Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12620, Ethan Crandall, R.I.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
R. I. 

Crandall, Ethan

NUMBER
S. 12620

Carded

CONTENTS
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10987
Rhode Island
___________[double line]
Ethan Crandall
Charlestown  in the State of R Island
[illegible] Private  in the Company commanded Captain
Stanton of the Rgt
commanded Col 
Lippett in the R. Island 
[illegible] for 
15 months
____________[double line]
[illegible]
the Roll of R. Island
[illegible] of 50 Dollars - 00-Cents per annum,
[illegible] day of March, 1831
__________________[double line]
Certificate of Pension [illegible] the 15th day of May 1833 and sent  Wm P Newell Kingston R.I.
_____________________________[double line]
[illegible] of March 1833 $100.00
[illegible]  4 Sept 1833        25.00
                                         $125.00

Revolutionary Claim, ⎬
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by DD Addison, Clerk
Book E Vol.2d Page 104
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12711
Ethan Crandall

Private
15 Months

Wm P Newill 
Kingston 
RI
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BRIEF in the case of Ethan Crandall
of Charleston
in the State of R Island
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 74 years
State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
______________
Period.
18th Jany In 1776
Feby[?] 1777
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Duration of Service.
Years,       1
Months,   1
                1
                1   
Days,  
________________   
Rank.
As a
Private
__________________
Names of General and Field Officers
under whom he served.
Capt Stanton Col Lippetts
Capt Arnold
Capt Parker
Capt Parker Spencers [illegible]
Capt Parker Col Noyes
_______________________
5. In what battles was he engaged? White plains, Trenton Princeton
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Charleston R Island
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by
incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
By living witnesses
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above
mentioned.
Richard Cutts
Examining Clerk.
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117           #
Ethan Crandalls'
Declaration-
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DECLARATION.
IN ORDER TO OBTAIN ^ the benefit of THE OF CONGRESS PASSED JUNE 7,1832.
STATE OF RHODE-ISLAND,}
COUNTY OF Washington}
SS.
On this~ 6th day of September personally appeared in open Court, before the Judges
or Justices of the Court of Common Pleas -now sitting, Ethan Crandall-
a resident of Charlestown -in the County of Washington and State of Rhode-Island, 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 7, 1832.
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That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.-

That about the eighteenth day of January AD 1776 at
said Charlestown he enlisted into Capt Augustus Stantons
Company, Joshua Bliven Lieutenant, and Thomas Noyes
Ensign, Col Lippitts regiment, for one year which-
Regiment had formerly been commanded by Col
Henry Babcock, -and Adam Comstock was Lieutenant 
Col of the same Regiment, the officer who acted
as Major was by the name of tew-- our first
movement was to New-Port and we were encamped
near that Town - untill about the month of August
in the following year, -when we were marched to
the Westward, Capt Station, and Leut Bliven, having
about that time resigned, and returned home,
After which Thomas Arnold became Captain, Thomas
Noyes Lieutenant, and he believes Benjamin Bowen
Ensign - In our sd March from New-Port we crossed the
South ferry, and passed through the country by the
way of New -London, Saybrook, [letter crossed out] New-Haven, thence to
West Chester and ^ Kings Bridge & Harlem [words "and Kingsbridge" crossed out], where
we joined the American Army under General Washington,
after their retreat from Long Island, after
a short stay at that place, we were marched to the
White- Plains and were in the action fought there, that
fall,-- we afterwards moved Northerly- were at a place
called "Mile square"- when we stayed a few days, we were
also at Kings ferry on the North River, and crossed
over the River on the fourth of December 1776,-
leaving many of our men, so sickly that they were
unable to continue with us on our march -
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Thence we marched through the Jersies to Morristown
Thence to East Town, there we crossed, the Delaware
River into Pensylvania- Then to a place newly
opposite to Trenton-- a part of our troops Crossed
the River and took the Hussens at Trenton-after
a few days we recrossed the river, and
marched to a place which he thinks was called
Crostick-Thence we marched in the night to
Trenton, and the day following we had the 
action at Trenton -the night after the battle
we were ordered to go back upon the Plain and
Kindlefires which we did- and then on the same
night we marched to Princeton
and arrived there next morning, where we
had an engagent with the enemy, and Genl
Mercer was then killed-we took Princeton &
the enemy retook it afterwards on the same day-
Thence we marched back through Morristown
to Chatham-where we encamped and remained
untill the term of our enlistment was out
on the 18th of January 1777 - and he was
there discharged-- and returned home destitute
of money, and poorly Clothed-
That in the month of February 1777 he served as a
substitute for his Father Samuel Crandall
of Sd Charleston, who was drafted in Capt Parker's
Company , during the period of one month at
Point Judith in garding the narragansett
shore in Rhode Island-- the Enemy then
being in New-Port-But the names of the
Officers who commanded while he thus [illegible]
as a substitute he has forgotten -
That he was in Spencers expedition at Tiverton
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as a drafted Soldier from Capt Parkers Company in said
Charlestown, who went with, & commaded us, as Captan
Col [ name "Thomas" lined through] Joseph Noyes Commanded the Regiment &
served one month or more as he is confident-

