Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17956, Jacob Fox, Conn.
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Conn.
Fox, Jacob
S.17956

carded
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17965 
Connecticut 
Jacob Fox 
soldier in the state of Conn. 
who was a private in the (illegible) company 
by Captain Haroldson of the reg. commanded 
by Col. Hufford in the Conn. 
line for 8 mos. 13 da.

Inscribed on the roll of Conn. 
at the rate of $28 Dollars 10 Cents per annum, 
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.

Certificate of Pension issued the 2nd day of Aug. 
1833 and (illegible words)

Arrears to 4th July 1831 $56.20 
semi annual allowance ending (illegible) ‘31 $14.05 
$70.25 
Revolutionary Claim, 
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by (illegible) Clerk 
Book E Vol. 3 Page 13
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Jacob Fox 
(illegible)
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State of Connecticut, 
County of 
Hebron Probate District

On this 20th day of August personally appeared in open court before the Court of Probate for the district of Hebron the county of Tolland and state of Connecticut, now sitting, Jacob Fox a resident of Bolton in the county of Tolland and state of Connecticut, aged 77 years, and 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 therein stated.
In 1775 in April immediately after the 
Battle of Lexington he entered as a volunteer 
in a (illegible) of State Loops commissioned 
by Israel Putnam Jr of (illegible) in Windhaven 
County for six months and marched to Roxbury
near Boston and was placed in General 
Putnam's Brigade where I performed my term 
of six months & was honorably discharged by my 
Captain Israel Putnam Jr on the 28 day of
October 1775 (illegible) by said discharge (illegible words)

In 1776 (illegible) August I joined the 12th regiment 
of militia commanded by Col. (illegible) of Crawford in Captain (illegible) Hutchinson's company 
as a substitute for Jeremiah Daggert of Coventry 
and joined the company at New Haven (illegible words) November 1776 where by (illegible words )honorably discharged by Jeremiah (illegible) Major of our regiment (illegible) and the certificate of the (illegible) and discharge herewith annexed  and returned home (illegible) was unable to (illegible words) for one years which (illegible words).



He hereby relinquishes and he claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the president, and declares that his name is not on the pension rule of the agency of any state. 

Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
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Doctor (Illegible) I was born in Glastonbury in the county of Hartford but resided in Coventry in Tolland County at the time he entered the service and has resided in Bolton in (illegible) county the most of the time ever since the Revolutionary War has no record of his age. 

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid 
Jacob Fox


And the said 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 its supports to them. 

Arthur illegible) Judge of the Court 


I Cyrus (illegible) clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Hebron in Tolland do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court, in the matter of the application of Jacob Fox for a pension. In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 14th day of August AD 1832 
Cyrus (illegible) Clerk
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A handful of (illegible words) water and (illegible words) white (illegible words) Parcel fees
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Jacob Fox of Capt. Putnam's Comp and Putnam's Regt. is hereby discharged from the Continental army (illegible words)
I. Putnam Jr. (illegible words) Oct. 23, 1775
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Jacob Fox is discharged 
By order of (illegible words) 
Nov. 20, 1776

Jacob Fox SF17956 
comm.
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Jacob Fox a Soldier belonging to Capt. 
Hutchingson Company in the Twelfth Regiment 
from the State of Connecticut illegible by reason 
of a (illegible word) in one of his legs is 
rendered unfit for the duties of the 
infantry 
James Thomas DR(?) 
Greenwich 10th Nov. 1776 
Jeremiah Mason (illegible)
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Jacob Fox 
(illegible) 
8 mo. 13 da pri.
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Brief objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Jacob Fox which require further proof or explanation.

Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? 

II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county in which he resides? 

III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?

IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war where he served? 

V. Has he mentioned with precision the length of your service, and the different grades in which he served, your language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? No (illegible)

VI. has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? 

VII. has he made a relinquishment of every claim in any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? 

VIII. Has the court given their opinion? No not after the (illegible words) of the questions

IX. has the Clerk given his certificate?

X. Is the Clerks seal affixed? And if so has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman or other respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? No

XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? No

XIII.  If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and it's not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?

XIV.  If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? Has the official character in signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office?

XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicants service?

XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?

XVII.  Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?



Explanatory notes.

Quere V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he's served, he should amend his declaration by making an avid affidavit in the following words: 

“ Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a justice of the peace, and etc. a. B. Who being duly sworn deposes and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequence 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 then 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.
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It is important in all cases determine with precision. For which the applicant served, and the particular rank held, as the Lord directs the pension to be paid according to the greed of the pensioner and the length of your service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions or objectionable


Quere XIV. Proof of Service.
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 the raffle day what's the time of the claimants and ring the service, at the time and matter of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and wine to Richie belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oath 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.




Quere XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.

In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached there to buy a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the S certifying officer so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
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(illegible words) 1776 (illegible)
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I Josiah Hill of the town of Boddington in the County of Berkshire and State of Massachusetts of lawful age do testify and say that I am well acquainted with Jacob Fox that he was an infantry soldier with me in Capt. Israel Putnam's company in General Putnam's Regiment in the year 1775 for seven months service and further saith it in the presence of (illegible)

Josiah Hill
X his mark

Tolland County (illegible) July 11, 1832 
personally appeared Josiah Hill, and made oath 
the truth of the foregoing affidavit and (illegible) the same in my presence 
(illegible) White Justice Peace

I hear by certify that the aforesaid Josiah Hill had a recommendation signed by several gentleman from the town and county where he belongs that he was a man of good moral character and (illegible) habits and that good faith ought to be had to his testimony 
attest (illegible signature)
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State of Connecticut Tolland County for Hebron Probate District Present Arthur (illegible) Esq. Judge of the Court of Probate for said District (illegible words)

This Court certifies that (illegible) White Esq before 
whom the written affidavit was taken was (illegible) Justice 
of the Peace written and for the County of Tolland at 
the times (illegible words) and the Court certifies 
after the signature of the (illegible) L White is his genuine signature.
In testimony wereof I have set my hand and affixed the seal o said Court the 22nd day of July AD 1833 

Cyrus Adams Clerk
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State of Connecticut Tolland county, Hebron probate district.
On the second day of July A.D. 1833 personally appeared in open court before Judge Albert Henry, Esq., Judge of the Court of Probate, for the district of Hebron, now sitting, Jacob Fox a resident of Bolton in the county of Tolland and state of Connecticut, aged 70 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 active Congress, passed June 7, 1832. As (illegible) to his (illegible) That he entered the service of United States under the following named officers, and served as he stated.

