Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42,825, for Samuel Laflin, Connecticut
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Conn.
Mass.
CONTENTS

Laflin, Samuel
NUMBER
S. 42.825
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3723
Albany N York
Vermont Roll
Samuel Laflin, 4
Durkee Rt.
private.
Connecticut Line
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
subscribed on the Roll of Vermont
at the rate of 8 
Dollars per month, to commence on
the 20 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 of Oct 1818 and sent to 
Frederick Bliss Esq
St. Albans Vermont

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818 'cc36.00
all'cc ending 4 Mar. 1819 48.00
4. 111 5/30
$84.00
{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
One year 1776
Anklin Vt
See
letter to Hon. A. Mann
July 29. 1837. do to same
Aug 28 1837
Letter to Pen Agt 12 Sept 1837
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Frederick Bliss Esq
Judge,
St. Albans, Franklin
County, Vermont
Samuel Foster,
Connecticut & Mass
lines -
Revolutionary Claim,
=
Not found on the Connt.
or Massachusetts Rolls-
The testimony oath,
of two or more disinterested
and credible persons, proving
the service stated by the
applicant is required, in
lien thereof. The evidence
of the claimants reduced
circumstances, is deemed
sufficient.
Additional evidence
See letters
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State of Vermont
Franklin County 

On this 20 April 1818
Personally appeard before me the
Subscriber one of the Judges of the
County Court within and for the County
and Abraham Laflin of Georgia who
being duly sworn deposes and say
that he is personally acquainted with
Samuel Laflin, Georgia who is his brother
whose declaration is hereunto annexed and further depose that in the last of the year 1775, or beginning 1776
this deponent enlisted into Captain Grovers Company and Col Dunker's Reg. Gen Putnam's Brigade for the term of one year my brother Samuel Laflin enlisted at the same time of this depondent
in the same Company & Regt for  the term of
one year and served out the period of
he enlistment, or the full time of one year
and was discharged at the sametime as this depondent  this deponent further says that
was knowing to Samuel Laflin, enlisting for three years
in the month, January 1782 and was
remained in Service until the close of the
war this depondent frequently heard from
him while in Service the last term of his enlistment and has no doubt
of his being in service the whole of said time
and further say not Abraham Laflin
I hereby certify that the
deposition in my opinion
is a credible with
Fred Bliss afst Judge of Franklin County
Court
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State of Vermont. On this 20 April of 1818 before Franklin  County ss me the subscriber one of the Judges of
the County Court within and for the
County of Franklin personally appeared
Samuel Laflen aged Sixty one years resident in
George in the County and State aforesaid who being
in first duly sworn according to law, doth on his
oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitle
an act to provide for persons engaged in the land and
Naval service of the United States in the
Revolutionary War that he the said Samuel
Laflin, that of the last of December or the first of January 1776 he enlisted at Union in the State of Connecticut
to Capt. Governor's Company in Colonel Drakes Regt Putnam's Brigade to serve for the term of 
one year, he continued to serve in said corps
in the service of the United States for the full term
of one year, and until the 28th day of December 1776 and he was honorably discharged from the
Term of the United States at a place about four miles
above at Trenton, State of New Jersey. In the
Month of January 1782 at Upton in the
State Massachusetts this deponent enlisted
cape the company commanded by Captain
James Tisdale, in Col. William Hulls Regt for the
term of three years this deponent continued to
serve in said corps or in the service of the United States
until the close the war when he was discharge
at Westpoint 8 January 1784  Hehad a written discharge
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he let John Ives have it to procure two suits of Clothes to
which I was entitled and what has become of the discharge
of him this deponent does not know-- This deponent
is now in reduced circumstances and stands in
need of the assistance of his country for support
and that he has no other evidence now in his power
of his said services except the deposition of his
Brother Abraham Laflin which is hereunto
annexed
Samuel Laflin
Sworn to and declared
herefore on the day and
year aforesaid
Frederic Bliss asst Judge of the County Court
within the County of Franklin & State of Vermont  do certify that it appears
to my satisfaction that the said Samuel Laflin had serve in the
revolutionary war in Continental establishment for the full term 
of nine months as one period of service as stated in the
preceding declaration against the common enemy and from my
or personal knowledge. I know that he is in reduced Circumstance
and stand in need of assistance of his country for support and also that the Court over which I preside in a Court of Record
and I hereby certify the same and I now transmit the
proceedings and testimony taken I had before me to the
Secretary for the department of War pursuant to the declaration
of the before mentioned act of Congress
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this
15 day of May AD 1818
Frederic Bless Asst Judge of Franklin County Court
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Samuel Laflin
Declaration
Copy of Record
3723
Continue


berance
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Revolutionary Claim, under Act of Congress, May 1, 1820.
STATE OF VERMOND
Franklin COuny, ss
Supreme Court  [illegible] Term 1820
on this Eleventh day of July 
1820 personally appeared in open Court, being the Supreme Court of said State for the County of Franklin and a Court of Record for said State & County. having the Power of fine and Impress Samuel Laflin aged 63 years, resident in Georgia in said County, who being duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war, as follows:-
I enlisted in December 1775 under Capt. Georens in Col. Durkees Regiment in the Connecticut line served one year and was discharged that I enlisted in the year 1782 under Capt. Tisdall Col Hulls Regiment in the Massachusetts line and served till 1784 when I was discharged by Col Saml Millens on west Point that my original declaration is dated April 20th 1818 m Pension Certificate is numbered 3723

