Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17231, Stephen Abbott, Conn.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Conn.
Abbott, Stephen
NUMBER
S. 17231
CONTENTS
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State of Connecticut Fairfield County Court February Term 1829
Fairfield County of Danbury on this 10th day of Feby in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Twenty nine. Be it remembered that on said day personally appeared in open Court and the said Court being a Court of Record in and for the said County of Fairfield according to the laws of the State of Connecticut, Stephen Abbott aged sixty eight years residing in the Town of Norwalk in said Fairfield County who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath made the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the act of Congress of the 18th day of March 1818 and of the first of May 1820, that the said Stephen Abbott on or about May or about the 1st of June 1777 enlisted at Norwalk  in said County in a company commanded by Capt Reuben Scofield, Col Roger Enos Enos under Gen Parsons in the time of the State of Connecticut on the Continental establishment for none months, that after he enlisted he went with his company on the lines and went tot Fishkill in the state of New York and accordingly at West Point. That he went near Kings bridge with a scouting party and took
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a number of prisoners, and a quantity of provisions and had a [unk] with the British light horse the provisions was kept at Stephen Wards house and belonged to the British Army, that he continued to serve on the continental  establishment as a fifer in the army, and in the Regiment above mentioned until discharged on the lines in the State of New York. That about three months before his time of service expired was taken sick at Crum pond in the State of New York and continued dangerous sick during the remainder of his time of enlistment, and by reason of his being sick was not with the Regt when it was discharged, and did not receive any written discharge, that he continued sick two months after his term of service expired, and the reason for not applying for a pension is that he was informed by Mr Tomlinson then a member of Congress, and now Gov of this State that his name could not be found on the enrollment and he now declares that his name was enrolled in the Company aforesaid and in no other and presumes there must be a mistake in there or amount of being a fifer or his service as is before stated. Taken declared to subscribed & sworn in open Court this 10th Feby 1829.

Stephen Abbott
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and in pursuance of the act of the first of May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift or in any manner disposed of any property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of  "an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval services of the United States in the Revolutionary war" passed on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts, or debts due to me nor have I any income otherwise what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me submitted (viz necessary warning apparel & bedding excepted)
1 brindle cow $12.00 1 [unk] H 9      $21.00
1 hod   3.00 wood at door 4.00     7.00
1 old sleigh  1.00 1 old waggon 8.00     9.00
18 chairs    3.37, 4 tables  2.00    6.37
lot crockery  2.25 1 looking glass  2.00     4.25
4 candle sticks  1.00  1 pr andirons  1.00   2.00
[unk] & tongs 2.00  24 knives & forks 1.50  3.50
200 wt pork  10.00 100 wt beef  4.00   14.00
6 bundle potatoes 2.25 2 barrels cider 3.00 5.25
1 old [unk]?  .25 2 tons hay  10.00    10.25
1 pitch fork  .50 2 rakes  .25    .75
2 axes  1.00 1 chain .75   1.75
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1 old harness 3.00 2 wash tubes .75   3.75
2 water pails .50 1 small milk pail .25  .75
5 bushel rye 2.50 5 bushel corn  2.50    5.00
6 b oats  1.80  1 old shirt straws  1.00  2.80
6 milk pans  1.00 4 stone pots  1.00    2.10
6 spoons 1.50 2 brass kettles 5.00  6.50
1 cooking pot .50 2 [unk] kettles 1.00  1.50
1 bake pan .50 2 Ina kettles .75  1.25
1 griddle .50 2 frying pans 1.00  1.50
1 warming pan 1.00 2 trowels .75  1.75
2 kegs 1.25  4 jugs .50   1.75
1 lantern .15 1 stove 1.50  1.65
2 old syths 1.00 1 growler 1.00  2.00
3 [unk] irons .75

$118.17

That no changes have been made in the property of the deponent since the 18 of March 1818.

