Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25190, Joseph Bacon, Continental (Conn)
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Service
"Continental (Conn)"

"Bacon, Joseph
Eleanor"

Number
"W. 25.190"

Contents
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[Left side]
"1891
May 2
F. C. Smith    history   Prior

[Right side]
"4148
Connecticut
Eleanor Bacon"
widow of "Joseph Bacon Jr. "
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a "Private & drummer"

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of "85" Dollars "50." Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848. 

Certificate of Pension issued the "7" day of "March 1849" and sent to "Hon. J. D. Hubbard M. C. "

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page "260" Vol. "1"
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"State of Connecticut
County of Middlesex}
ss. (namely) Chatham Probate District. 

On this seventh day of December A. D. 1839, before the Court of Probate for the District of Chatham in said State of Connecticut, the same being a Court of Record by the Laws of the said State by which it was created, personally appeared Eleanor Bacon of and a resident of Chatham in the District, County, and State aforesaid aged seventy nice years who being first duly sworn according to the 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 7, 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widow"; That She is the widow of Joseph Bacon, Jr., late of Middletown in said County deceased who was a private and a drummer in the Army of the Revolution: that she has often heard the said Joseph Bacon Jr. speak of his services in the War of the Revolution, but she can not testify to them from her own knowledge, and, for prood thereof, she refers to the document from the office of the Comptroller of the said State of Connecticut and to the depositions hereto annexed. 

She further delares that she was married to the said Joseph Bacon Jr., on the ________ day of September in the year Seventeen hundred and eighty three; that her husband the aforesaid Joseph Bacon Jr. died at Sea on his passage from Charleston to the West Indies sometime in the Month of November A. D. 1790; 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"
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"four, to wit, at the time above stated. 

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me.

(Signed) Eleanor Bacon

(Signed) Philip Sage, Judge of Probate for Chatham District

I further certify that the said Eleanor Bacon is a credible witness. 
(Signed) Philip Sage, Judge

In testimony where I have hereunto affixed the seal of Jus'd Court and subscribed my name thereto this seventh day of December AD 1839
Philip Sage, Judge of Probate for the District of Chatham."
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"Comptrollers Office
Hartford Connecticut, September 26, 1839

I certify that an application for evidence of the finances of Joseph Bacon, I have examined the Records of Settlement made with the Connecticut Line of the Continental Army, And find his name is a Settlement with the 9th Connecticut Regiment  Samuel B. Webb Esq, Colonel, before 1780 where he is entered as a private April 14, 1777. Time of Settlement December 17, 1778 having service one year, seven months, seventeen days. Again same Regiment commenced service as Drummer, December 1, 1778, Time of Settlement January 1, 1780 having served one year, one month. Again in same Regiment commencement of Service as Drummer January 1, 1780, Time of Settlement April 15, 1780 making 3 months 14 days of and days
1 (yr) - 7 (mos.) 17 (days) as private 
1 (yr) - 4 (mos.) -14 (days) as Drummer
(Total of) 3 years

(Signed) Henry Kilbourn, Comptroller

[The bottom of this page is from the bottom of the next page, 6. It appears this page was shorted than 6.]
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"State of Connecticut}
County of Middlesex}
ss. (namely) Middletown, 
January 3rd, 1840"

"I the undersigned Isaac Bacon of said Middletown being duly sworn depose and say that I am Seventy three years old and upwards; that I am the brother of Joseph Bacon Jr. whose widow Eleanor Bacon is about to apply for a pension; that the deponent well recollects that his said brother Joseph Bacon served in the Revolutionary Army three years in the whole, first as a private and afterwards as a drummer; that the deponent has seen a certificate of the services of said Joseph Bacon by Henry Kilbourn, Esq. Comptroller, dated September 26th, 1839, and knows that the said Joseph Bacon is the identical person whose said widow now applies for a pension: that said Joseph Bacon died at Sea on a voyage from Charleston to the West Indies some time previous to the year 1800, but the precise time the deponent can not state, although he thinks it was much earlier than said last mentioned date: that the said Joseph Bacon and Eleanor Bacon (then Eleanor Loomis) were married, as the deponent believes in the year One thousand Seven hundred and eighty three, and this the deponent is able to remember from the fact that his own marriage took place"
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"about two years after that of his said Brother and his own marriage took place in the year 1785: that the Said Eleanor Bacon has always remained, since the decease of the said Joseph Bacon, and now is the widow of the said Joseph Bacon, and the deponent knows that the person now applying for a pension as his widow is the identical Eleanor Bacon formerly Eleanor Loomis aforesaid. Dated at Middletown the 3rd day of January A. D. 1840
Isaac Bacon
Subscribed and sworn to in due form of law this 3rd day of January A. D. 1840 before me
Jonathan Barnes
Justice of the Peace

I further certify that the said deponent Isaac Bacon is a credible witness. 
Jonathan Barnes
Justice of the Peace
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Joseph Bacon Jr. & Eleanor Loomis were married September ____ 1783. 