And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on teh 18th day of Marc, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congres,[sic] entitled "An act 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 that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts, or debts, sue to me: nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
Sixty five acres of land purchased of Robert Bowne in November [illegible] for which I fave my note for the sum of two hundred dollars and the land has been mortgaged for the payment of said note and is now holden nothing having been paid one cow one two year old heifer one old mare & cold 7 sheep & 2 lambs three small swine one
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in November
for which have my note for the Sum of  hundred dollars and the land has been mortgaged for the payment of said notes
and is now holden nothing having been paid one cow one two years
old heifer one old mare & colt 7 Sheep & 2 lambs three small swine one
five pail Kettle 6 chairs one pine Table some small articles of crockery &c
of small value
I have no debts me and owe thirty or forty dollars.
I am a farmer by occupation am infirm and unable to do much
labor my wife is aged fifty eight in a State of Ill health and mental
derangment a daughter Cunda aged 22 years in health and able to
labour Polly aged unwell and unable to do much labour James
a Son aged 15 years able to labour
Saml Laflin
Sworn to and declared on the
11th day of July 1820
Before the Court Attest Horace Janes Clerk
STATE OF VERMONT
Franklin COUNTY I, Horace Janes
Clerk of the Supreme Court
, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are
truly copied from the record of 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 seventy three free from debt Nothing
dollars and -- cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
the seal of the said court, on this 18th day of July
1820
Horace Janes
I further certify that the real estate in the above Schedule was considered of no value (by the Court) free of Incumberance
Horace Janes clerk
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application for a Transfer
County of Herkimer State of New York. ss.
On this fourth day of September 1837 before me
the subscriber a Justice of the peace for the
said County of Herkimer personally appeared
Samuel Laflin who on his oath declares that
he is the same person who formerly belonged
to the company commanded by
Captain
Mann in the Regiment Comanded by
Colonel Durkee in the service of the United States
that his name was placed on the
pension roll of the State of Vermont from
whence he has lately removed, that he now
resides
in the State of New York where
he intends to remain & wishes his pension
to be there payable in future the
following are his reasons for removing
from Georgia Vermont to Herkimer New York
Because of his being now a single man & the
removal of his children to Herkimer New
& his desire to be near them


Sworn & subscribed to before
me the day & year aforesaid Samuel Laflin
Andrew Joslin
Jus Pacis
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Herkimer County New York St
September four of 1837
Personally appears
before me Andrew Joslin one of the Justices of
the peace in & for the County of Herkimer
Samuel Laflin & makes oath that he believe
the foregoing swares Samuel Safling to be the
person described in the affidavit
Andrew Joslin
Jus, Pacis

Herkimer County New York.
September 4th 1837

I certify that the above sworn James Laflin is a person of good character   to the best of my knowledge & belief
Andrew Joslin
Jus. Pacis

State of New York
Herkimer County
Clerks Office ss
I John Dyer Clerk of said
County do hereby certify that Andrew
Joslin Esqr before whom the foregoing
affidavit purpose to have been taken
was in the date thereof one of the Justices
of the peace in and for said County duly Elected and
qualified and that I am well acquainted with
the hand writing of said Justice and verily believe
the above signatures to be genuine
Given under my hand and the seal of said
County this 4th day of September 1837
J Dysert Clerk
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Sir
Frankfort N.Y
7th Sept 1837
Please to order
the transfer
of Samuel
Laflin from the
Vermont to the New York agency
& give me notice
in order that he may obtain
payment due are 4th Septent
at Albany
Your assured friend
L Edwards Esq
A. Mann Jr
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section  M.C.S.
Mrs. R. J. Staff
Northfield
Minn.
Madam:
April 9, 1926
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War
pension claim, S. 42825, it appears that SAMUEL LAFLIN enlisted at
Union
Union, Connecticut, late in December, 1775, and served as private in
Captains Grosvenor's and Manning's Companies, Colonel Durkee's Connecticut
Regiment, and was discharged December 26, 1776. He enlisted
in January, 1782, as private in Captain James Tisdale's Company,
Colonel William Hull's Massachusetts Regiment, and was discharged
January 8, 1784.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 30,
1818, at which time he was a resident of Georgia, Franklin County,
Vermont, aged sixty-one years.
In 1820 he referred to his wife (name not stated), aged fifty
eight, and also referred to the following children: Crinda, aged twenty
two, Polly, aged eighteen, and James, aged fifteen years.
In 1837 the soldier was a resident of Herkimer, New York, and stated
that he had moved there from Georgia, Vermont, to be near his children but
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he did not state their names. His wife was then dead.
He died in the fall of 1837.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner
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26.00
30
87.23
 8.82
87.55
21-
7.09
165.00
5.30
13.41
45.00
10
6.06
5.00
924
135
X
61.03
334.48
568.44
815.56
1779.51
200
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State of Vermont
Franklin County
this 18th day of September
Personally appeared before me
the undersigned and of the Judges of
County Court within and for the County of
Franklin and State of Vermont Zacharia
Smith of Georgia County & State of us and
a credible witness to me well known
.
who being by me first duly sworn depose and says, that he is personally
acquainted with Samuel Laflin

