Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2,541, David Crowel, New Jersey
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(8-1776)

SERVICE | NUMBER
New Jersey | Crowell, David or Crowell, Chloe| R.2541

CONTENTS

8 & W
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10.150
New York
David Crowell
in the state of
who was a Private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Ogden of the N Jersey
line for the term of 1 year
Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 8 of April 1818
the
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 of May 181[last digit illegible]
and sent to Roswell Randall
Cortland Village N York
Arrears to 4th of Mar 19 
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 19
87.16
48
$135.16
{Revolutionary claim, }
{Act 18th March, 1818.}
Cont'd 
Notifn sent Decr 12th 1820 to
Roswell Randall Esqr
Cortland Village
Cortland N. Yk

(right edge)
Chloc [?] he states was aged 39 in 1820
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David Crowell, Private
Affidavit for pension.

Ogden's Regiment, N.J. line.

1777 to 1780, Deserted Apr. '78.

Arrested May '78
Adm?

8th April 1818

Certificate of Pension to be forwarded to Roswell Randall P.M. Cortland Village N. York.

[crossed out: The Judge's certificate as to considered circumstances in life, is awaiting.]
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State of New York
Cortland County//

David Crowell being duly sworn doth depose and say that he, this Deponent, is a resident citizen of the Town of Virgil in the said County of Cortland and State of New York.

That this Deponent enlisted as a private soldier in the Continental Army about the beginning of the year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy seven for the term of three years in a company at that time commanded by Capt. Isaac Morrison in the first New Jersey Regiment Commanded by Colonel Mathew Ogden.

And this Deponent further saith that in the spring of the year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty this Deponent was honorably discharged from the said service by the Colonel of the said regiment, the said Isaac Ogden.

And this deponent further saith that he is now in the Sixty second year of his age, is married and has a wife and [crossed out: (illegible)] children. That this Deponent is infirm as well by reason of the infirmities of age as by disorder & sickness.

That this Deponent is in reduced circumstances not having sufficient to support himself and family, and needs the assistance of his country for support.
s/ David Cromwell.

Sworn this 8th day of April 1818 before me.
s/ John Ballard, One of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas in and for the County of Courtland.
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State of New York
Cortland County//

I, John Ballard, Judge as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said David Cromwell did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated.

In the preceding declaration against the Common Enemy and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the
Secretary of the Department of War pursuant to the direction of the aforementioned act of Congress dated former April 8th 1818.

All which is Respectfully Submitted.
s/ John Ballard

State of New York
Cortland County//

I, John Keep, First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Cortland certify that it appears to my entire satisfaction by the testimony of the credible witnesses on oath that the witness named David Cromwell is in reduced and indigent circumstances and stands in need of assistance from his country for support.

Dated Former April 10th 1819
John Keep, First Judge as aforesaid
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Clerks Office
Cortland County, to wit.

I hereby certify that John Ballard, Esq., whose signature appears to be written is now and has been for three years anterior to this time a judge of the
Court of Common Pleas for said County circuit, therefore in that capacity are [duplicate: are] to be regarded as such and I further certify [crossed out: that his signature] that his signature which appears to the written affidavit is his handwriting.

Given an under my hand and the seal of said Court this 10 April 1819.
s/ Samuel Hitchkip Jr, Dep. Clerk
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David Cromwell [crossed out: Cawels]

Declaration for Pension
Copy
Virgill Cortland, Esq.
10.150
May '19

26 Sept. 1820
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Cortland Common Pleas

Of the twelfth day of September of the term of September Eighteen Hundred and Twenty before the Judges of the same court held at the courthouse in Tomer
in and for the County of Cortland. witness John Keep, Esquire, first Judge 
s/Joshua Ballard, Clerk

State of New York
Courtland County//

On this 12th day of September 1820 personally appeared [crossed out: before me] in open court being a court of record whose proceeding and practice are
according to the course and practice of the common law, held in and for said County of Cortland by virtue of several statutes of the State of New York before the [duplicate: the] judges of the same court to hear, try and determine according to law all actions not, personal and sincere arising within the
said County and also all transitory actions although the same may not have arisen within the said County, David Comwell aged 64 years, resident in Virgill in said County of Cortland, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, sometime in January 1777 he enlisted for three years in Capt. Isaac Morrison's company first New Jersey regiment commanded by Colonel Mathew Ogden, served until sometime in the spring at...
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...of the year of 1780 when discharged honorably by said Colonel Matthew Ogden, the said regiment being in the Jersey line of the Continental establishment, and the original Declaration dated 8th day of April 1818 according to this Deponent's best judgement of recollection and the number of the pension certificate is 10.150.

