Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23105, Robert Badcock, Conn.
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(service) Conn. 
Badcock, Robert  
(number) S.23105
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24646 New York
Robert Badcock
of Warren in the State of N York
who was a Private in the commanded
by Captain of the Regt commanded
by Col Ledyard in the Connecticut
line for 6 monthe 15 days
Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rank of 21 Dollars 66 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 day of Jany
1834 and sent A Hackley
Herkimer Ny
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 33 $54.15
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 34 10.83
$64.98
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Jno Cromwell Clerk,
Book E Vol. 4 Page 109
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28130
Declaration of
Robert Badcock in
order to obtain the benefit
of the act of Congress passed
June 7, 1832, for a Pension.
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of
Congress passed June 7, 1832
State of New York
County of Herkimer 
on this 11th day of October 1833 personally
appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of
Common Pleas now sitting Robert Badcock a resident of
Warren in the County of Herkimer and State of New York
aged seventy five 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 entered the service of the United States
under the following named Officers and served
as herein stated. That he entered said service according to
his best recollection on the first day of August 1779 by
being enrolled and drafted in the Company of Captain
Wilson whose Lieutenant was one Robinson and the Ensign
was one Haile, said Company belonging to the Regiment
commanded by Colonel Ledyard. That he resided at the
time of his being drafted in the Town of Coventry in the
County of Windham and State of Connecticut, that he was
marched with his company from Coventry through the
Town of Windham and Norwich to Fort Griswold in
the Town of Groton, in which said Fort he performed
duty under the said Colonel Ledyard for the space of 
two full months, and was then discharged, but whether
his discharge was in writing this claimant cannot recollect
but if it was he has lost the same.
That he was again called into service by being
drafted in the summer of the year 1780, into the company
commanded by one Captain Talcott in which the said
Haile was Ensign, in the Regiment commanded by
the said Colonel Ledyard, that he was marched to Fort
Griswold again through the same Towns, and that he
performed active duty in said Fort upon this the two full 
months and was then discharged.-
That in the Summer of the year 1781 and this
claimant thinks about the first of July of that year, he enlisted 
as a volunteer in the company commanded by Captain
Rust in the Regiment aforesaid commanded by Colonel
Ledyard and was again marched through the same
Towns to Fort Griswold aforesaid where he again performed
military duty for the space of two months and an half.
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[illegible]
and was then discharged. That by reason of the age and
consequent loss of memory this claimant cannot recollect the
Christian name of the several Officers under whom he
served as above stated. That Colonel Ledyard who commanded 
the Regiment to which this claimant belonged as above
stated, was shortly after the expiration of the last term of
service of this claimant as above stated, and this claimant
thinks within two weeks after his discharge, slain at
the taking of said Fort by General Arnold. That he did
not serve according to his recollection with any Continental
Regiments and recollects the names of no regular officers
and that he has no documentary evidence, and knows
of no person whose testimony he can procure, who
can testify to his service.
That he was born in the Town of Coventry County
of Windham and State of Connecticut the seventeenth 
day of August 1758 there is a record of his age in the
possession of some one of the family of Noah Porter late
of Coventry aforesaid, deceased, with whom the same
was left about nine years since.-
That he resided in Coventry aforesaid at each
of the times of his entering the service as above specified
That after the close of the Revolutionary War he removed
from Coventry aforesaid to Sharon in the State of 
Vermont where he resided about two years - he then
removed to Strafford in the said State of Vermont
where he resided about two years - he then removed
into the Town and County of Otsego and State of
New York where he resided about four years, and
then removed to the Town of Warren County of Herkimer
and State of New York where he has since resided
and now resides
That he entered the service by being drafted
the two first tours of service above specified, and was 
a volunteer in the third tour as above mentioned
That for the reasons above assigned be
cannot state the names of other Continental Regiments
or Officers, from having known them at the time.
That he served each time as a private, but
received no written discharge at the close of either of
said terms of service according to his best recollection
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That Absalom Gifford and Nathan Starkweather
are acquainted with this claim and can testify
as to his character for truth and veracity, and their
belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution
And this claimant in fact saith that by reason
of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot
State the particulars of his Revolutionary service with greater
precision than the same are above stated, but that
he served for two full months as a
private in the year
1779 He also served two full months as a private in the year
1780. He also served two months and fifteen days as a private
in the year 1781.