who served in the Conn company &
Regiment with line in the Revolutionary
War that the said Zachariah Smith
further depose and says that in the
month of January 1776 he enlisted
into Captain Ephraim Manning's Company
in Col Durkins Regt Commanded line
that he was personally acquainted with Samuel
Laflin who belonged to Capt Grosvenor's Company in 
Col Dunker's Regiment and after Caption
Grosvenor was promoted the same Samuel
Laflin was arranged into Captain Manning Company
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and served in Captain Manning Company with
this deponent until we were discharged, both
being discharged at the same time at
place a few miles from Trenton be notes
the peace was called Newton, but is not positive
The deponent knows the sd Samuel Laflin
enlisted for the term of one year and
knows be faithfully served unto the preced
of his enlistment and was honorably
discharged
Zachariah Smith
Seven and Subscribed before
this 18th day of September
AD 1818. And I further certify
the deponent is a credible
Witness
Frederic Bliss assistant Judge
of Franklin County Court
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Transf to Albany N.York
4. March 1807-- Sept 6 1837
Dep. Sce let to W.W. Mann 
M2S. 1837
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To the Honourable Secretary of war
of the United States
the subscribers having been informed that
Samuel Laflin of Georgia in the County of
Franklin and State of Vermont is not entered
on the pension list roll under the United States
Law of May first - AD 1820 and supposing
That the sd Samuel Laflin's application has been
rejected on account of some mistake or
misunderstanding of the sd Samuel Schedule of
property - do beg leave to make the following
Statement of facts to wit
first that the sd Samuel is infirm by reason of
age that he could not support himself & wife by his labour
2nd That he has no person or persons ---
to his family on whom he can depend for support
3rd That his wife has been in such state of
mental derangement for about ten months
part as to require the whole time and attention
of one person all of the time and Two persons
a great part of the time to take care of her
so as to prevent her from destroying every thing
within her reach
4th
That his landed property is of no value to him
it having been & now being mortgaged for
more than it is worth and the possession of
of it which he now holds by the mercy of the
Mortgagee being of very little if any benefit to
him. S_ land lying in a remote corner of the town being hilly rocky stony & without fence
5th That it is our full belief that he has not property real and personal sufficient to maintain himself & family six months if it could all be appropriated to that use
and
6th That he is owing debts to considerable
amount which he has no means of paying
and if he should be called on in a legal way
for payment, he must unavoidably go to gual
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and leave his poor delirious wife untill he
in
come out by taking the benefit of our
Law made for the relief of poor Debtors
that we fully believe all of the above facts
we are ready to verify by our oath
Joel Barber Junr Justice of the peace Georgia
Elijah
Baker Constitute of Georgia
Stephen Dunton
Select man of Georgia
Shimnie Holmes Sheriff of the County of Franklin
Walter Colton
Hezekiah Mead Justice of the Peace George
Hercules Washburn Physician of Georgia
Frederic Bliss
Joshua Doane
Solomon
Bliss select man
-
State of Vermont ⎬
Franklin County
J. Horan Janes Clerk of the ----
& County Court within & for the County
of Franklin aforesaid do hereby Certify
to all whom it may concern that
Joel Barber Junr & Hezekiah Mead
two of the subscriber to the foregoing
statement are Justices of the Peace
& that Shimnie Holmes another of the
Subscribers as above is high Sherriff within & for the
said County of Franklin - In Testimony Whereof I
have hereunto set my name & affixed the Public Seal
of said Supreme Court at St Albans this 17th day of April
D. 1821-
Horace Janes Clerk
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The original name was Mc Laflin but I think the man was drafted before the Revolutionary War



