Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 2486, Elisha Crippen, Mass. Vt.
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Mass. VT
Crippen, Elisha
Crippen, Mary
 
R 2486
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170.  B.3.
Mary Crippens
Declaration
For Pension under the act of
July 7, 1838.
And E. Crippen's appt.
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th July 1838, entitled ""an act granting half pay & pension to certain widows.

State of New York}
St. Lawrence County} Ss.

On this thirtieth day of November one thousand eight hundred & forty, before Anthony C Brown Esq one of the Judges of the County Court of said County, personally appeared Mary Coppin of the town of Oxford, County of Granville & province of Upper Canada aged Eighty two years past, who being first duly sworn
according to law doth, on her oath make the
following declaration in order to obtain the
benefit of the act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 entitled an act granting half pay & pension to certain widows: that she is the widow of Elisha Crippen who was a Sergeant in the army of the United States, during the war of the Revolution that said Elisha Crippen who born in the town of Sharon in the State of Connecticut; that at the healing out of the Revolutionary war
the said Elisha are residing at the term of Manchester in the State of Vermont, that he there, and as deponent believe during the first year of the was enlisted in the service of the United States as a private. That deponent knows nothing of his enlistment a services except as she has heard him relate the same after her marriage to him that most of his statements & stories relation thereto she has forgotten, & many of them the may have a wring recollection of. But according to her but recollection of the statements of her said husband he enlisted in a regiment of which he Brewer, then was or afterwards became colonel, or that said Brewer held same office in the Regiment of the time her husband enlisted in it. that shortly after enlisting he was marched down to Boston, and fought under Warren at the battle
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of Bunker hill. that after the death of Warren,
her said husband served under General Patterson that she thinks she understood from her said husband that when he enlisted he enlisted for the war, and she did understand from him that he served during the war, & was in the service of the United States for one year after the war; & in that time was sent along the lines between the United States Canada to her
of the French Indians who were supposed to
building forts on the said lines.
 That she understood from her husband that he served a considerable part of the time during the war, under Washington, & was in winter quarters with him two years at West Point that he was also at the Battle of Stoney point.that she has often heard him speak of being engaged in a battle, right in the month of July, she thinks the battle of Monmoth) has heard him speak particularly of his great sufferings at that
battle from the intense heat that said Elisha as deponent believes, serve for years (including the years service after the war as a Sergeant.
that she is confident he was a Sergeant at the battle of Stoney point. 
That deponent thinks the said Elisha served 
some part of his time under Captain Hitcherch also under Capt. Stone. That she does not
remember the names of my other of the officers
except under whom he served, except that he
said he served a while under Colonel Wayne.

That said Elisha at the expiration of his service received a partly printed & partly written discharge under the hand of Washington
that deponent has frequently seen the said discharge. On the back of the discharge was a certificate also signed by Genral Washington, certifying that said Elisha Crippen served as a faithful soldier &
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mentioning the time he served, as a private the time he served as a sergeant that said discharge was placed in the hands of one General Gordon about forty years ago, at Ballstown for the purpose of enduring to obtain some bounty lands for the said Elisha the same was now returned that she has now no documentary evidence of his services; that she knows of no person whose testimony
she can procure who can testify to his services.

She further declares that she was married to the said Elisha Crippen in the fifth day of July one thousand seven hundred and eighty six at Little nine partners in the County of Dutchess and State of New York by Esquire Hopkins a Justice of the Peace- and that her maiden name was Mary Goodrich she further declares that her said husband died on the twenty first day of February the thousand eight hundred & sixteen. 

That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place
previous to the first of January seventeen
hundred ninety per viz: of the time above
stated.                 Mary[X her mark]Crippen


Sworn to and subscribed on this day}
& year above written before me}
A.C. Brown, Judge
St. Lawrence County[of court Jus of P]

I Arthur C. Brown the Judge named in the foregoing declaration do hereby certify that
Mary Crippen, who has swore to the same, is a
credible witness. And that she is unable from old age and bodily infirmity to appear in court. And I do further certify that of
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the party of the statements in her said
Declaration I am fully satisfied
A.C. Brown Judge of St. Lawrence County Courts & County Supreme Court

Mary Crippen
Declaration 
for pension under act
of July 7. 1838
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State of New York}
St. Lawrence County}Ss.

