Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25372, James Armstrong, Conn. Continental
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE NUMBER
Conn. Armstrong, James W.25372
Continental Nabby
CONTENTS
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2090,
Connecticut
Nabby Armstrong,
widow of James Armstrong
Con
who served in the Revolutionary 
war, as a private,
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
50 Dollars ---
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the
15, day of Sept. 1848,
and sent to
John W. Houghton
Norwich
Ct.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 256 Vol. 1
Rept
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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 and pensions to certain widows,"

State of Connecticut of County of New London } ss. Court of Probate District of Norwick,

On this 14th day of September A.D. 1838, personally appeared before the Court of Probate 
aforesaid Nabby Armstrong a resident of Franklin in the county & state aforesaid aged 
seventy three years, 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 7th 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain 
widows": That she is the widow of James Armstrong late of Frankin in the County of 
New London & State of Connecticut deceased, who was a private in the army of the 
Revolution in the Connecticut line, in the year 1775. He enlisted into a company of state 
troops as the has understood commanded by a Capt. Robinson, Joshua Huntington was 
Lieut. of Sd (Said) Company, the Ensign's name was Bill as she has been told & marched 
from Norwich to Cambridge in Massachusetts, & from thence to New York & New Jersey 
and continued in the continental army for more than three years as she has understood, 
and was in the Regiment commanded by Col. Parsons, afterward Gen. Parsons which 
Regiment was afterward commanded by Col John Durkee as she has understood, and her
husband served under Said Col. Durkee & was in the various Battles in the State of 
New Jersey & Pennsylvania was in the Battle at Germantown and continued in the main 
army until sometime in the year 1778. he left the army & came home, she is unable to 
give the particulars of his several enlistments, but refers to the depositions hereto 
annexed. She has no documentary evidence to produce & knows of no testimony except 
what accompanies this.
She further declares that she was married to the said James Armstrong on the twenty-third 
day of November, in the year seventeen hundred and eighty-five, that her husband
the aforesaid James Armstrong died on seventeenth day of November eighteen hundred 
& twenty-nine; 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 and ninety-four; viz: 
at the time above stated.

[written sideways at top left and right]
Court [or Count] 2119
Nabby Armstrong
Act 7 July 1883
Widow of James.
Married 1785
died 1829
allow 75 mos [months]
$50 per Annum 
Cap Robinson
col. Durkee
Conn Line
John Hyde [signature]
Norwich
Conn.

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2119
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Nabby Armstrong
Sworn to & subscribed on the 14th day of September 1838, 
Before John Hyde
Judge of Said Court.

And the Said court do hereby declare this opinion that the above named 
applicant is the widow of James Armstrong, deceased, and that the Said 
James was a revolutionary soldier & served as she states, and that they 
were legally married at the time she states in her declaration & that the 
Said James dies at the time therein Stated and that the applicant has 
remained a widow ever since.
I William E Tracy, Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Norwich 
in the County of New London & state of Connecticut do hereby certify that
the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Said court in the 
matter of the application of Nabby Armstrong for a pension and I further 
certify that Asher P. Brown, before whom the certificate of Simeon Thomas 
Town Clerk is sworn to is a Justice of the Peace for Said county & that the
signature thereto, purporting to be his is genuine and that Charles Perkins, 
before whom the deposition of Wealthy Foster is sworn to is a Justice of the 
Peace for Said County & that the signature thereto, purporting to be his is 
genuine, and that John Hyde before whom the depositions of Dwight Bailey 
& Peletiah Armstrong were sworn to, is a Justice of the Peace for Said county 
& that the signatures thereto purporting to be his are genuine, 
and that John Hyde before whom the depositions of Dwight Bailey & Peletiah 
Armstrong were sworn to is a Justice of the Peace for Said country & that the 
signatures thereto purporting to be his are genuine, and that William F. Williams
before whom the deposition of John Willes is sworn to is a Justice of the Peace
for Said County & that the signature thereto, purporting to be his is genuine. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & affixed the Seal of Said 
Court this 16th day of September A.D. 1838.
William E. Tracy [signature]
Clerk

[probate seal attached on the left]
PROBATE OFFICE 
NORWICH
CONN
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Norwich November Twenty third Seventeen Hundred eighty five
Were Married Mr James Armstrong & Miss Nabby Ladd by me
Entered per J B Huntington Jun'r [Junior] Town Clerk } Samuel Nott Clerk [signatures and titles]

State of Connecticut New London County ss
Norwich Town Clerks office
September 14th 1838
This may certify that the above is a true copy of record with the 
exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair
legible figures as follows  "November 23d 1785"
attest
Simeon Thomas [signature]
Clerk of the Town of Norwich

