Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 20429, Jesse Carrington, Conn.
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SERVICE                                        NUMBER
Conn.            Carrington, Jesse      W 20429
                      Lewes or Lewis , Elizabeth
CONTENTS
(Former widow)
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Connecticut   2107

Elizabeth Lewis formerly widow of Jesse Carrington decd who died in ["the" crossed out] May 1790 of Waterbury in the State of Connt who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain - - of the Regt. commanded by Col Gay in the Ct. for 6 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Connt at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents, per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.

Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of June 1838 and sent Hon Joel Hinman Waterbury Ct.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1838 $140.00
Semi=annual allowance ending 4 Sept. 10.00
                                                      $150.00

Revolutionary Claim, 
Act July 4, 1836,
Section the 3d law 1857

Recorded by D D Addison Clerk,
Book A   Vol. 2d   Page 71
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State of Connecticut }
New Haven County }
District of Waterbury} ss Waterbury 

On this 5th day of February AD 1838 personally appeared before the Probate Court of the District of Waterbury in the County of New Haven State of Connecticut now sitting 
Elizabeth Lewis of Prospect in the County of New Haven & State of Connecticut aged Eighty two years the 26th day of June
1837 who being first duly sworn according to  
law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4 1836

That she is the widow of Jesse Carrington
late of Farmington in the County of Hartford Connecticut who was a soldier during the Revolutionary war and served as such soldier as follows viz. the said Jesse Carrington in the early part of the fall of 1775 as Early as the middle (she thinks about the first) of September of that year volunteered or enlisted into a Company commanded during a part of this service by Capt Seley Host then of said Farmington but whether he commanded the Company at the commencement of this service the applicant can not now State: said Company belonged to Erastus Wolcotts Regt. who was Col. & in said
company the said Jesse Carrington went
to Roxbury in the State of Massachusetts
and did duty there & in the neighbourhood of
Boston untill the last of March 1776 he
returned home at Farmington the first of
April 1776.
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In the Summer of 1776 the said Jesse
Carrington again
volunteered or
Enlisted as Early as the 1 of August
of that year which she recollects from 
the fact that it was immediately after
the summer harvest of that year & went
to New York in Capt. Gridleys Compy
which was commanded by Leut Hamlin
the Capt being [illegible] in Col Gays
Regt. it being a Regt & Compy
[illegible]for what was called a two month
tour and the said Jefse Carrington
lived in said Company & Regt for the full
term of two months & then was dismifsed.
She further states that she was married to
the said Jefse Carrington on the 6th day of May 1772 and
The applicant further states that her said husband Jefse Carrington died in the month
of May1790
having Seven children
by the applicant four of whom she
is able to find recorded on the Records of
the Town of Farmington aforesaid
here with annexed but she is unable
to find any record of her marriage
to the said Carrington or that or any other
record but she states
 that Dower
was assigned to her by the orders of the
Court of Probate for Farmington District in
in Apl 1791 as the widow of said Jefse
Carrington as appears by the record
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hereunto annexed certified by WmA Ives
at present the Judge of said Court
She further states that after the death of
her said Husband Jefse Carrington viz
Dec 29 1808 she again married to
Jabez Lewis of said Farmington who died
the 14 day of Sept 1834 as appears
by the documents hereunto annexed-
and that she has remained a widow
ever since that period
& is now a widow
Sworn & Subscribed    Elizabeth Lewes [her     to on the day & year                    signature]
above written before
             Joel Hinman
                     Judge of Probate                                                       
I Charles Scott Clerk of the Court
of Probate for the District of Waterbury
do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of
the said Court in the matter of
the application of Elizabeth Lewis for
pension. In testimony whereof I
have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal
of said Probate Court this 5th day of
Feb 1838
Charles Scott Clerk
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By request of Uriah Carrington I have this day examined
the record of births in the town of Farmington,
and find therein recorded Vol. 22, page 461, the following
names and dates vis:
"Carrington Anas, Daughter to Jesse Carrington was born June 24th, AD 1774.
"Carrington Huldah, Daughter to Jesse Carrington was born May 22d, AD 1776.
"Carrington Philena, Daughter to Jesse Carrington was born Dec. 2d AD 1778.
"Carrington Marven, Son to Jesse Carrington was born July 23d AD 1781."