Ethan Crippin of August in the Province of Upper Canada, son of Elisha and Mary Crippin, being duly sum deposes & says that in the month of October last deponent went to Amenia formerly called the little nine Partners in the County of Dutchess State of New York for the purpose of obtaining a copy of the Record of the marriage of his said father & mother. That he called at the office of the time clerk then at seal other place to inquire on the subject. That
he was told that Roswell Hopkins Esquire a
Justice of the Peace before whom he understands the said marriage was solemnized, formerly resided at Amenia aforesaid, that long since mad away from them, and as some informed him, while that deponent could find none of the marriage records of the said Hopkins, the are told by some that nine one kept at the time said Hopkins and a Justice of the peace.
Deponent further says that he has often heard
his said father speak of his having said in the
army of the United States during the age of the
Revolution, for about seven years, and one year
at after the close of the war. that he served the
writ two years as a private of the rest of the
time as a sergeant. That he has frequently heard his said father relate circumstances of his since but he doesn't now to remember more of
them that are stated in the declaration of his
within.                                         Ethan Crippin

Sworn & Subscribed this 30th}
day of November 1840 before me}
A. C. Brown Judge
St. Lawrence County & Courts
Supreme Courts

I certify that the above named Ethan Crippen
is a person of good character for truth veracity
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State of New York }
St. Lawrence County}Ss.

 I Alvin C. Low, Clerk of the said County do hereby certify that Anthony Brown Esquire before whom the forgoing affidavits purport to have made was at the time of taking the said affidavit a Judge of the County Cents in and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn, and that the signatures to the said affidavits purporting to be his are genuine.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my and affixed the Seal of the said County
this 19 day of December 1840
A. C. Low, Clk
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State of New York}
St Lawrence County}Ss.
-
Ethan Crippen of Augusta in Upper Canada, son of Elisha & Mary Crippen, being duly sum doth depose and say that there was a Record of the with of the children of the said Elisha & Mary Crippen in the family as late as about the
year 1803 or 1802. That the said Elisha Coppin
then resided at Augusta aforesaid and the said
Bible containing such record was used by the
children at a school kept at that town, and
about the year aforesaid the School house was
destroyed by fire and the Bible was burnt with
it. That there was no other Record of the
both of the children of the said Elisha in his
family and that the children of the said Elisha
kept no such record.

Deponent further says that it was not the
custom of the said Elisha to have his children
baptized in infancy, and that none of them
were so baptized. That deponent was baptized
when he was twenty seven years of age.
That deponents father the said Elisha Crippen no deed of my Land according to deponents
best knowledge previous to the year 1795 or 1794 that deponent supposes his father then got a deed from the fact that he then purchased a price of Land. That previous to that time he only had a lease of Land. that his father the said Elisha sold the said land which he purchased in 1794 or 1795 - in the year 1800, to one Daniel Tillerson & deponent thinks his father must have given his deed to said Tillerson. And deponent further says that according to his best knowledge there is no conveyance in the family executed anterior to the year 1794- and to conveyance [of] in which the married state of the said Elisha & Mary is of mined.

That deponent was born in April, 1790, his
present age being fifty years past. That he has
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always understood & believes that his said father & mother were married in the year 1786. That deponent has one sister /a Daughter of the said Elisha & Mary who is fifty two years old part-she having been time in the year 1788.
                                                  Ethan Crippin

Subscribe & sworn this 8th day of March 1841, before me A.C. Brown Justice of Peace}

I certify that the above named Ethan
Cripper is a credible witness.
A. C. Brown Justice Peace


State of New York}
St. Lawrence County} Ss.
I Alvin C. Low, Clerk of the said County do hereby certify that Anthony Brown Esq before whom the foregoing affidavit purports to have been made was on the day of the late of the said affidavit a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid duly elected and qualified, and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice of the and verily believe that the signatures to the said
affidavit and the above certificate purporting to his in genuine.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said County this 25 March 1841
A.C. Low, Clk
and genuine
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[Act of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1879.]
2486
______________________________________
P.O. Mary Crippin
Service: wid. or Elisha
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Printed List of 1852, Rejected
and suspended as plows
Enlisted:____________________________,18
following cause of rejection

Discharged:_________________________,18
He did not leave the service creditably

Application filed:_____________________,18

Alleges: Fulfilment  of enlistment not proved & heard at court the service creditably

Re-enlisted:(Enter June 29, 1849 to 
W. C. Brown

Attorney:______________________________
P. O.__________________________________
Recognized._____________Contract.
______Cert. of Dis. Searched for___________,18
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Mar 16, 1841
N.Y. Jmah
Mary Crippen

J.L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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Ogdensburg March 8th 1841

Sir:
I have to acknowledge the receipt
of a communication from the acting commissioner of Pensions under date of 22 Feby last in the subject of the application of Mary Crippin widow of Elisha Crippin for a pension stating that the proof as respect the date of the claimants marriage is insufficient. Before paid evidence as to that fact can be admitted it must be made to appear that there is no record of the with or baptism of
the claimants children in any branch of the
family" &c 
To supply this defect in the testimony I
enclose the affidavit of Ethan Crippin a son of
the claimant - from which you will learn that
there is no such Record - the family Bible having been burned, & it having been contrary to the creed of the father to baptise his children in infancy.
He also states his own age & the age of the of his sisters from which you will observe that, if they are legitimate his father & mother must have been married prior to 1788. He also states that he always understood his parents were married in 1786.
I can not but think that this affidavit fully supplies the defect pointed out in the testimony
trust to receive a certificate for the widow without further delay.   
                                             Very Respectfully, 
                                                  Wm  C. Brown