I Simeon Thomas above named depose and Say that I hold the 
office of Town Clerk in the Town of Norwich in the County of 
New London & State of Connecticut and that the above is a true 
extract from the records of said Town with the exception above
named as certified by me
Simeon Thomas [signature]
Clerk of the Town of Norwich
Sworn before me
Asher P. Brown Justice of the Peace [signature and title]

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Wealthy Foster of Lisbon in the County of New London
& State of Connecticut, aged Seventy five- years
having been duly sworn, according to law, doth, on her oath,
depose and Say, that she was well acquainted with Mr.
James Armstrong late of Franklin, deceased, and that
she was present when the said James Armstrong was
married to Nabby Ladd, by the Rev. Samuel Nott, D.D
which was in the month of November in the year
seventeen hundred and eighty five, and that the
Said James Armstrong died in the year eighteen
hundred and twenty nine, and that his widow
the aforesaid Nabby has not been married since
but has remained a widow to this time, as she
verily believes, and further the deponent saith not
Wealthy Foster [signature]

New London County ss. Lisbon Sept. 25 1838.
Personally appeared Mrs. Wealthy Foster, and
made oath to, and signed the foregoing deposition
before me, and I certify that she is a person of
respectability and a credible witness
Certified per -
Charles Perkins [signature]
Justice of Peace-
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Dwight Bailey of Franklin in the County of New London 
& State of Connecticut aged thirty-five years having 
been Sworn according to Law, doth, testify and say that 
he has been acquainted with Mr. James Armstrong late
of Franklin deceased from his deponents' earliest 
recollections and has lived always a near neighbor to him 
and that the Aforesaid James Armstrong died at Said Franklin
on the seventeenth day of November eighteen hundred
& twenty-nine, the deponent made the coffin for him and 
was present at his funeral, and that the said James Armstrong 
left a widow whose name is Nabby Armstrong who has remained
a widow to this time and further the Deponent Saith not.
Dwight Bailey [signature]
New London County ss. Norwich Sept. 27th 1838.

Personally appeared Dwight Bailey, well known by me as a credible 
witness, and made oath andsigned the foregoing deposition
Before me
John Hyde [signature]
Justice of the Peace

Pelatiah Armstrong of Franklin in the County of New London
& State of Connecticut aged thirty three years having duly 
been Sworn according to law, doth, on his oath,testify and 
Say that he is the tenth child of Mr James Armstrong late of
Said Franklin deceased,and his wife Nabby Armstrong, that 
his fatherthe aforesaid James Armstrong died on the 
seven-teenth day of November eighteen hundred & twenty nine
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he the deponent being present, and also that he
attended his funeral, and that his mother the
aforesaid Nabby Armstrong has continued a
widow ever since as he verily believes, she having
lived in the family of the deponent to this time.
and further the deponent Saith not.
Pelatiah Armstrong [signature]
New London County ss. Norwich September 2nd 1838.

Personally appeared Pelatiah Armstrong, well known
to me as a credible witness, and made Oath to and
Signed the foregoing deposition.
Before me 
John Hyde
Justice of the Peace
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I Nathan Hutchins of North Hero in the County of Grand Isle 
and State of Vermont aged eighty three years, do testify and 
say, that I was acquainted with our James Armstrong of
Norwich in the State of Connecticut, that the Said James
Armstrong and myself enlisted into the Service of the
United Statesfor the Term of nine months in a Company
of Infantry Commanded by __________ Robinson as Captain 
in Col. Durkee's Regiment in the Connecticut Line of 
State Troops that we commenced our service the first of 
April in the year 1776and served constantly untill the first 
of January 1777. that we marched to New York, from thence
to Long Island, and from thence under General Washington 
retreated before the British Troops through the Jerseys, that 
the said James was in the Battle of Trenton and soon after 
that event, was discharged at Trenton, and further this Deponant
saith not. North Hero September 10th 1838.
Nathan Hutchins [signature]

Sworn to Before me at North Heroin the County of Grand Isle this 10th
day of September AD. 1838. and I further Certify that the Said Nathan
Hutchins is a credible person and that his Statements are entitled to credit.
John Knight Js Peace [signature and title Justice of the Peace]
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State of Vermont Grand Isle County ss }
Clerks office North Hero
CSeptember 12th A.D. 1838
I Joel Allen Clerk of said Grand Isle County Court do
hereby certify that John Knight before whom the 
within Deposition purports to have been taken was 
at that time a Justice of the Peace duly commissioned 
and qualified, that his term of Office commenced on 
the first day of December 1837 and will expire on the 
last day of November 1838 and that I know his Signiture 
within written to be his genuine signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto Subscribed my 
name and affixed the seal of said Court the day and 
year above written
Joel Allen Clerk [signature and title]