That he served as a substitute for[illegible letter crossed out] Thomas Ross of
said Charleston in July [illegible] Expedition on the Island- of New-Port under the commed of John Parker's -Capt- Does not recollect the Lieutenant, but Christopher Babcock was Ensign, & Col Joseph Noyes
Commanded the regiment - served one month- at the time and he further declares, that he was
them in the town where he has was born in Charlestown, where he has [illegible], of his service in the [illegible]since in Stonington in the state of Connecticut,- that he was born the 17th day of Sept 1757- That he has no record of his
age, that he has no written discharge-but was verbally discharged by his officer, That he has no documentary evidence of any sd services-that he is not acquainted with any clergyman, in his vicinity or neighborhood [illegible] Nichola Clark and Edward Wilcox [illegible] are his neighbors and [illegible] of the town, for the [illegible]

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.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
in Open Court
Witn., [ "Sam" lined through]Helme Clk  
Ethan Crandall [signature]  
We, Nicholas Clark [ name "Edward Wilcox" lined through]-
residing in the Town of Charleston and Edward Wilcox- residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with - Ethan [ name" Clark" crossed out] Crandall 
who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 74 -years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to and subscribed the day aforesaid.
in open court Sept 6 1832
Nicholas Clarke
Edward Wilcox
Wilm ["Sam"-lined through] Helm  Clk

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatries  prescribed by the War Department,  that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and
as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that
who has signed the preceding certificate, is a
resident in the  [blank] and that Nicholas
Clarke & Edward Wilcox
who have also signed the same are residents int the Town of Charlestown and are credible persons
and that their statement is entitled to credit.
And the Court Also certify that from their Examination
and knowledge of Edward Wilcox Nicholas Clarke Sylvester Burdick Allen Greene and Daniel Edward the preceding Deponents to the Court Consider their Testimony [illegible]entitled to Credit.
I, Samuel Helme Clerk
of the Court of Common Pleas & General[ illegible]
thereto hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Ethan Crandall
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
this Eighth
day of September 1832
Sam Helme Clk
[Seal affixed to left of document with two ribbons that are cut]
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[illegible] information as contained in his (or his widow's) 
application for pension on file in this Bureau. Ethan Crandall Srv File 12620
__________________________________
[DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.]
[illegible] 1776
Feby 1777
[illegible]
[illegible]
[illegible] for father Samuel Crandall
[LENGTH OF SERVICE.]
[illegible] 1777
[illegible] 
[illegible]
[illegible]
[RANK.]
Pvt.
[OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.]
[CAPTAIN.]
Augustus Stanton
Thomas Arnold
John Parkes
John Parkes
[COLONEL.]
Lippitt
Joseph Noyes 
Joseph Noyes
[STATE]
R.I.

Battles engaged in, White Plains, Trenton Princeton [illegible]

Residence of soldier at enlistment, Charlestown          Washington Co R.I.

Date of application for pension, Sept 6 [illegible]

Residence at date of application,{home at Charlestown R.I. Sept [illegible]
date of  death not stated}

Remarks: There is no other date on file as to his family
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12. 711
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I Allen Green of Charlestown in the
County of Washington and State of Rhode-
Island, aged seventy seven years -on oath
deposeth and saith-- I was a soldier in
the revolution, and know that Ethan Crandall
of Charle town was a soldier in Col Noye's
Regiment at tiverton at what was called
Spencers expedition-- and served one month or
more-That was the period for which we
were drafted - and I believe sd Crandall
served the whole period-- This I testify
my own knowledge-- The time of the
above service I am not sure about, but
thinks it was in the fall of the year 1777
Allen Greg[Green?]
Taken sworn to and Subscribed in open Court Sepr
6th 1832-
Wilm Saml Helme Clk
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I Edward Clark of Charlestown in
the County of Washington, and State of
Rhode Island, aged Seventy Seven years,
on oath depose and say, That I served
as a Revolutionary soldier in Col Joseph Noyes
Regent of Militia in Rhode Island - In the fall
of the year 1777- That I am now, and then was well
acquinted with Ethan Crandall of Charlestown.
Know of his serving in the same Regiment [letter crossed out]
and Company with me-- John Parkes was the
Captain, who commanded  said company-- and the
said Crandall served one month [illegible]
at Tiverton -and upon the shores in that quarter, our
object was to get upon the Island of Rhode-
Island, but were not able to get on for the
enemy -- This was called Spencers Expedition-- and
I depose that of my own knowlege I know that
sd Crandall was in said service at that time
one month or more. -and
the Deponent further saith -That said-
Crandall Served one month afterward, as a
substitute (for Thomas Ross.)- in sd Parkes'e's
Company -and Col Noyes Regient-on the
Island of [ name"New Port' lined through] Rhode Island and in the months of August
of September 1778 - and I thinks a part of both-months
and this was during Sullivan's expedition-
and the sd Deponent further deposeth, and saith
that said Crandall, during the winter 1777- and
after his return from his years Campain in
Lippits regiment from the West - served one
month as a substitute for his Father Samuel-
Crandall - in the Company commanded by
Capt John Parkes'-At [illegible crossed out]  Point Judith [illegible crossed out] on the
naragansett Shore-- I thinks  it was in the month of February-
all which facts I testify to, my-
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own Personal Knowledge- I Lived during the Period aforesaid a Near Neighbour [illegible lined through] to sd Crandall in said Charlestown-
                       Edward [ his "X" mark] Clarke

