Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3459, Adonijah Fasset, Conn
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Conn
Fasset, Adonijah  R. 3459
Fassett

Anna
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2412
Declaration of Anna Fassett
N.H.
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the third section of the Act of Congress of the 4th of July 1836
State of New Hampshire
Cheshire County
On this sixth day of June AD 1837 before Mr. Fredrick Vose, Judge of Probate for said county personally appeared Anna Fassett, aged eighty one years, a resident of Winchester in said county, who being first duly sworn according to her death on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by Act of Congress padded July 4, 1836.
That she is the widow of Adonijah Fassett late of said Winchester deceased who was a private in the army of the Revolution and served as follows - 
1. In the year 1776, after my marriage with him he was drafter and served in Captain Joseph Abbotts company of the Connecticut Militia - he went from Brooklyn in Connecticut where we lived and as I understood from him went to New Jersey - was absent according to my best recollection three months - though I cannot state the precise time.
2. At the close of the same year after having been at home but a few days he marched in Captain Abbotts company to Providence and remained there through the winter. The precise term of this [unknown] I cannot state. I think it was not less than three, nor over four months.
She further declares that she was married to the said Adoniyah Fallett on the 28 July 1776 - that her maiden name was Anna Allen. That her said Husband died February 7, 1827, and that she has remained a widow ever since. That
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Service                                       Number

Conn      Fasset, Adonijah     R. 3459

or

Fassett,

Anna
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Contents
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State of New Hampshire

Cheshire County S.S. [underlined]

J. Henry Coolidge Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for the county of Cheshire certify [certifies] that Frederik Vose was on the 6 day of June last past  – and still is Justice of the Peace within and for the county of Cheshire duly commisioned [commissioned] and qualified and that his name within written is his genuine signature

In witnes [witness] whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixice [affix] the seal of said Court at Keene the third day of August AD. 1837.

H. Coolidge, Clerk [underlined]
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I Joab Fassett of Brooklyn in the County of Windham & State of Connecticut, having engaged according to law, depose and say that I am in the 75th year of my age & that I well recollect that during the revolutionary war that in the year 1776 [crossed out] my brother Adonijah Fassett then of said Brooklyn but late deceased in the Town of Winchester & State of New Hampshire was drafted in the Militia service & went to New Jersey in the company of Capt Joseph Abbott & Performed a tour of duty of three months & then returned home to said Brooklyn. Soon after his return in the month of December 1776 the same year my brother Adonijah performed another tour of duty in the militia under Capt Joseph Abbott at Providence in the State of Rhode Island. He left home according to the best of my recolection about the first of December, & returned some time in the spring of the year 1777 after being absent three or four months in his last tour I well recollect the time when my brother Adonijah was reputed to have been married to Anna Allen altho I was not present at the marriage _ It was in the month of July 1776 that my brother Adonijah was married, and I well remember that he brought his reputed wife home to my Fathers in said Brooklyn & that she remained at the house while he was absent in the revolutionary army at New Jersey & Providence & further the deponent saith not__ Joab Fassett

State of Connecticut
Windham County Ss} On the 29th day of May 1839 personally appeared the above named  Joab
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Fassett and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed. And I further certify that I am well acquainted with said Joab Fassett & I know him to be a person of veracity
Uriel Fuller Justice of the Peace
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I Jonathan Cady of Brooklyn in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut being engaged according to law, depose and say that I am in the eighty-fourth year of my age; that according to my best recollection in the year 1776 I was drafted to go to Providence in the revolutionary service in the Militia Company commanded by Capt. Joseph Abbott, that Adonijah Fassett then of said Brooklyn, was in the same company, that we went to Providence & there remained in the service three or four months; when I enlisted in the continental service & soon went to the White Plains in the State of New York. According to my best recollection the said Adonijah Fassett was with me in the same company all the time I was at Providence in the State of Rhode Island & the said Fassett served in the capacity of Cook. I further depose & say that at former period I served another tour of three months under the same Captain in the State of New Jersey & that the said Adonijah was with me during the whole of said term in the same company & returned with me when we were discharged & further the deponint saith not.  
Jonathan Cady X his mark

State of Connecticut
Windham County
On the 29th of May [illegible] personally appeared before the Subscribers [?] to have recorded Jonathan Cady who made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed. And I further certify that I am well acquainted with the above named deponint.
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and believe him to be a person of veracity.
Uriel Fuller Justice of the Peace
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I hereby certify, that in the book of records of the 1st Trinitarian church of Brooklyn Cty (which records have been kept with care, from the commencement of the church) in the list of marriages kept by the Rev. Dr. Whitney, it is found recorded; that in July 28th, 1776, Adonijah Fasset, [illegible], was married to Anna Allen.
Attest, George J. Tillotson
Pastor of the 1st Trinitarian church, Brooklyn Co.
Brooklyn Co.
May 30th 1837 