Town Clerks Office
Middletown

November 9 1839 The foregoing is a true Copy of Record. 
Executed by John Fisk, Town Clerk

State of Connecticut
Middlesex County

In Middletown on this ninth day of January A. D One thousand Eight Hundred & forty personally appears John Fisk above names & made Oath in due form of Law that the foregoing Certificate by him subscribed as Town Clerk of said Middletown is a true transcript of the Record of the marriage of Joseph Bacon Jr. & Eleanor Loomis from the Register of Birth & Marriages in said Town where of he is the Keeper.
before me
B.    Jonathan Barnes
Justice of the Peace

I further Certify that said John Fisk is a credible Witness
C.    Jonathan Barnes
Justice of the Peace

State of Connecticut
Middlesex County

I John Fisk Clerk of the County Court of said County of Middlesex do Certify that Jonathan Barnes Esq. is a Justice of the Peace within.
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& for the County of Middlesex of ss com's on file in my Office & that his name subscribed to the preceding Certificates is his mark A. B. C. are his proper Hand Writing & signatures.  In Testimony where of I have hereunto set my Hand & affited the Seal of said Court this 4th day of Janyary A. D. 1840
J. Fisk, Clerk

6571
Eleanor Bacon
Congressional Act 7. July 1938
M 93 - d 1800 - 
____

Adm'd
16 months 14 days Drummer
7 months 16 days private
________________
24 ~~~
No deduction

Jonathan Barnes
Middletown  Connecticut
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RECORD DIVISION
3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pension, 
Washing, D. C. , _____________. 190__

In reply to your request of _________, received _________ for a statement of the military history of "Joseph Bacon"  a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his widow's application for pension on file in this Bureau.
Dates of Enlistment or Appoinitment. "Apr 14, 1777"
Length of Service.  "3 years"
Rank. "Pvt & Drummer"
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED
Captain. (no entry)
Colonel. "Samuel B. Webb
State. "Conn"

Battles engaged in, (no entry)
Residence of soldier at enlistment, "√"
Date of application for pension, "Dec 7, 1839. Her cl(aim) was al(lowed"
Residence at date of application "Chatham, Middlesex Co., Conn"
Age at date of application "She was 79 yrs old"
Remarks: "Soldier married at Middletown Conn. Sept 5, 1783 Eleanor Loomis.  He died at Sea on a voyage from Charleston to the West Indies Nov. 1791."
"brother Isaac"
Very respectfully,
Commissioner

"There were two men with this name from Conn. whose widows Could not specity Service of Their husbands & the Comptroller of Connecticut furnished same report in each case.  The other claim was rejected so I selected this to send as it is the soldier who is officially recognized as having  endured the service asked for. Oct. 2, 1912. F. Y.U. "
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"Revy" WIDOW, &c (etc.)
_____
File No. "25.190
Eleanor Bacon
Widow of 
Joseph Bacon Jr.
Private Revolutionary War
_____
Act "Feb 2nd 1848"
Index: Vol "A", Page "41"
[Arrangement of 1870}

1912 Oct/ 2. Wm W. Cone
Furnished history.   V. L. M.
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Connecticut. 3892 
___________________

Eleanor Bacon
widow of Joseph Bacon Jr.  who was a Private & Drummer in the Connecticut line 
for 11 months, 14 days Drummer
for 7 months, 1 day Private
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of Eighty five Dollars fifty Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843. 
___________
Certificate of Pension issued the fifteenth day of December 1843 and sent to Jonathan Barnes, Middletown, Connecticut
____________
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 1  Page /13

(Top right page)
Seth S, Hubbard. March 2, 49
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5123
Connecticut
____________
Eleanor Bacon
widow of Joseph Bacon Jr. deceased
and who died in the month of November 1791 of Middlesex in the State of Connecticut who was a Private & Drummer in the Compaby commanded by Captain ----------- of the Regiment commanded by Col. Webb in the Connecticut line for 16 months, 14 days Drummer, 7 months, 16 days Private
_________________
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 85 Dollars 50 cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836. 
_____________
Certificate of Pension issued the 6th day of March, 1840 and sent Jonathan Barnes Middletown, Connecticut.
________________
Arrears to the 4th of March 1840 $342:00
Semi=annual allowance ending 4 Sept $42:75
$384:75
{Act July 7, 1838.}
Recorded by D. D. Addison Clerk, Book O, Vol. 1st: Page 168
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Middletown, Conn. January 4, 1840

Sir
I enclose the application of Mrs. Eleanor Bacon for a pension, with a request that if a certificate is issued, it may be transmitted to me. 