taken Subscribed & Sworn to in Open Court Sept.6. 1832
Wilm~ Sam~ Helme Clk


{two ribbons attached to lower right of page]
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I Sylvester Burdick of Charlestown in the
the County of [ the words "the County of" lined through] Washington, and
State of Rhode Island - aged Seventy eight years
on oath depose and say, I am will acquited
with Ethan Crandall, and knew him well
during the Revolutionary war. -That [ letter "I" crossed out] some
time in January or February AD 1776 -and I
can not be confident which-- said Ethan
Crandall joined the Regiment, which I suppose
was, or had been commanded by Col Henry
Babcock - But which I found afterwards
was commanded by Col Lippett. The [illegible crossed out]
the Company he joined had been, or then was
Commanded by Cat Augustus Stanton, but
was succeded by Capt Thomas Arnold.
I joined the same Regiment, but not the same
Company- and marched with sd Regiment from
New-Port to York Island, (by the way of New-London and New-Haven)
 where we joined the
American Army under the command of
General Washington, and were marched
from sd -York Island, to White Plains, and still contined with sd-Regiment, till  it arrived at
Kings ferry-- where I was taken sick, -and left-That sd Ethan Crandall Continued in said
Regiment the whole time that I was there, and
verily believe that he went on with sd
Regent; this was about the 4th of December
1776- and I saw no more of him the sd Crandall, untill I saw him in sd Charlestown
in the winter of 1777- after his return from
the service- I lived a near neighbour
him in sd Charlestown, the facts above said
I swear to us of my own person knowledge -taken
sworn to and
subscribed in open Court
Sylvester Burdick [signature]
Sept 6.1832 Wilm~Sam~ Helme Clk
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I Nicholas Clark of Charlestown in the County
of Washington and State of Rhode Island of
the age of eighty years and on oath depose &
say, that I am and was during the war of
the Revolution acquainted with Ethan Crandall
of sd Charlestown - That he served with me in the same
Regiment and Company in the war aforesaid
during the period of one year, to wit, from about
January 18th 1776 to to the same time in
January 1777 - Regiment commanded by Col
Lippitt and Company commanded by Thomas Arnold
said Ethan Crandall and my self joint the Regent
togather- and continued to gather[word " to gather" lined through] during
the whole period of our enlistment - we joined the
American Army under Genl Washington
after the retreat from Long-Island- were marched
to the White Plains, were in the action faught there
also in the engagement at Trenton-- and also at
Princeton at the latter place Gent Mercer was
killed- after completing said service, and when
our term of enlistment had expired, said Crandall
was discharged and returned with me to Rhode
Island - all the facts aforesaid I know and
relate of my own knowledge. I also depose that the
sd Ethan Crandall is reputed, of good credit for
truth & veracity.-
Nicholas Clarke [signature]
Subscribed & Sworn to in Open Court September 6. 1832
Wilm~ Sam~ Helme Clk
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I Peleg Cross of Charlestown in the County of Washington and
State of Rhode Island & aged Seventy three years on oath
do depose and say, that Ethan Crandall and myself served together
one month in Guarding the Shore against the Enemy at Point
Judith point in South Kingstown in said State of Rhode Island
in the winter, or Spring of 1777, in Colonel Noyes', Regiment.
This Deponent further says that the aforementioned month
that he served with the said Crandal is a part of the term
of four months which this deponent performed in Boston
neck in said So Kingstown and at Point Judith point.
Peleg Cross [signature]
State of Rhode Island &
County of Washington ss. {Town of Charlestown September 26th AD 1832-. Personally appeared before me Peleg
Cross of said Charlestown and after being duly cautioned
Examined and Sworn to Testify the truth, the whole truth
and nothing but the truth gave the foregoing Deposition
which was by me reduced to writing in his presence and by
him Signed in my presence.-- Said Deponent is
well known to me and he Sustains a fair character
for truth and his Deposition is Entitled to Credit.-
Samuel Stanton Justice of Peace
State of Rhode Island and Providence
Plantations.
Was [seal affixed ]
ton { Clerks Office Court of Common Pleas &
General Sessions of the Peace Oct. 1832
I Samuel Helme Clerk of the Courts Aforesaid do
hereby certify that I am well Acquainted with
Samuel Stanton Esq & with his hand writing
that the Certificate and name of Samuel Porter
thereto subscribed annexed to the ^ proceeding Deposition
X
Peleg Cross are the proper hand writing of the said
Stanton that the said Stanton is & at the time of his said Certificate
was a Justice of the Peace for the Town of Charlestown in said County
of Washington duly Elected Commissioned and Qualified according to
Law and to his attestation as such full faith & Credit are to be given
throughout the United States.
I further certify that the Seal here impressed
is the true Seal of the Courts Aforesd.
Sam.~ Helme Clk
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I Daniel Edwards of Charlestown in the
County of Washington and State of Rhode Island
and aged Seventy five year on solemn
oath does Testify and say that I was an 
Rhode Island at the time of Sullivans' Expedition as a private soldier in Capt
Augustus  Stantons Company being an Judith point unto Company and belonged to Col 
pendent Company and belonged to Col [illegible]
regiment and at the time aforesaid I said
Ethan Crandall of said Charleston thence
as a private soldier but to what company he belonged I do not know
Daniel Edwards [signature]
taken Sworn to and Subscribed in open Court
Sept. 6. 1832
Wilm.~ Sam.~ Helme Clk
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1907 Sept. 15 Hist. to [illegible]
C.B. Coe [illegible]
1920 June 1 Hist. to Henry R.Droune"
1920 June 17 Hist. to Henry R. Droune