Stephen Abbott

The Deponent is at present  Tavern Keeper formerly was a farmer sold his farm and purchased a small manufactory and owing to his son mismanagement became reduced in year 1816 was put in prison for debt and took the poor mans oath as provided by the Laws of this State. That he has the rheumatism and is not able to do as much labour. The Deponent has three children Betsey
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aged 43 lives near the deponent, is married to a man pretty able but is infirm and does not help the Deponent but trifling and if he gets any money he keeps it to himself, he does not get any of it. Conthera aged 40 is married and has eight children and lives in this Town from her I do not receive any support. Charles aged 33 at the time of the deponent failed in his manufacturing, he went to Canada and believes he has been there ever since, from him he does not receive any support, nor can expect any from him. His wife Ruth aged sixty seven and is very infirm and does but little towards the support and the declarant saith that he is in such indigent circumstances as to be unable to support himself without the assistance of his country. That is to say without the aid of Government except by private or public charity.

Stephen Abbott

Sworn, subscribed, declared and taken this 10th day of Feby 1829 in open Court.

[unk] Thomas B Osborne Clerk
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I Thomas B Osborne Clerk of the County Court in Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court that the said Stephen Abbott did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding Declaration against the common enemy for the term of nine months under one engagement on the continental establishment ^and so further find that sd Stephen Abbott did not  abandon said service and was sick at the time his Regiment was discharged & that was the reason of his not receiving a written discharge,  I also certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is one hundred and eighteen 17/100 Dollars - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this 12th day of February AD 1829
Thomas B Osborne Clerk
of said County Court 
State of Connecticut ss}
Fairfield County}
I John Q Wilson Chief Judge of the County Court within and for the County of Fairfield do hereby certify that said County Court is a Court of record & that Thomas B Osborne is the Clerk of sd Court and that the foregoing attestation under his hand & the seal of said Court is in due form.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 12th day of February AD 1829
John Q Wilson
Chief Judge
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17554
Connecticut

Stephen Abbott
of Fairfield in the State of Conn who was a private in the Comp commanded by Captain Pryery of the Regt commanded by Col Enos on the Connt Line for 2 years.

Inscribed on the Roll of Connt at the rate of 80 dollars per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of Aug 1833 and sent to Hon Jn Isaacs [unk]

Arrears to the 4th of Mar $160
Semi-annl allowance ending 4 [unk] 33   40
$200

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by Go C Stiles Clerk.
Book E, Vol. 2, Page 1
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9379

service in [illegible]
Company from '77 to
'83 guarding coast
in state troops not
continental & not
defined, but estimate
at 12 mo. as many
others have established
more than that amount
of service in that comp.

comd.
24 mo. per
____________
80$

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Stephen Abbott
on Seafields Rolls
5 mo. $77  fifer

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in actual and constant service until the first of Sept. having Served in New York and on the Lines four Months.  On the first of May 1777 I enlisted as a fifer as is been stated into Capt. Reuben Leopold Comp.  Col. Rozen Enos Regt. under Genl. Possom and was in constant and actual service as is herein stated Eight Months

On the first of March 1779 I enlisted as a fifer as is herein stated into Capt. Toby Gregory Compy. Col. Mead and Col. Stephen St John under Genl. Sellman and drew pay and Returns and was in actual and constant service for more than three years
Stephen Abbott

Sworn and subscribed in afore
Court the day and year aforesaid
Benj Isaacs Judge
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State of Connecticut
County of Fairfield ss.

On this 12 day of August 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Probate within and for the District of Norwalk in said County now sitting Stephen Abbott a resident of Norwalk in the County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut aged seventy 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, that he intend the service of the United States under the following named [unk] and served as herein stated.