Very respectfully
Your Obedient Servant
Jonathan Barnes

Colonel James L. Edwards
Commission of Pensions
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4287 Sept. 11, 1843
Eleanor Bacon,
March 3, 1843.
Connecticut
3892
$85:50 per annum
63
Jonathan Barnes
Middletown, 
Connecticut

(Written Vertically)

James L. (Edwards)
Comm(issoner of Pensions)
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Middletown Conn. September 7, 1843

Sir, 
I send herewith the application of Mrs. Eleanor Bacon, who requests that her certificate may be transmitted to me. 

With much respect, 
Your Obedient Servant
Jonathan Barnes


James L. Edward, Esq. 
Commissioner of Pension.
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Declaration

In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of 2nd February 1848 entitled "An Act Making further provision for surviving widows and Soldiers of the Revolution
State of Connecticut}
County of Middlesex}" SS"

On this 6th day of October 1848 before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared Eleanor Bacon a resident of Chatham in the County of Middlesex in the State of Connecticut Aged Eighty eight years: who bring first duly sworon 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 2nd February 1848 granting pensions to widows of person who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of Joseph Bacon who was Drummer in the Revolutionary.  That she received a pension under the Act of 1st June 1844 at the rate of Eighty five dollars and fifty cents per annum. 
She further declares that she is still a widow Sworn to & subscribed on the day & year above written.
Eleanor her X mark Bacon
Before me
Huntington Selden, Justice of the Peace

I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the above declarant, and she is the same individual who drew a pension as stated in the forgoing declaration. 
Huntington Selden, Justice of the Peace
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Thereby certify that Huntinton Selden is a Justice of the Peace for the State of Connecticut & that the within signature is in his handwriting. 
Washington March 3rd, 1849
Samuel D. Hubbard
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State of Connecticut
County of Middlesex  ss. (namely) Chatham

On this fourth day of September in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and forty three, before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace for said County, personally appeared Eleanor Bacon of Chatham, and a resident of Chatham in said County of Middlesex, aged eighty three 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 3rd March, 1843, granting pensions to widows of person, who served during the Revolutionary War: That she is the widow of Joseph Bacon who was a private and drummer in the Revolutionary Army, but to what regiment he belonged she can not state, but refers to the documents, which she transmitted on receiving her original pension, and that the annual amount of the pension, which she received under the Act of July 7, 1838, was eighty five dollars and fifty cents.  She further declares that she is till a widow.  (Signed) "Eleanor Bacon"

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above written before me
Huntington Selden
A.  Justice of the Peace

I further certify that the said declarant Eleanor Bacon is personally known to me. 
Huntington Selden
B.  Justice of the Peace
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State of Connecticut}
Middlesex County }

I John Fisk Clerk of the County Court of said County of Middlesex do Certify that Huntington Selden Esq was on the 4th day of Sept. 1843 & now is a Justice of the Peace within & for said County of Middlesex as per Coms? on file in my Office & that his name subscribed to the preceding Certificates mark A. B. are his proper Hand Writing & Signatures. 

In Testimony where of I have here to set my Hand & affixed the Seal of said Court this 7th day of Sept. 1843

John Fisk, Clerk

(Seal is partially seen on left)
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Frank C. Smith    Conn.
March 11, 1891

Joseph Bacon    Conn. 
Eleanor
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M. B. Copeland, President
E. K. Hubbard, Vice President
Wm. H. Burrows, Cashier

THE MIDDLETOWN NATIONAL BANK
Chartered 1795 - Nationalized 1865

Middletown, Conn. March 11th, 1891

Dept. of U. S. Pensions
Washington, D. C. 

Will you kindly send me a synopsis of papers whereby a pension was granted to Eleanor Bacon, of Middletown or Chatham Conn., widow of Joseph Bacon a Revolutionary soldier of Connecticut? 

I desire this in order to prove myself eligible to join the Society of "Sons of the Revolution". 

Yours very truly, 
Frank C. Smith
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Received stamp:

U. S. Pensions Office
D   Sep 26 1912
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Revolutionary War. 

WILLIAM WHITNEY CONE,  
Now Compiling
BISHOP GENEALOGY. 

Brandsville, Mo., Sept. 24, 1912

Commissioner of Pensions. 
Washington.  D. C. 

My dear Sir:

Thanking you kindly for previous favors I would like at this time to get the pension record of the following Rev. Soldiers, viz (as follows):

Timothy Bishop, who served in a Vermont regiment enlisting in March 9, 1778. Raised in an Alarm to defend the frontiers of that State. 

Jesse Atwell, enlisted Durham, Conn. at "Lexington Alarm" April 1775. Sergeant in Company. Wife's name Phebe.  

Joseph Bacon, private under Col. S. B. Webb's Continental troops. Enlisted Hartford Conn. April 14, 1777 for 3 years. 

By complying with this request you will confer a favor on 

Yours truly, 
W. W. Cone.