And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof within have & thereby do to [crossed out: detachment] diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled or not to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and 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 other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.

Real estate, I have none either in Law or equity in possession, remainder, reversion, or expectancy.

Personal Property:
1 Cow worth $11.50 | 1 [illegible] $0.50
1 Great wheel $1.50 | 1 Small dish Kettle cracked $0.50
1 Churn $0.50 | 3 Old Tin pans $0.15
2 Pails $0.75 | 5 Old Tin plates $0.20
1 Teacup & 2 Saucers $0.05 | 4 old iron spoons $0.12
1 Cacked Tea Kettle 1.00 | 5 old knives; 2 only with handles $0.18
| 5 forks $0.10
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Law chest $0.50
3 chairs; 2 without backs  $0.87
3 bowls $0.12
1 Cross-legged table $0.50
1/2 set carpenter's tools $1.00
Total...$20.05

By occupation a shoemaker not able to follow it on account of the loss of eyesight and being after troubled with Epileptic fits, the number of my family (is) 5, with myself, a wife Chloe (sp.) by name, aged 39 years, unable to labor for three years past or more, my oldest child Mary, aged 13 years last May, John aged 10 years weakly, Chloe (sp.) aged 6 years. I was also in the battle of Germantown and others of smaller note.
s/ David Cromwell

Sworn to and declared on the 12th day of September 1820 before Judges of Cortland Common Pleas:
Edward C. Keell 
Barack Sills
Oliver Wiswell

I, Joshua Ballard, Clerk of Cortland County Common Pleas, do hereby Certify that the within 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 Twenty Dollars.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Court this Twelfth day of September 1820.
s/ Joshua Ballard
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Revolutionary Claim of the heirs of David Crowell.
N. York pensioner
Act 1838

Increase under act 1838 for widows.

Filed Aug 18, 1853
F.E. Hassler
Washington

Cole
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J. T. Norton, Printer, Republican Office, Geneseo. All kinds of Lawyers', Justices' and Constables' Blanks, constantly on hand.

STATE OF Ohio
County of Lake//

BE IT KNOWN, That on the twenty second day of June A.D. 1853, personally appeared before me, the undersigned, the County Judge of County Court of Lake County, and State of Ohio, personally appeared Chloe Rice, who being sworn according to law, on her oath deposes and says that she is the daughter of David Cromwell
who was a Revolutionary [crossed out: Soldier or] Pensioner, of the State of New York and that he died on the Twentieth [crossed out: Twenty third] day of January A.D. 1823, and that her mother, named Chloe Cromwell died on the Nineteenth day of September A. D. 1844, and that they were married on the
Twenty [crossed out: third] seventh day of March A.D., 1799, in the town of Lyell and County of [crossed out: Courtland] Broome and State of New York and 

Served the threat applicant thinks in New Jersey that drew pension in State of New York under act of 1818, and drew eff. 96, per annum up to his death. She claims that her mother under act of July 7th 1838 was entitled to full pension.
	
And that she makes this declaration, in order to obtain the Pension to which her parent, the said [crossed out: David Cromwell] Chloe Cromwell was [crossed out: were] entitled under the [crossed out: several] said Act [crossed out: Acts] of Congress, granting Pensions to certain [crossed out: Officers, Soldiers and] Widows of the Revolutionary War.
s/ Chloe Rice
Witness: H. Burdick
Witness: J.B. Cromwell

Subscribed and sworn to on the day and year first above written, before me.
And I certify that I am [illegible].

Attest, Jerome Palmer, Probate Judge within and for said County.
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J. T. Norton, Printer, Republican Office, Geneseo. All kinds of Lawyers', Justices' and Constables' Blanks, constantly on hand.