In April 1775 about the 20th as near as he can recollect he enlisted into a Company of State Loops commanded by your Israel Putnam Jr. in Gen. Putnam's Regt for six months and joined the army near Boston where he performed military duty until the 23rd day of October 1775 when he was honorably discharged by said Israel Putnam for as his discharge herewith Illegible) having served six months has a private.


In 1776 according to his best recollection the 28 day of August he volunteered as a substitute for Isaiah Daggett and joined Capt. (illegible) Hutchinson's company 
of Militia in Col. (illegible) Regiment

(continued on Page 18)
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(continued from Page 17)

and marched to New Rochelle 
in the state of New York where he 
performed military service until 
the 10th day of Sept 1776 where 
(illegible) certified to his being 
unfit for any longer service and he 
was honorably discharged by 
said discharge hereunto annexed 
Having served two months and thirteen 
days as a private

He also states that he has made 
(illegible) in the comptroller's office 
in Hartford for a document called 
the payroll of Capt. Israel Putnam's Jr.
company hist the Comptroller Mr. 
Phelps informed him it was not to 
be found in the office. 
He however produced the two written 
discharges he received from his service 
which are hereunto affixed. By the (illegible) of the court which showed he was regularly discharged therefrom
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He hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declare that his name is not on the pension rule of the agency of any state. He answers to the interrogatories propounded by order of the water department, as follows:

Where, and in what year were you born? He was born in Glastonbury in the County of Hartford

Have you any record of your rage, and if so, where is it? He has no record of his age
Where were you living when you called into service, where have you lived since the revolutionary war, and where do you now live? I lived in Coventry in the then county of Windhaven but now live in Bolton in the county of Tolland where I have lived ever since the revolutionary war

How are you called in the service? Were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute and if a substitute, for whom? In my first (illegible) I enlisted in my (illegible) volunteered as a substitution for Isaiah Daggett 

State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops where you served, such Continental and militia regiment as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service? In my first I served with Genls. Washington and Putnam so I did in the (illegible words) I can recollect.
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Captain James D Fox 
Aurora, Illinois 
October 26, 1910.

Commissioner of Pensions, 
Pension Bureau, 
Washington DC 

Sir:
I respectfully ask for the records of the following revolutionary soldiers: their pension records, and reference to wives and children when made in pension application or other documents.

Jacob Fox, a pensioner at Bolton, Tolland county, Connecticut, 1832, and 1840. His military service not found. Supposed to have been in Massachusetts troops as he resided in, or near, Bernardston, Massachusetts, at the beginning of the war.

Simeon Fox, pensioner from Rensselaer county, New York. Served with Connecticut troops. In Lexington alarm, 1755. Captain John Chesters (Wethersfield) Company, May 3, 1775 – December 11, 1775. Captain Darrow Glastonbury, January 10, 1777 – January 10, 1880. Captain Samuel B Weebs (Wethersfield) Company, January 15, 1781 – December 31, 1781.

Thomas Fox, Pensioner Granville, Mass., removed to Hartland, Connecticut about 1820. In short term levies, probably from Hartland, Connecticut

Andrew Fox, Berkshire county, Mass. Dwelt in Williamstown, Berkshire Co., Mass. in 1790. Capt. Thomas J Skinner's Company, November 10, 1781 – November 10, 1781: possibly other service. Was he a pensioner, etc.? 

Very respectfully, James D Fox
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3–871. 
Record Division 
Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Pensions. 
Briefed by A. March 29, 1910 
Claim No.
Certificate No. 
Res. Tolland Co, Conn. 
Soldier: Jacob Fox 
Service 
Additional Service Rev 


Remarks
Inv. F. 17,956 
Tolland County Conn., Res
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Record Division 
November 2, 1910. 

Captain James D Fox, 
Aurora, Illinois. 

Sir: 

In response to your letter dated the 26th and received the 27th ultimo, you're herewith furnished statements of the services of Jacob Fox, Sur. File No. 17,956, Simeon fox, Sur. File No. 44, 881; and Thomas Fox, Sur. File No. 37,930; and are advised that the Revolutionary War pension records fail to show that a claim was ever filed for Andrew Fox. 

Very respectfully, 

Commissioner.
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John W Drown, 
Investments. 
Room 29, Hills Block. 
Hartford, Conn. 29 June 1903.

Hon. Commissioner of Pensions, 
Washington, DC

Dear Sir:
Kindly send me the 
record of service in the War of 
the Revolution of Jacob Fox, 
private, Connecticut line, 
who appears as a resident 
of Tolland County in the 
pension list of 1834. 

Thanking you in advance 
for the courtesy, I am 

Respectfully yours, 
John W Drown 
PO Box 71, 
Hartford Conn.
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17956 
INVALID 
File No. 17956 
Jacob Fox 
Pri Rev. War 
Act June 7, 32 
Index – Vol. 1, Page 442
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July 2, 1903. Hist to 
John W Drown, Hartford 

1910 Nov. 2 Hist. to Capt. James 
D. Fox.