That in the month of May 1776 when I was about fifteen years of age, I volunteered my service as a fifer in said Norwalk in a company commanded by Capt Jebez Gregory and was marched to New York and was discharged in said Norwalk after serving in said campaign four months.
On the first of May 1777 I enlisted in said Norwalk into Capt Reuben Scofield company as a fifer under Col Roger Enos joined the Regiment at Stamford marched to Bedford [unk] to Fishkill and discharged at Norwalk on the lines in Hany after serving eight months.
In the Spring of the year 1779 I entered in said Norwalk into Capt Jabez Gregory company under Col Stephen St John and served as a fifer part of the time and part of the time in guarding and protecting the sea coast until the  close or end of the Revolutionary War, was in the battles when Fairfield and Norwalk was burnt.
Born in said Norwalk 10 day of May 1762.
Recorded in Family Bible and in said Norwalk Town Records, always lived in said Norwalk of [unk] lived there, never recd any written discharge nor  have any documentary evidence of my services. The said Stephen Abbot hereby relinquish any
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claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.

Stephen Abbott

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

We Jackson Kemper a clergyman residing in Norwalk and Henry Beldon residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with  Stephen Abbott who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy 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.

Jackson Kemper
Henry Beldon

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

And the Court do hereby declare their opinion of the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogations  provided by this War Department that the above names applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and that Court further certifies that it appears to them that Jackson Kemper who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman residing in the town of Norwalk and that Henry Beldon Esq who has also signed the same is a resident of the town of Norwalk and is a credible person and that his statement is entitled to credit.

Benj Isaacs Judge

I Charles Isaac Clerk of the aforesaid Probate Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Stephen Abbott for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said Probate office this 18 day of Augt 1832.

Chas Isaac Clerk
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17231
INVALID

File no. 17231
Stephen Abbott
Pri. Rev. War

Act: June 7 '32
Index:- Vol. 1, Page 1

[Arrangement of 1870]
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Ex'r  INVALID

REJECTED

Stephen Abbott
P.O.
Service:
Enlisted:                       , 18
Discharged:                 , 18
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5 Stephen Abbotts
application
Connecticut
18 March 1811

Rejected see letter to Hon D Plant H R Feb 25, 1829
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State of Connecticut
Fairfield County} ss Probate Court District of Norwalk on the 31 day of July 1832 before said Court personally appeared Isaac Keeler of New Canaan in said County aged seventy seven years being duly sworn in open Court doth depose and say that I am well acquainted with Stephen Abbott of said Norwalk. That said Abbott enlisted as a fifer into Capt Reuben Scofield company in Col  Roger Enos regiment and served from the first of May 1777 and served until the first of January next following. I was in the same company of State troops.

Isaac Keeler

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

Benj. Isaacs Judge

At the same Court personally appeared Aaron Abbott of New Canaan in said County aged seventy four, being duly sworn in open Court depose and say that he is well acquainted with Stephen Abbott of said Norwalk and knows that in the year 1776 said Stephen served in Capt Jabez Gregory company in New York as I believe four months. I served at the same time in the Continental Army Capt Joseph Hoyt, said deponent further saith that said Stephen enlisted as a fifer into Capt Reuben Scofield company in Col Roger Enos regt and served eight months. I served at the same time said Stephen Abbott served in both of said times as a fifer and said deponent further saith that in the yea 1779 lived within 20 rods of said Stephen and knows that said Stephen served in Capt Jabez Gregory Company in said Norwalk in guarding and protecting the sea coast and as a fifer until the close of the War and further saith not.

Aaron Abbott

Sworn and subscribed the day & year aforesaid and that said Isaac Keeler & Aaron Abbot are credible persons.

Benj Isaacs Judge
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State of Connecticut
Fairfield County } ss Probate Court District of Norwalk April 13, 1833 personally appeared Jonah Gregory of said Norwalk aged seventy three and being duly sworn in open Court depose and say that he is well acquainted with Stephen Abbott of said Norwalk and knows that in the year 1776 said Abbott was a [unk] of the United States at New York in Capt Jabez Gregory company as a fifer and that he was in said Lenox of own four months I was in the same service if Capt [unk] Marian company. I also know that said Abbott served in Capt Gregory company as a fifer from the year 1779 to the close of the war or until [unk] took place I was in the service at the same time.

Josiah Gregory

Sworn and subscribed in open Court the day and year aforesaid and that said Josiah Gregory is known to me to be a respectable person.

Benje Isaacs Judge