STATE OF Ohio
County of Lake//

BE IT KNOWN, That on the Twenty second day of June A.D. 1853, personally appeared before me, the undersigned, the County Judge of County Court of Lake County, and State of Ohio, Gardner Hopkins and Freelon Hopkins believed to be creditable witnesses, who, being sworn in due form of law, doth each for himself depose and say, that they are well acquainted with the said Chloe Rice now present, and that they verily believe her affidavit to be true; and that they have been well acquainted with the said David Crowell and Chloe Crowell, parents of the said Chloe Rice and positively know that the said David Crowell and Chloe Crowell did always treat, own, and acknowledge the said Chloe Rice as their legitimate and lawful child, and heir; and that it has
always been so understood in the community where the said family have lived; and that there are now living, as they believe, of the heirs of the said  
soldier David Crowell and his widow the said Chloe Crowell, Chloe Rice only surviving heir at this time and that they are entirely disinterested. And they both say that the soldier did truly acknowledge [illegible] a pension of $96.00 per annum and that he died January the 18th , 1823 and that his widow the
said Chloe Crowell died the 19th September 1844.
s/ Gardner Hopkins 
s/ Freelon Hopkins

Subscribed and sworn to on the day and year first above written, before me, and I certify that I am not interested in said claim in any way manor or shape.
s/ Attest, Jerome Palmer, Probate Judge
within & for said County
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J. T. Norton, Printer, Republican Office, Geneseo. All kinds of Lawyers', Justices' and Constables' Blanks, constantly on hand.

STATE OF Ohio
County of Lake//

BE IT KNOWN, That on the Twenty second day of June 
A.D. 1853, personally appeared before the [crossed out: County] Court of Probate of the County 
of Lake, Gardner Hopkins and Freelon Hopkins believed 
to be creditable witnesses, who, being sworn according to law doth, each of 
them depose and say for himself, that the said Chloe Rice 
now present, is, in their knowledge the identical person named in her deposition and that her petition is true, as they verily
believe; and that they each of them acquainted with the said Chloe Rice and were 
with her parents having lived in the same community for years; and that they, both of them have always
understood that the said David Crowell and Chloe Cromwell were legally married, and it
has always been so understood in the community where they have lived, and that the legality of said marriage has never been
called in question in said community, and that they both of them positively know that the said David
Crowell and his wife Chloe Cromwell did always cohabit as man and wife. And they both swear that the
said Chloe Cromwell to her death [crossed out: is now] the widow of the
said David Crowell, and, that they are entirely disinterested.

[crossed out: s/ Gardner Hopkins]
[crossed out: s/ Freelon Hopkins]

Subscribed and sworn to on the day and year first above written, before me, and I certify that I am entirely disinterested in the said claim.
s/ Attest, Jerome Palmer, Probate Judge
within & for said County
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[crossed out: Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.]

2541

P.O.

Chloe Crowell

Service:
widow of David

Enlisted: (blank)
Discharged: (blank)
Application filed:  (blank)

REJECTED

Alleges: (blank)
Re-enlisted: (blank)

Attorney:
P.O.
(blank) Recognized. (blank) Contract.
(blank) Cert. of Dis. Searched for (blank)
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David Crowell - enlisted Jany 13, 1777 for 3 yrs 
Deserted Apl '78 - mustered in May - Served out 3 yrs - entd deserter Feb 24 1780
Not in service often
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No. 15,113

Chloe Crowell, deceased.
widow of David

Ohio

Rejected
[illegible] Feb. 24, 1780
In letters to 
E.F. Hasler and Harvey
Woodworth Feb. 22, 1854
2541

Act July 7, 1888
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Paineville, Lake Co. Ohio
Feb. 12th 1854

Hon(orable) Comm(issioner) of Pensions

Sir,

By the Request of Mrs. Chloe Rice, a Daughter of Mr. David Cromwell, deceased, who drew a pension of $96 per annum, I would state that about one year ago there was a travelling man through here by the name of Stephen B. Powell, a getting up cases for to obtain Bounty Land and Pensions getting Powers of
Attorney for E.F. Hasler to act for the applicant holding out the greatest encouragements. Powell told the woman that if she would pay him $25 he would get the Bounty Land and for $6 dollars he would get the pension for her [crossed out: me] by reason of her Mother, deceased, stating that there was 21 years pension due them, the woman though very poor raised the money and the claim was set up as he supposed and expected before this to have obtained the land & money she is not the only one that advanced him money under like circumstance.

Will you be so kind as to write to me on the subject informing whether the application has been made for a pension in the name of Chloe Rice, the daughter of David & Chloe Rice the services were rendered in the Revolution.

Respectfully yours,
s/ Harvey Woodworth
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PS
Mr Crowell Lived in Courtland
Co State of New York when he
drew his Pension
H. W.