Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3,356, Isaac Eno, Conn. Vt.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Conn.
Vt.

Eno, James

NUMBER R. 3356

CONTENTS
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State of Connecticut - Hartford County - District of Granby 
On this 3rd Day of August 1832 - Personally appeared before Joel Griffin Esq Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Granby now sitting - Isaac Eno 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 pass'd June 7, 1832 - that He entered the service of the United States under the following nam'd Officers and serv'd as herein stated - viz. That he Enter'd the s'd Term under 1' Ensign as He thinks of New Hartford the names of our acting Sergeant was Lawrence - He went from Home in the latter part of ['of the' crossed out] Jan 1779. & serv'd a term of nine months & Return'd home in the Spring of 1776 - that in this tour he went to Morristown in New Jersey & various other places along on the Coast - That he ser'd the term of nine  months & then return'd home - that he again went into s'd service in the State of Vermont in the forepart of the year 1780 & return'd home in the Fall of the same year he thinks in December - That while He was in this tour of duty He was with Col'o Allen & other officers, their names he cannnot distinctly recollect - our Duty was mostly guarding ag't the hostile Indians & was at Fair Haven in Ver't. - He was ffom home in this town nine
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months or more - He states that he was in no ground battles, but was constantly on the alert, & doing duty when a foot soldier - That he was a Resident of the town of Simsbury when he enter'd the aforesaid service - He states that he saw Gen'l Washington during some part of service - 
That he has no Documentary Evidence of his service as aforesaid - That the soldiers who were with him are all dead or gone to some distant part of the country unknown to him - 
He hereby relinquishes every claim, whatever to a Pension or annuity Except the present & declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency of any State - Sworn or subscrib'd the Day & Year aforesaid 
/s/X his mark Isaac Eno - 
/s/J. R. Jewett
/s/Ambrose Adams 
Sworn before me /s/Jacob Griffin Jus'te peace
We William Mitchelson & Ambrose Adams both Residing in s'd Town of Granby Do hereby certify that We are well acquainted with Isaac Eno who has subscrib'd & sworn to the above Declaration - That we believe him to be Seventy years of age - & that he is Reputed 7 believ'd in the neighborhood where he Resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion - 
/s/William Mitchelson
/s/Ambrose Adams
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and the Court Does hereby Declare it to be his opinion after the Investigation of the Matter & after putting the Interrogatories prescrib'd by the Department of War that the above nam'd applicant was a Soldier of the Revolution & Serv'd as he states - & that said Court further Certifies that it appears to him that William Mitchelson & Ambrose Adams who have sign'd the preceding Certificate are Residents of s'd Town of Simsbury and are credible persons & that their statement is Entitled to Credit - 
/s/Joel Griffin Judge -
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State of Connecticut
County of Hartford } District of Granby ss - 
Personally appear'd in Open Court, before the Court of Probate for the District of Granby, now sitting, Doley Eno of Simsbury in Hartford County aged 57 years, who after having been Duly Caution'd. Deposeth & saith, that she is the Sister of Isaac Eno of Simsbury aforesaid, an applicant for a Pension, & that she well remembers having heard it said by his Father & others of the Family that the s'd Isaac Eno went as a Soldier in the Revolutionary War; & of having heard him further say that he went to Morristown where the Army lay, to Carry some money & necessaries for her Brother Isaac - & further that she has heard it frequently spoken of - in the family, & particularly by her Mother, & also by the neighbours that s'd Isaac was a Soldier of the Revolution - She further says that some  years ago, She saw among her father's old papers a written discharge for the s'd Isaac Eno from the Army & for the s'd service, which she Read & knew it was a Regular Discharge from the s'd Service, but the name of the Officer who had sign'd, She cannot now recollect - That her father has been dead many years & his papers are all lost & s'd Discharge cannot now be found - 
/s/Doley Eno
Sworn & Subscrib'd the Day & year aforesaid 
before me /s/Joshua R. Jewett, Judge
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I Joshua R. Jewett Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Granby aforesaid do hereby stte the within nam'd Delay (Doley) Eno is a Disinterested & Credible witness
/s/Joshua R. Jewett, Judge
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[illegible due to poor contrast]
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We Ransom Warner, a Clergyman, Lately  Residing in Simsbury in Hartford County & Ambrose Adams, now Residing in s'd Simsbury do hereby certify that We are well acquainted with Isaac Eno, who has subscrib'd & sworn to the foregoing Declaration that We believe him to be seventy three years of age, that he is Reputed & believ'd in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion - 
/s/Ransom Warner of St. John's Church [illegible] Lately Rector of St. Andrews Church Simsbury Con. 