State of Connecticut
Windham County Ss} On this. 30th day of May personally appeared the above named George J. Tillotson & made solemn oath to the truth of the above certificate by him subscribed. And I further certify that I know him to be the Pastor of the Trinitarian Church in Brooklyn & that he is a person of veracity
Uriel Fuller Justice of the Peace

State of Connecticut
Windham County [illegible] a Clerk of County Court
I, Uriel Fuller Clerk of the County Court in the County of Windham do certify that Uriel Fuller  [illegible] before whom the foregoing depositions & certificates were sworn, is a Justice of the Peace for said County duly commissioned and sworn that his Commission bears date on the 3rd day of June 1836 & will expire on the [illegible] day of June 183 [illegible]. And that the signature purported to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of the Court and subscribed my name this 30th day of May Anno Domini 1837 [illegible]
Uriel Fuller Clerk
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1854
Lewis Fassett
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State of N Hampshire
A[illegible]t  October 23 1854
F E Hassler Esq  Dear sir_ being one of the heirs of Anna Fassett late of Winchester deceased I write you respecting the pension that may be obtained as one of her heirs I read your circular about that: [illegible] last but have not written you on the subject as I had previously informed Mr S M Knight of Washington [?] City and paid him five Dollars in advance_ but have not learnt any thing from him nor heard from him for more than a year if there is pension money due her heirs by any of the late Acts of Congress I should like your assistance in looking up the buisness_I do not know but Mr Knight has done all that can be done in the case certainly he has neglected to inform me of the result of his case The last letter from him gave me to understand that it would come up in course of buisness as each case had it turns that it was then before the department waiting its turn Since that letter Augt 3d. 1853. have not heard from him—neither has he answered my letters
Respectfully yours Lewis Fassett
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RECORD DIVISION. 3–525
[illegible] DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D.C. ,....., 19...
In reply to your request of......, received.....
for a statement of the military history of Adonijah Fasset or Fassett a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
[Column headings left to right]
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT
1776 
[illegible] 1776 
LENGTH OF SERVICE
3 mos
3 or 4 mos
RANK.
Pvt.
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED
CAPTAIN.
Joseph Abbott
Joseph Abbott
 COLONEL.

Battles engaged in, ..... 
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Brooklyn Conn
Date of application for pension, June 6 18 [illegible]
Residence at date of application, [illegible] [illegible] Co N.H.
Age at date of application, [illegible] old
Remarks : Soldier married July [illegible] 1776 Anna Allen. He died Febry 1827. Lewis Fassett was a [illegible]* [illegible]
Very respectfully,
[illegible]
Commissioner
*Her [illegible]
6—2856
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[crossed out] 1912 June 24.
Hist. [illegible] Mabel C. Burns. V.L.M.
3459
P.O.
Anna Fassett
Service:
Enlisted:____,18
Discharged:____,18
REJECTED [stamp superimposed]
Application filed:____,18
1852 Printed Book Rejected and suspended Pensions gives Reasons for rejection 
Alleges: "He did not serve six months"
Re-enlisted:___
Attorney:___
P.O.___
___ Recognized. ___Contract.
___ Cert. of Dis. Searched for___, 18.
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Rejected.
in ref to Ths M Edward
Aug. 14, 1837.
N.H—
July 4, 1836
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1929 Nelson St. Chicago, June 17, 1912
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir,
Will you kindly let me know if you have any record in your department of Adonijah Fassett or Fasset.
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in Revolutionary War. He was either from Vermont or New Hampshire. I have written War Dept., and they referred me to you.
Yours truly,
Mabel C. Burns
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Anna Fassett. Rjd
Act July 4th 1836 — NH.
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State of New Hampshire
County of Cheshire

Be it known, that on this sixth day of November A.D. 1852 before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Lewis Fassett the son and Legal Representation of Anna Fassett, resident of Winchester N.H. in said County and made oath according to law that he is the legal Representation of Anna Fassett widow of Adonijah Fassett who was a soldier in the year of the Revolution, and has heretofore made application for the benefit of the Pension Act of [ ] that she is directly interested as a claimant in said pension and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.
Countermanding and revoking all Powers of Attorney, and authority heretofore given, I hereby constitute and appoint Samuel M. Knight, of Washington City, my true and lawful Attorney, to prosecute the claim of Anna Fassett widow of Adonijah for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or increase of Pension that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said Attorney to examine all papers or documents in relation to said claim on file in the Department at Washington City, or elsewhere, to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive for my exclusive benefit, the certificate which may be issued for said claim, which certificate I wish made payable at the Washington City, D.C. Agency; to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed, and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises.
Lewis Fassett

Sworn to, Subscribed and Acknowledged before me the day and year above written, and I hereby certify that I believe the said Lewis Fassett to be directly interested in said claim as set forth, and to be the identical party therein alleged.

Horace Chapin, Justice of the Peace