[court Sel attached upper left]
GRAND ISLE COUNTY COURT VERMONT
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John Willis of Lebanon in the County of
New London & State of Connecticut aged Eighty
Eight years, being first Sworn as the law requires
Do on Oath testify & Say that I was a soldier in
the Revolutionary War, in the Continental army 
(the Continental Line) -- While I was in the Army 
aforesaid, James Armstrong then of Norwich
in New London County  - aforesaid (Now Franklin in
Sd [Said]County- ( the sd [Said] Town of Franklin was 
in the time of the War - a part of said Town of Norwich.) 
the  aforesaid James Armstrong Enlisted into a Company 
of troops in the Continental Army Commanded by a 
Capt Robinson Joshua Huntington was Lieut of Sd [Said] 
Company - the Ensigns name was Bile - Col. Parsons, 
commanded the Regiment (afterwards Genl. Parsons)
John Durkee, wasMajor -- afterwards Col. Durkee -) this 
was in 1775 he was at Cambridge in Massachusetts, in 
the Commencement of his service: we then went to 
New York;we then Marched thru. New Jersey.
this first Service was One year -- I was with him in 
Sd [Said] Company thru the whole of Sd [Said] Service.
Afterwards, the Said James Amstrong Enlisted for Seven 
months, in Sd [Said] John Durkee's Regiment -- the 
Sd [Said] -- Durkee being then appointed a Colonel in 
the Connecticut Line of the Continental Army, & Served 
out his timehe was in the Battles of Trenton & Princeton 
in New Jersey. I was present with him all the time
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Joshua Huntington after was Captain, the
Lieut was Named Bingham Beriah. Bill,
was Ensign - Genl., Mercer was killed at the
Battle of Princetown aforesaid - I well Remember
that; as I saw him before he was dead; after
was Mortally wounded; the said James
Armstrong after his said seven months enlistment 
expired, engaged to stay, & did
stay; One month longer, which made
Eight Months in his second Tour of
Duty. he went over to Philadelphia
as a guard, to the Hessions taken at at
Trenton afore- I did not see the
Said James Armstrong, after he left us
in the Jerseys-- I did not go as a
guard, to the Hessians aforesaid & the Sd [Said] James
& I parted at that time - the Said
James Armstrong has been dead a
number of years -  I do not Remember
how many - And I understand his
widow is now living-- I had formerly
to be acquanted with his wife, now widow her
name before marriage was Nabby Ladd
of Sd [Said] Franklin - & further I say not --
Sworn & Subscribed
In presence of }
John Wills [signature]
Pelatiah Armstrong [signature]
Asenath Champlin [signature]
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State of Connecticut New London County } Lebanon sst  [?]

Be it remembred that that on the 25th day of
August in the year of Our Lord One Thousand
Eight hundred, Thirty Eight- John Willes, the
Afore'd [Aforesaid] Deponent personally Appeared 
before me, & after being duly cautioned & Sworn, 
madeOath that the Afore'd [Aforesaid] Deposition 
is true And I do hereby Certify that the Afore'd [Aforesaid]
John Willes is well known to me, & that he is a man
of truth & Veracity & a credible person -

In testimony Whereof I have hereto Set my hand, the day & year last Afore'd [Aforesaid] -
Wm. McManus Justice of the Peace [signature and title]
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Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 25372
Nabby Armstrong
Wid. of
James Armstrong
Priv. Rev. War
Act: Feb 2d 1848
Index: -- Vol. A, Page. 18
Arrangement of 1870. [square bracket each end]
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1674
Connecticut
Nabby Armstrong
widow of James Armstrong
who was a Private
in the Conn line
for 15 months

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
50 Dollars -----
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the
31st  day of August 1843
and sent to
John Hyde
Norwich Town
Conn.
Act of March 3, 1843. [square braket on each end]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 1 Page 61.

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Publing [unsure] 31
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3885
Connecticut

Nabby Armstrong
widow of James Armstrong
who was a pensioner under the Act of ___________
and who died on the ____________________ 1829
of New London Co in the State of Conn.
who was a private in the Comp commanded
by Captain Robinson of the regt commanded
by Col. Durkee in the Conn 
line for 15 months.