and do certify that the foregoing is a true copy of
said record examined by me January 22. AD.1838
Horace Cowles Town Clerk [signature]
I hereby certify that Horace Cowles the signer of the above
Certificate is the Town Clerk for Farmington in the State of Connecticut
and was Lawfuly Chosen to that office at the annual Town
meeting held in November 1837 Giles Stillman Justice of the Peace
Farmington this 24th Day of January 1838
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I Uriah Carrington of Oswego in
Oswego County New York now
residing in Prospect New Haven
County Connecticut a son of Jesse
Carrington late of Farmington
Hartford County Connecticut by the
Applicant Elizabeth Lewis,
the wife of said Carrington in his life
time - do testify  [illegible]
that I am fifty three years old that
at my mother request I have
examined the town Records of the
Town of Farmington & the County
records of the County to which my
late father belonged & the old family
books that I could find and [crossed out] and
that in none of them am I able
to find any Record of the marriage
of my said father to his present
Widow
                               Uriah Carrington

State of Connecticut
New Haven County             [illegible]Waterbury
Probate District of Waterbury               

On this 5 day of February 1838
Uriah Carrington known to me as a
credible witnefs appeared signed &
made oath to the above before me
In testimony whereof I have signed
my name hereunto & affixed the seal
of the Probate Court for the District
above said   Joel Hinman Judge of
Probate
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I Elijah Root of Farmington County of Hartford & State of
Connecticut Being of lawful Age do Depose & say that I Was
well Acquainted with Jesse Carrington of Farmington State
& County afforesaid & Remember the Day the said Carrington
Was Married to Elisabeth [Elizabeth] Hungerford of Southington By
the Rev Benjamin Chapman Pastor of Church in Southington
in this State & County the Above Marriage took place
About 1772 - & I Well know that Jesse Carrington lived
with his Wife Elisabeth [Elizabeth] in farmington [Farmington] one or two years
Before the Revolutionary War Began- & Continued to live
With the said Elisabeth [Elizabeth] until they Were parted by Death
some years after the Close of the Revolutionary War,
Leaving His Wife & 7 Small Children, & I further say that
I believe the said Jesse Carrington Went to Roxbury the fore
Part of the fall of 1775 & Remained their [there] untill [until] the Latter
End of March 1776 - & I Believe I saw him their [there]& spoke
to him & if I am not Mistaken He Was Commanded by
Capt Hart of Berlin & the Colonels Name was Erastus Wolcott
& I Depose & say that Jesse Carrington Went to New York
in 1776- in Capt Gridleys Company But Lieutenant
Hamlin Commanded the Company at that time Because
the Capt was sick. The said Jesse Carrington was Gone
to New York 2 Months, & Colonel Gay Was Commander
of the Regiment. & It is my impression that Jesse Carrington
Went to Danbury & New Haven Also - the Whole Time that
Jesse Carrington Served In the Revolutionary War Would
Amount In My opinion to seven or eight Months
According to the time I served in the War. Which Was
Nearly as long. One Thing I Remember very plain
that the said Jesse Carringtons Mother & Sister Both sickend [sickened]
& Died While he Was Absent in the War
Elijah Root [signature]

Harford County ss Farmington Jany [January] 12th AD 1838-
Personally appears Elijah Root and subscribed and made oath to the
foregoing deposition before me and I hereby certify that the said
Mr Root is a man of undoubted veracity in William A Ives
Justice of Peace
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Rev     WIDOW, &c.