And that he served as a private soldier
in the tours above specified for the term of six full months
and fifteen days, and for such service he claims a
Pension,
And he hereby relinquishes any 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
Robert Badcock
Julius C Nelson Clerk
We Absalom Gifford residing in German flatts
County of Herkimer and Nathan Starkweather residing in
Warren Herkimer County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with
Robert Badcock, who has subscribed and sworn to
the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy
five 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 & subscribed the
day and year aforesaid
Absalom Gifford
Nathan Starkwathar
Julius C Nelson Clerk
Certificate of the Court.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after
the investigation of the matter and after putting the
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interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that 
the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier
and served as he states, and the Court further certifies
that it appears to them that Absalom Gifford & Nathan
Starkweather who have signed the preceding certificate
are residents of the place as therein stated, and are credible
persons, and that their statement is entitled to full
credit.
I Julius C. Nelson Clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said
Court in the matter of the application of
Robert Babcock for a Pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and seal of Office this Eleventh day of
October AD. 1833,
Julius C Nelson Clerk
28130
Declaration of
Robert Babcock in
order to obtain the benefit
of the Act of Congress passed
June 7, 1832 for a Pension
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28. 130
Robert Badcock
R
Admitted
Private 6 mo 15 days
Aaron Hackley Esq
Herkimer
New York
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Nov 20 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has
been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of
your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and
the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed,
before a pension can be allowed. the notes and the regulations will shew what is
necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed,
you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when
you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and
you will, by compling with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of
Period which 
service was 
rendered,
Duration of the 
claimant's service.
Years. Months. Days.
Rank of
the
claimant.
Names and rank of the Field officers
under whom he served.
Age at present, 
and place of abode 
when he entered 
the service.
Proof by which the declaration is supported.
Aug 1779 - 7 - Pri - Col Ledyard
1780 - 2 - " - do
2- 15-" - do 
I am, respectfully
Your obedient servant,
JAMES L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army,
and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia" and "volunteers, all
persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who
were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to
Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are
also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged
in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming
the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians or privates, will, in the first
instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of
Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is
considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss.
County of
On this day of personally appeared (a) before 
A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District
of aged (c) 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed
June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d), with and
served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served
under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the
town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged,
and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons
who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he
declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of
the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary
soldier, and served as he states.
[ of the Court of
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this
day of & c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be
found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia.
except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and
subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same)
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with, who has
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be
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 and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after
putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary
Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A.B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the
and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of office, this day of & c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission
; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if
possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services
of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light
upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will
also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful
in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal
means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted
; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected
. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and
there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his
CASE.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of
service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State
troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war
, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such
Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. {To a Soldier} Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given
, and what has become of it?
{To an Officer} Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what
has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify
as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are
requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court,
without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be
the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from
their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character
and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the
inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before
required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper
county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform,
and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record,
or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper
Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a
Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is
his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before
the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the
declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure
, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period
of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the
opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
]a]The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow
the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not
conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the
claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so
definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the
loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit
following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason
of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his
recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:--For---year----
-- months, and --
days, I served as a -, For - months and - days, I served as a ; and for such service I claim a pension."
Important in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law
directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months,
is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years
of the officers and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration a
in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names
highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement;
the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority
; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil
pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no pubthe
seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the
papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains
the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must
pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses
who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as
the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses
, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[j] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in
note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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Rev. and 1812 Wars
Section.
October 18, 1923.
Myra L. Shattuck,
Shattuck Farm,
Norwich, N. Y.
Madam;
I have to advise you that from the papers in the
Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 223105, it appears
that Robert Badcock was born August 17, 1758 in Coventry
,Windham County, Connecticut, and while residing
there enlisted and served as a private as follows
From August 1, 1779, two months in Captain Wilson's 
company; summer of 1780, two months in Captain
Talcott's company; and from July 1, 1781, two months
and fifteen days in Captain Rust's company, and was
stationed at Fort Griswold under Colonel Ledyard.
He was allowed pension on his application executed
October 11, 1833, while a resident of Warren,
Herkimer County, New York.
There is no data on file as to his family,
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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Revalution
234105
INVALID.
File No. 23105
Robert Badcock
[illegible] Rev War
Act: June 7th 1832
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 22
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1923 Oct 18 Hist to Myra G, Shattuck aws
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SHATTUCK FARM
NORWICH, NEW YORK
Sept. 5, 1923
Sec. Pension Bureau
Dear Sir
Does the name of Robert Badcock
, private in the 5th Conn
Regiment, residence Coventry
appear on pension roll of Revolutionary
soldiers?
Also, name of Robert Bab
cock, also of Conn, served on
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frigate Trumbull from
Jan. 1776 to July 1776
Do you make charge for
copies of semic?
you respectfully
(Miss) Myra C. Shattuck