/s/Ambrose Adams
Sworn & Subscrib'd the Day & year aforesaid
before me /s/Joshua R. Jewett Judge
 and the Court does hereby Declare it to be their opinion, after the Investigation of the matter & after putting the Interrogatories as prescrib'd by the Department of War that the above nam'd applicant was a Soldier of the Revolution & serv'd as he states - and the s'd Court further Certifies that it appears to then that the Rev'd Ransom Warner is a Clergyman now Residing in East Windsor in Hartford County in Con't & Lately Residing in Simsbury aforesaid & that Ambrose Adams Esq is a Resident of Simsbury, both of whom have subscrib'd & sworn to the preceding Certificate - & that they are Credible Persons & that their statement is Entitled to Credit - 
/s/Joshua R. Jewett, Judge
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I Richard S. Porter Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Granby Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the s'd Court in the matter of the application of Isaac Eno for a Pension 
[court seal affixed] In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 18. Day of August 1834 - 
/s/Richard S. Porter Clerk
I, Richard S. Porter Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Granby Do hereby certify that Joshua R. Jewett Esq. was on the first day of June last, Ever since has been & now is Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Granby aforesaid, & also a Justice of the Peace within & for the County of Hartford in the State of Connecticut, Duly appointed, Commission'd & Sworn, & that full faith & credit are to be given to his official acts as such Judge & Justice; and also that the Signature herein purporting to be his, is his Genuine Signature - In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 18. Day of August 1834 - 
/s/Richard S. Porter Clerk
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State of Connecticut
County of Hartford - } District of Granby ss - 
Personally appear'd in Open Court before the Court of Probate for the District of Granby now sitting, Thomas Griffin of Windsor in Hartford County aforesaid aged 73 years who after having been Duly Caution'd Deposeth & saith, that he well knew Isaac Eno of Simsbury in Hartford County an applicant for a Pension - & further that he well recollects that s'd Isaac Eno was Drafted as a private for a term of nine months towards the Latter part of the War of the Revolutionary War - the Deponent was then living in the Same place with the s'd Isaac and was Drafted at the same time - but the Deponent did not go into the service in this town but He had a substitute - owing to this Circumstance as he supposes he cannot recollect the Officers names 
/s/Thomas Griffin
Sworn & Subscrib'd the Day & Year aforesaid
before me /s/Joshua R. Jewett, Judge
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I Joshua R. Jewett Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Granby by aforesaid Do hereby certify that the within named, Thomas Griffin is a Disinterested & Credible Witness 
/s/Joshua R. Jewett Judge
[margin note: Mr. Griffin]
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State of Connecticut
County of Hartford - } District of Granby ss
Personally appear'd in Open Court before the Court of Probate for the District of Granby, now sitting, Oliver Eno of Granby in the County of Hartford aged 70 years, who after being duly caution'd - Deposeth & saith that he is a Brother of Isaac Eno of Simsbury in Hartford County an applicant for a Pension & that he well remembers that s'd Isaac was Drafted for a term of nine months in the War of the Revolution - & that s'd Isaac went from home & was gone from his father's House when he then serv'd the s'd term of nine months & as he verily believes was all that time with the Army - according to the best of his Recollection he says that s'd Isaac Went home in the spring or the fore part of the Summer of 1779. & Return'd home in the Spring of 1780. he Remembers s'd Isaac was gone During What is Commonly call'd the hard Winter - He does not Remember what officer he enlisted under, or what officers he served with - He further says that s'd Isaac Eno went to the north into the state of Vermont as a Soldier in the Revolutionary War & Was gone about Nine or ten months - he was not with him, but have heard him as well as others in this neighbourhood, frequently talk about my brother Isaac serving as a soldier in the Revolutionary War - 
/s/Oliver Eno
Sworn & Subscrib'd the Day & year aforesaid 
before me /s/Joshua  R. Jewett, Judge
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Isaac Eno adm'd Priors Co Bradley's Reg't
Nov'r 1st 1780 disch'd 15 Jany 1780
[court seal affixed]
I Joshua R. Jewett Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Granby aforesaid Do hereby certify the within nam'd Oliver Eno is a Disinterested & Credible Witness - 
/s/Joshua R. Jewett, Judge
[court seal affixed]
O Eno -
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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 ['Oliver Dickinson' crossed out] Isaac Eno which require further proof or explanation. 
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes 
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? [blank] 
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? no
V. *Has he mentioned 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? ['no' crossed out] No See quere 5
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? no
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the other under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes 
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? ['yes' crossed out] no
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? ['yes' crossed out] no 
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? ['yes' crossed out] no
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? ['yes' crossed out] 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 has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? [blank]
XIV. +If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? ['yes' crossed out]
If he has produced direct proof as to the service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? ['yes' crossed out] no
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? ['yes' crossed out] no 
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 applicant's service? yes
XVI. ↕Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes 
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? not all

EXPLANATORY NOTES. 
QUERE V. 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 in the 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______; and for such service I claim a pension.”
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the 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 they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn 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. 
+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 their affidavits the time of the claimants 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.