File No. 20429
Elizabeth Lewis
Wid. of Jesse Carrington
Priv. Rev. War

Act: July 4, 1836
Index:-Vol. A, Page 429

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Aflta
[unreadable 4 words vertically]

(?) with Eliz. Lewis Lahey
from
J. L. Edwards Comm. of Pensions
City of Washington
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J.L. Edwards Esq Com. of Pensions
Sirs My mother, Elizabeth Lewis has
received from the Pension Office a letter for
information with whom the Department shall
correspond in relation to her application 
She is old and infirm, and wishes any communication
that you should make to be made to me through the Post Office in New Britain
 in Hartford County State of Connecticut.

Uriah Carrington
New Britain April 13th 1838
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Thomas Hutchins [illegible] Th_  _tewalls Ryr
Fairfield, Co.

28 June '77 3yr dis Jun 28 1780
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Eliz. Lewis formly Carrington
1 Sept 1775. 7 Mo. Capt Cart #
1.1

1 Aug 76   2  Capt Gidleys.   Col Gay
Married 4 May 72. died 1790



# Jno Andrus says 4 mo
Elaster Wolcott says 2 1/2
Elijah Root says 5
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Elizabeth Lewis
formerly
Elizabeth Carrington
Application for a Pension
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I Noah Porter of Farmington in Hartford County & State of Connecticut, being of lawful age, do depose and say that I was present at the funeral of Jabesh Lewis of said Farmington & that
according to a record which I made at the time, and which as pastor of the Church I am accustomed to make of deaths, said Jabesh Lewis died on the fourteenth day of Sept AD. 1834

Noah Porter - [signature]

Hartford County Farmington Dec 13. 1837 -
Personally appears Noah H Porter Signer of the above depposition [deposition] and [illegible] 
and that the fact therein stated was true
before me

Wm A Ives Justice of Peace [signature]
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3298
Eliz Lewis formely
wid of Jess Carrington

Conn.

Married 1772
Died 1790

May allow [illegible]
$20.00 per annum no deduction




Hon Joel Hinman
Waterbury
Conn't
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We the subscribers being appointed by the Hon court of Probate for the district of Farmington freeholders
to set out the third or dower of the real Estate
of Jesse Carrington late of Farmington dower
unto Elizabeth Carrington widow  & relict  of said dower
being qualified thereto as the law directs we
met & proceeded and set out to said widow the
dwelling house of said  dower  other any  of land
in the lot East of the highway lying on
the north side of said lot being forty rods in length
and twelve rods in breadth and built not on highway
on Daniel Lowry South & East on the
remaining part of said lot also the Barn
standing on said land being one third
of the real Estate of said dower according to
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Farmington                Elisha Minson
April 8 1791                Hesekiah Nout
                                    John Cook
I hereby certify that the above is a true copy
of the original ? of dower ? to Elisabeth 
Carrington ? of John Carrington dower as
on file in this office in listening which
I have ? affix the seal of this 
Court &
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I Salome Richards of Bristol County
of Hartford & State of Connecticut being
of Lawful age do depose & say that I Am Sister to Jesse Carrington of Farmington in the County afforesaid that the said Jesse Carrington & Myelf Both lived in Farmington before & in the time of the Revolutionary War
& My Brother Jesse Carrington was Married
to Elizabeth Hungerford of Southington in
the County afforesaid Before the commence
of the Revolution War & lived together in my Father's house, & I further testify that my Brother Jesse Carrington was in the Revolutionary War & sent to Roxbury in 1775 about until 1776.  What make me remember it more particularly was because his Mother & Sister sickened & died while He was in the Army & we sent for then to come home & He Could Not come & I should think that my
Brother Afforesaid was in the Revolutionary War at least seven or eight months & I
particularly Remember his going to the
New York in 1776 - two or three months. & should think he went to Danbury.
Salome Richards [signature]

Sworn before me this 19th day of December 1837
George Mitchell Justice of the Peace [signature]