Inscribed on the Roll of Connt (Connecticut)
at the rate of 50 Dollars ______ Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of Augt
1839, & sent to John Hyde
Norwich,  Connecticut

Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1839 $150.00  
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sep 39 25.00
======
$175.00
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{ Act July 7, 1838. }
Recorded by D. M. Curdy, Clerk,
Book A. Vol. 1, Page 164.
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Nabby Armstrong
1674
Admitted
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State of Connecticut New London County } ss

On this 17th day of June Anno Dominion 1848:
Personally appeared before John W Haughton
a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of New
London & Nabby Armstrong a resident of the town of
Franklin in Said County of New London aged
Eighty four years, who being first duly Sworn
according to Law, doth on her oath, make the
following declaration in order to obtain the benefits
of the Provision made by the act of Congress, passed 
on the 2d day February 1848 granting pensions to
Widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War,
that she is the Widow of James Armstrong late of the town
of Franklin in Said New London County (deceased), who 
was a private in the Revolution, and died on the 28th of 
November 1829: that she has recvd. a pension under the 
acts of July 7th 1838 March 3d 1843 June 17th 1844. 
amounting to fifty dollars per annum: and she further 
declares that she is still a Widow
Signed in presence
John W Heuesten [signature]
Platiah Armstrong [signature]
Nally Armstrong [signature]
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State of Connecticut County of New London } ss
June 17 AD 1848

Personally appeared Nally Armstrong the within 
named who signed the written certificate in my
presence and made Solemn Oath that the 
declaratory by her subscribed is just and true ????ely  
to her best knowledge and belief
And I do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted 
with the Said Nabby Armstrong, and do say that her
statements are entitled to credit [?]
Before
John W Houghton [signature]
Justice of the Peace
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[left side] 
Please send the
Certificate to John Hyde
Norwich Town
Co.
[right side]
1879.
N. Armstrong [Nabby]
$50 per ann
John Hyde
Norwich
Con
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Declaration. In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of
of the 3d March, 1843, granting pensions for one year to certain widows
who have received pensions under the Act of July 7th 1838
State of Connecticut, New London County ss.
On this 23rd day of May 1843, personally appeared before
the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in & for Said County Nabby Armstrong
resident of the town of Franklin in Said county aged Seventy nine
years, who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on her Oath,
make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the
provisions made by the Act of Congress, passed on the 3d March 1843
granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the
Revolutionary war,
That she is the widow of James Armstrong who served during
the revolutionary war in the rank, capacity & corps, as is set forth
in her declaration of his services on file in the pension office at 
Washington & for which services, she, the declarant received a pension
certificate No 3885, under the act of July 7th 1838 for the sum of fifty dollars per annum
She further declares that she is still a widow
Nelly Armstrong [signature]
Sworn to & Subscribed on the day & year above written, viz on the 23 day
of May 1843, before me, & I certify that the declarant is personally
known to me.
Comfort D Fillmore [signature]
Justice of the Peace
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State of Connecticut New London County } ss
I John Witt Clerk of the County Court in and for
Said London County do hereby Certify that 
Comfort, D. Fillmore Esq before whom the within 
declaration of Nabby Armstrong was Sworn
was on Said day of May AD 1843 Justice of the 
peace in and for Said Newton County and that 
his Signature thereto affixed I believeto be 
genuine -- In testimony whereof I have hereunto 
Set my hand and affixed the Seal of Said County
this 7th day of June AD 1843
John DeWitt Clerk [signature]

[illegible Seal affixed lower left]
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Pri. 7 mo 2 dy. [private 7 months 2 days]
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Comptrollers Office
Hanford May 16 1839
I certify that an application for evidence of the services of
James Armstrong I have examined the Books & papers remaining
in this Office relating to the War of the Revolution and find
his name on a Pay Roll of the 3rd Company 3rd Regiment [?]
by order Gen Assembly Connecticut 1775 Commanded by Lt Colonel
John Durkee / where he is entered May 8th Time of Discharge Dec 10
having served seven months Two days
7 mo 2 days
Henry Wishbourne [sp] Campbell [signature]
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June 7.
Co 
Armstrong
Nabby Armstrong

[town seal on it's side]
NORWICH 
Town
June 3.
CON.
[end seal]

[rubber stamp on it's side]
FREE

[writing on it's side]
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Commisioner of Pensions
Washington City
D. Ca.
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Norwich June 3d 1839.
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Sir, I herein enclose what proof can be found in Comptroller's
 office at Hartford Connecticut relative to the Services of James
Armstrong in the war of the Revolution to be used in the application of
his widow Nabby Armstrong for a pension.
You undoubtedly understand that the rolls & records, relating
to the war after 1775, in that office, are very imperfect.
You will see by the depositions sent with Mrs. Armstrong's
Declaration that the proof is of more time than this certificate
from the Comptroller shows, this is a part of the time that is
proved by the depositions,
Please examine as soon as convenient & if satisfactory
please send me the certificate,
I am respectfully
Your Obt. Servt [obediant Servant]
John Hyde [signature]