[right of page]
Rev War
12.620
[check mark] INVALID
_________________
File no. 12.620
Ethan Crandall
Priv Rev. War
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Act: June 7th 1832
Index:-Vol.___, Page___
[ Arrangement of 1870.]
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Sept 4, 1909
809. E. Kingsley St
Ann Arbor Mich
Commisioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir
In application for membership in nat.
society of D.A.R. I wish to
establish revolutionary service
of my ancestor Ethan Crandall
Charlestown R. I. born 1757, died at
"                    "  "          1847
 a member of Capt Arnolds Company
Colonel Christopher Lippitts regiment
Rhode Island State Troops. If he
was a pensioner I would esteem
it a favor to nuin his full
military service and
copy of pension certificate
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Thanking you in advance
for the favor I am
Yours respectfully
  A.E.DCoz 
       
Mrs C. B. Coz

809 E. Kingsley St
Ann Arbor
Mich


[ circular stamp "PENSION A
   U. SEP 7 1909 S.
      OFFICE"
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[oval emblem , eagle atop with 13 stars surrounding drawing of Rev. War soldier carrying a musket date 1775 below him]

Sons of the Revolution
in the State of New York 
Fraunces Tavern
Corner Broad  & Pearl Streets 
New York City 

May 8th. 1930

Bureau of Pensions 
Washington, D.C
Gentlemen:-
Will you kindly send me the Revolutionary service of Ethan Crandall who was born in Charlestown R. I., Sept.17, 1757 and died in Charlestown, Nov. 8, 1847. 
He applied for a pension Sept. 6, 1832 and was placed on the Pension Roll May 15, 1833. Dept of Interior, Bureau of Pensions, V. L. M - File 12620, Rev.War.
We would like this to establish  a claim for membership in this Society, and, as our Board of Managers will meet in a short time, I would thank you if you will give it your prompt attention. 
Yours very truly, 
 Henry Russell Droune[signature]
Secretary.

[ circular stamp " PENSION D 
   U. MAY 11 1920 S.
  OFFICE."]
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[oval emblem , eagle atop with 13 stars surrounding drawing of Rev. War soldier carrying a musket date 1775 below him]


Rev. W.H.
Sons of the Revolution
in the State of New York
Fraunces Tavern
Corner Broad & Pearl Streets
New York City

May 27, 1920.

Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

Gentlemen:-
 For the purpose of establishing
the eligibility of an applicant for membership
in this Society, will you kindly send me the
Revolutionary Services of Ethan Crandall. This
is to be found in the Department of Interior
Bureau of Pensions, vlm. file 12620 Revolutionary War.
The date of his application for a pension
was September 6, 1832 and he was placed on the
Pension Roll, May 15, 1833.
Yours very truly,
Henry Russell Droune [signature]
Secretary.
[ circular stamp "PENSION D  U. MAY 29 1920 S.
OFFICE."]