Hartford County Ss Bristol January
14th 1838 Personally appeared Salome
Richards & made oath to the above
deposition after it was interlined and
that said Salome Richards is a person of
truth & veracity Sworn before me
George Mitchell Justice of Peace [signature]
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I Daniel Galpin of Berlin County of Hartford and State of Connecticut do depose and say that I knew Jesse Carrington of Garmington of the afore so County and State and that the said Jesse Carrington served in Capt Selah Harts Company with myself and was in so service two and a half months at Roxbury Massachusetts in the year One thousand seven hundred and seventy six vvz(?) from the fore front of January til the latter part of March following Eratus Wolcott being Colonel

Daniel Galpin [signature]
Hartford County for Berlin January 4th, 1838. Personally appeared Daniel Galpin signer of the above deposition and made solemn oath to the truth of the same before me.
Abijah Flagg [signature]
Justice of Peace
I hereby certify that I consider Deacon Daniel Galpin whose signature is above a man of truth and veracity
Abijah Flagg [signature]
Justice of Peace
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I John Andrews of Berlin Hartford County
& State of Connecticut being of lawful age do
depose and say that I knew Jesse Carrington of Farmington in sd County and that the said Carrington was in the Revolutionary service at
Roxbury near Boston in 1775 and was in sd Service four months or more being myself in the same service.
John Andrews [signature]

Berlin January 5th 1838
Personally appeared John Andrews J
and made solemn oath to the above 
Statement before me
Wm Smith Justice of the Peace

I hereby Certify that I consider that
John Andrews whose signature is above
A man of truth and veracity.
Wm Smith Justice of the Peace [signature]
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Joseph Hills
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I Joseph Hills of Farmington in the County of Hartford and state of Connecticut being of lawful age do depose and say that I was well acquainted with Jesse Carrington, in State and County aforesaid and knew the time  by report the said Carrington was married
to Elizabeth Hungerford of Southington. By the revend Benjamin Chapman as I understood pastor of the church in Southington. The said marriage took place about 2 years before the commencement of the revolutionary war and I depose and say that the said Jesse Carrington lived together with his wife Elizabeth in the town of Farmington and neighborhood called red stone hill from about the time they
were married till they were parted by death
some years after the conclusion of the revolutionary war which left his wife Elizabeth Carrington a widow. For I had a good opportunity to know that they lived together and were reputed man and wife; for I married one of the said Jesse Carringtons sisters myself. And I never doubted the marriage of Jesse Carrington to his wife Elizabeth any more than I doubted my own existence. Neither was there ever a doubt hinted by
their numerous relations and neighbors but what they were lawfully married and were respectable inhabitants
Hartford County SS Farmington this 10th day of January AD 1838
Joseph Hills [signature]

Hartford County SS Farmington this 10th Day of January A.D. 1838. Personally appeared Joseph Hills signer of the above Deposition and made oath to the truth of the same before me
Giles Stillman Justice of the Peace [signature]

I hereby certify that the fifth and eight interlines were inserted in the above Deposition before it was sworn.
Giles Stillman Justice of the Peace [signature]
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Farmington January 9. 1838.

At the request of Uriah Carrington, I have this day examined the record of Marriages kept by the Town Clerk of Farmington from 1770 to 1781, and have not found therein the name of
Jesse Carrington,
Horace Cowles Town Clerk.
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State of Connecticut }
County of Hartford } ss County Clerk's office-

I Philo A. Goodwin Clerk of the County
Court in & for said County of Hartford do herby certify that George Mitchell, William A Ives. Giles Stillman, Alijah Flagg & Wm Smith 
Esqs whose names are subscribed to the annexed certificates are acting Justices of the peace in & for said County of Hartford regularly commissioned & qualified as appears to me of record in my office - that I am acquainted with their several hands writing & that the annexed signatures purporting to be theirs are genuine and that full faith & credit are due to their official acts.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of sd County Court & have subscribed my name this 13th day of Jany
A D 1838-
Philo A. Goodwin Clk

*names of "Alijah Flagg & Wm Smith" inserted
before certifying. attest P. A. Goodwin Clk