J.L. Edwards Esq
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Revy Ogdensburg 7609

Mary Crippin
N. York

Act 1 July, 1838
See letter to A. C.  Brown Feb. 22, 1840}
"        "       "    W. C Brown March 17 1841}

Do to same June 29, 1841
Act 1 July, 38
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Elisha Crippin 12th Mass Reglicon Folio
165 due January 1783 and 1508.
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3 Lang 1st
B. 3
January 5, 1841
Pension Office
NY
July 7, 1838 
7609 Mary Crippen

Hon. J.R. Pointsett
Secretary of War
Washington
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Hon. J.R. Pointsett
Secretary of War
Washington

3 Lang 1st
B. 3
January 5, 1841
Pension Office
NY
July 7, 1838
7609 Mary Crippen
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Ogdensburg Dec. 26. 1840
J. R. Poinsett Esq
Dear Sir:
Mrs. Mary Coppin Widow of Elisha Crippin Deceased is an applicant for a pension under the act of July 7, 1838, and enclosed.  I send you her declaration & papers in support
of the same, for which I desire to be speak your
early attention.
Owing to the fact of her not having been married to her late husband until after the close of the the she has no knowledge of the particulars of his services except from information from him most of which his passed from her recollection we trust hereever that his name will be found on the rolls in the Pension office, in which case death or remain as to her being entitled to a pension.
Be pleased to let me hear from the application
at your earliest convenience.
Very Respectfully yours,
Your obedient Servant,
Wm C. Brown
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Despontion of Jonathan
Pensioner B. 3.
for Widow Crippen
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I Jonathan Pannoyer of the town of North East
in the County of Dutchess and State of N York
do certify and say that I am not of the age of
seventy five years and over, and this Deponent
well remember that he has about the age of twenty one years he was present at the
and of Elisha Crippen to Mary Goodrich-
they were mained at the house of Samuel
Goodrich by Howell Hopkins Esq then an
acting Justice of the Peace for the County of
Dutchess within said County the said Marriage
as celebrated -this Deponent well remember
that the said marriage took place before his this
Deponent marriage and of course  recent law pursue to the month of June 1788 as of this Deponent marriage took place at that time- and further saith not.            Jonathan Pennoyer

State of Connecticut. Litchfield County
Oct. 9.1360 - Personally appeared
Jonathan Pennoyer to recollected the
[Personal]affidavit in my presence and
made oath to the truth of the same before me. and I certify that the said Jonathan
Pennoyer is a crucible witness.

Chas. F. Sedgwick Justice of the Peace
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I Richard Smith Clerk of the Court of
Probate for the District of Shaw in the
County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut
do hereby certify that Charles F. Sedwick, Esq is
a Justice of the Peace in the said County of Litchfield, and that the foregoing signature by him purporting to be made is pensioner-

Witness my hand and the seal of said Court of peace  this 9th Day of October 1860.

Richard Smith, Clerk
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April 2, 1841                              Free
N.Y.
add Ltr
Mary Crippin

J.L. Edwards Esq
Commr of Pensions
Washington
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Ogdensburg March 26, 1841

Sir:
The affidavit of Ethan Crippin in the case of Mary Crippin, an applicant for a pension, is herewith returned with the necessary certificate as required by your letter of the 11th.  Inst.

Very Respectfully yours,
Your Obedient Servant
Wm. C. Brown

J.L. Edwards Esq
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June 25, 1841            Pension Office-  Free
N.Y.

Hon. John Bell
Secretary of War
Washington, D.C.
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Ogdensburg June 18. 1841
Hon: John Bell

Sir:
Permit me to call your attention to the subject of the application of Mrs. Mary Crippen, widow of Elisha Crippen, for a pension under the act of July 7, 1838.
In this case a supplemental affidavit of
Ethan Crippen was forwarded on the 8th March last supplying all the deficiencies which had been pointed out in the case This applicant was returned on the 11th March, for an informality in its authention which was rectified & the applicant immediately returned to the Pension office since that time I have not heard from the application, & fear it has been overlooked. Satisfied as I am of the justness of the Widows claim, I am desirous it I should be acted upon without unnecessary delay & beg you to have it decided at as early a day as possible.

With great respect,
I am your Obedient Servant
Wm C. Brown