of a church in Hartland 

Sworn and subscribed
the day and year afore
before me Joab Griffin Judge

[three lines x'd out]

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the Investigation of the [illegible] 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 certifiers that it appears [illegible] that Samuel Benjamin and Daniel Bill, who have signed the preceding certificate and Rev. Ammi Linsley who has signed the subj[illegible] a Clergyman and are all residents of the town of Hartland County of Hartford and State of Connecticut and that they are credible persons and their statement is entitled to credit.

Joab Griffin Judge
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Written sideways in left margin:  Rev War

10479
INVALID

File No. 10, 479
Asa Cowdery
Priv Rev War

Act:  June 7th 1832
Index:--Vol. A, Page 11

[Arrangement of 1879.]
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I Joshua R. Jewett Clerk of the Court of Probate
For the District of [illegible] do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the [illegible] court in the matter of the application of Asa Cowdery for a Pension_ In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 28 day of December 1832.
Joshua R. Jewett Clerk

I do hereby certify that I Joab Griffin Esq is Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of [illegible]
Duly qualified to act as clerk & that the signature purporting to be his is his [illegible] signature

Joshua R. Jewitt, Clerk
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Rueben Daniels
Deposition for Asa Cowdery
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I Reuben Daniels of Hartford Hartford County and state of Connecticut of seventy four years of age depose and say that I am well acquainted with Asa Cowdery that in May 1776 he the said Cowdery and myself enlisted into the service of the United States under Capt Orias [illegible] in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Andrew Ward that we entered the service at Sansbury went to Middletown and then went on board of vessel [illegible] sailed to New York from thence to the fort Lee went to Trenton and Princeton in New Jersey  was discharged near Morristown [mark out] the deponent was then taken sick and came home as a [illegible] left the [illegible] in the army and deponent verily believes that the said Cowdery completed the term of one year in the aforesaid term of service
Reuben Daniels

dated at Hartland Aug 13th 1832
Sworn and subscribed to the day and year aforesaid before me Joab Griffin [illegible]
I certify that the above named deponent is a credible witness
Joab Griffin Just Peace

I do hereby certify that Joab Griffin Esq before whom this deposition was taken is a justice of the peace for the County of Hartford duly qualified [illegible] in [illegible] & that the signature purporting to be his is his [illegible] signature.
Joshua R. Jewett, Clerk
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Thomas Giddings
Asa Cowdery
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I Thomas Giddings, formerly Thomas Giddings in [illegible] Hartland in Hartford County of Lawful age depose and say that I have often heard my father [illegible] Thomas Giddings while living ay that Asa Cowdry was with him in the army of the Revolution at the time of the taking of Gen Burgoyne in Oct. 1777  I was not there at that time but my father & two of my brothers who are all now dead were there.  I also further state that Asa Cowdry went a tour of about three weeks to [illegible] the troops taken from Gen Burgoyne from [illegible].  He was in this tour about three weeks. [illegible]
Hartland Aug 13, 1832.
Thomas Giddings

Sworn and subscribed to the day and year aforesaid before me.  Joab Griffin Just Peace

I certify that the deponent Thomas Giddings is a credible witness.
Joab Griffin Just Peace

I Joshua R. Jewett Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of [illegible] do hereby certify that Joab Griffin Esq as a Justic of the Peace within & for the County of Hartford duly qualified to act as [illegible] & that the signature above is his [illegible] signature.  Joshua R. Jewett Clerk
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[name marked out]
Asa Cowdery


[illegible]
15 [illegible] 5 day private
$50.51

J.R. Jewett
[illegible]
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I Daniel Bill of Hartland Hartford County & State of Connecticut aged seventy four years depose and say that I am well acquainted with Asa Cowdery of said Hartland and well know that the said Cowdery was in the service of the United States that in the month of July 1779 he joined the Company under the Command of Thomas Giddings and went to Horseneck and served as a soldier untill some time in August of the same year in the Regiment commanded by Col. Mead.  This term was six weeks and was discharged at Horseneck.  The deponent having belonged to the same Company & Regiment at the same time well known that the said Cowdery served and was discharges as aforesaid December 28, 1832.

Daniel Bill

Sworn and Subscribed 
the day and year aforesaid 
before me
Joab Griffin Judge of Probate

I certify that Daniel Bill is a credible witness.
Joab Griffin Judge of Probate

I do hereby certify that Joab Griffin Esq is Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of [illegible] & that this signature purporting to be his is his [illegible] signature.

Joshua R. Jewett Clerk