↕QUERE XVI. 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 pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
⇨ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany papers.
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['Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.' crossed out]
REJECTED [initials: own]
3356
P.O. Isaac Eno
Service: [blank]
Enlisted: [blank], 18[blank]
Discharged: [blank], 18[blank]
Application filed: [blank], 18[blank]
Alleges: [blank]
Re-enlisted: [blank]
Attorney: [blank]
P.O. [blank]
[blank] Recognized. [blank] Contract
[blank] Cert. of Dis. Searched for [blank], 18[blank].
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Let. to J R Jewell Aug 25, 1834
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State of Connecticut
County of Hartford } District of Granby ss - 
On this 18 Day of August 1834, Personally appear'd in open Court, before the Court of Probate for the District of Granby, now sitting, Isaac Eno, a Resident of Simsbury in the County aforesaid, aged Seventy three 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 pass'd June 7, 1832 - that he Enter'd the service of the United States under the following nam'd officers and serv'd as herein state, viz,
that in the year 1779, he belong'd to a Militia Company in s'd Simsbury, Commanded by Capt Lemuel Roberts, that in April of the year aforesaid he was drafted as a private for a term of Eight months, that he Enter'd, in Capt Ripley's(?) Company, & sent Ensign of New Hartford in Con't, the acting Sergeant's name was Lawrence, that he march'd from New Hartford aforesaid When he join'd the Company, thru Litchfield, Danbury & to Morristown in the State of New Jersey & was in Col'o Wyllys' Reg't as he believes that he was at Morristown During What is commonly call'd the hard Winter of 1780 - He Recollects that a Morristown he with the other soldiers were order'd to Cut Down an orchard of apple trees to make stockades or Breast Works to prevent the approach of the Enemy; that he Remain'd there untill the Latter part of January 1780 & then Rec'd a Written
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Discharge from his Commanding Officer, but s'd discharge is Lost & he cannot recollect the name of the Officer who sign'd it - & he Return'd home having serv'd in this term a time of not less than Eight months - 
He further Declares, that soon after he Return'd home from the aforesaid tour, he Went into the State of Vermont, to wit, in April 1780. When he Volunteer'd as a private for a term of Nine Months in Capt Blanchard's Company, in a Reg't commanded by a Col'o Allen Where he Remain'd Doing Duty in Garrison & Guarding against hostile Indians at Rutland & Fair Haven & other places on the northern frontier untill the forepart of January 1781, When he was Discharg'd & Return'd home, having serv'd in this town not less than Eight months - 
He Recollects While at Morristown of seeing General Washington several times, Gen Wayne & Col'o Cook
He further Declares that when call'd into service he was a Resident of Simsbury aforesaid when he has always lived, that he has no Documentary Evidence of his service & knows of no Living testimony he Can procure But what is Appended hereto - 
He states as the Reason why he has not sooner remember'd his application for a pension since his papers were return'd That the state of his health has been [illegible] untill Very late, that he was unable to attend to my business - 
He hereby relinquished Every claim whatever to a Pension or annuity, Except the present, and Declares
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that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency of any state - 
/s/isaac eno
Sworn & Subscrib'd the Day & year aforesaid} 
before me /s/Joshua R. Jewett Judge
And the Interrogatories prescrib'd by the Department of War & put by the Court the s'd Isaac Eno answers as follows 
1. that he was born in Simsbury aforesaid July 17, 1761 - 
2 - that his age is Recorded in Simsbury town Records
3 - that he Lives in Simsbury when call'd into service, where he Liv'd During the Revolutionary War, where he has liv'd since & where he now lives
4 - First tour he was Drafted - 2'd Volunteer - 
4 - He states that he knew Geo Washington at Morristown & that he saw Gen Wayne & a Col'o Cook & some of the Continental & field officers whose names he has forgotten  - 
6. He states that from the first tour he Rec'd a Written Discharge, but is lost & cannot now be found - 
7. He mentions the names of Elisha Phelps Esq, Ambrose Adams Esq - Lot Pinny Esq I Mr. Ainl Mitchinson as Persons who can testify to his Character for truth & veracity & their belief of his Revolutionary Services 
/s/isaac eno
Sworn & subscrib'd the Day & year aforesaid
before me /s/Joshua R. Jewett, Judge
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Personally appear'd before me the undersign'd, a Justice of the peace Within & for the County of Hartford in the State of Connecticut, Isaac Eno, who being duly sworn Deposeth & saith, that by Reason of old age & the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his Service, but according to his best Recollection he serv'd not less than the Periods mention'd below & in the following grades - 
In 1779-80 - for Eight months - as a private
In 1780-81 - for Eight months - as a private
and for such service he Claims a Pension
/s/isaac eno
Sworn & Subscrib'd the Day & year aforesaid - }
before me Joshua R. Jewett Justice of peace