Northfield Minn.
United States Bureau of Pension
Feb 22nd 1926
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir
We are trying to trace the
record of my Great Grandfather, whom
know was a Revolutionary soldier,
but our difficulty is
while from my Grand
mother have heard the stones of the
battles he was in, we do not put his
given name, I mailed to the Clerk of Court
at Fairfax, and she said there was 
two pensions from Franklin Co. in 1818, whose
names were Abner and Samuel Loflin and it has
been suggested to me that as they were pensioners
, the names of some of the children might
be given. The names of two of the children
were Samuel and Polly (my grandmother)
I would like also to know if there
are any pensioners
from Franklin o. named 
Wilkins, one of whose children was Kendall
(my grandfather) 
I ask Very Respectfully
Mrs. R. J. Staff
Northfield Minn
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1926 Of g.his to
Mrs. R.J. Stapf USA


42825
INVALID.
Revy

Samuel Laflin
Pri Rev War

Act: 18 March 18
Index Vol. 3 Page 287

[Arrangement of 1870]
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Frankfort Herkimer County New York
November 20th 1837


Hon
J. L. Edwards
Court xe
Sir

By direction of my father Alijah
Mann Jr late
representative I write
requesting you
to enclose me the blanks & necessary instructions
to procure the arrearages of the pension of a deceased
Revolutionary soldier, Samuel Laflin decd lately transfered to the
Albany agency
I have the honor to be
Respectfully
Your Obt Sert
Wm. W. Mann
administrator of ┃
of
Samuel Laffin decd

Hon. J.L. Edwards
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Sir
Bank of Darlington
Sept, 16, 1837
In answer to your enquiry of the 19th
with
I inform you that Samuel Laflin, a
pensioner on the roll of this agency at the rate of
Eight dollars per month, under the act of March
18, 1818, was last paid here to the 4th of March 1837

I am very respectfully
Your Obt Serv
E.T. Englesby 
& Agent for pay of pens
J L Edwards Esq
Coms of Pensions
pr Wm Weston
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Aug 28
Saml Laflin

Free
Hon J. L. Edwards
of
John
Pension office
Washington
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Frankfort N.Y
L Edwards Esq
Aug 24. 1837
Sir
some time since
made an application for
the transfer of Samuel Laflin
from the Vermont pension Agency
to the Albany Agency & have not
yet your reply & fear it may
have miscarried,
Will you
please to favor me with the answer
directed as above
Your assured friend
A. Mann Jr
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July 28
of

Farr A. Mann
J.L. Edwards Esq
Comr 26

Washington
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Frankfort N.Y.
Sir
24 July 1837
Mr Samuel Laflin a pensioner
on the roll (by Certificate now before
me dated 27 April 1821) payable
at the Vermont agency wishes
to be transfered to the New York
agency (at Albany). Will you
please to give an order to that
effect or inform me what papers
(Send blanks) are necessary to file
to accomplish the old man's wish
Yours very truly
A. Mann Jr
J. L. Edwards Esq
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I Samuel Laflin of Georgia in the County of Franklin and
State of Vermont aged 64 years do testify & say that I am the same
Samuel Laflin Inscribed on the Pension Roll of the Revolutionary
Pensioners of the United States in the District of Stanforth & that I had a pension Certificate
which was numbered 3723-- & I further say that my said Pension
Certificate was burnt & destroyed together with my pocket Book &
some other papers some time in month of January last by my
wife who has been distracted or Crazy for about Eleven months
past a great part of which time she has been Raving distracted
Burning & Destroying everything that she can get hold of & in
consequence of which I am in a Distressed situation as it requires
one person constantly night & day & a great part of the time it Requires two & some times three persons to take care of her--
Samuel Laflin
State of Vermont  Be it Remembered that at St Albany in the
Franklin County ss ⎬ County of Franklin aforesaid Personally
appeared the above named Samuel Laflin
& after being Carefully Examined and duly cautioned made Solemn
oath that the facts stated in the above affidavit by him subscribed
are literally & Strictly True. Sworn & Subscribed on this 17th
day of April 1821 Before me Jonathan James Jus Peace
State of Vermont
I Horace James Clerk of the Supreme and
Franklin County ss
County Court within & for the County of
Franklin aforesaid do hereby certify that
Jonathan James the subscribing Authority to
the above Oath, was & is a Justice of the
Peace legally appointed & Sworn to that
office, & as such is Authorized to administer
oaths & that the above certificate is in
his own proper hand writing & that the same is in legal form
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my name and
affixed the Public Seal of the said Supreme Court at Alban
this 17th day of April 1821
Horace Janes Clerk -
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St. Albans April 17th 1821
Hon. John C Calhoun
Sec. of War
is you will observe by the foregoing
application of Mr. Sam Laflin that he has lost
his original Pension Certificate and wishes a new
one sent on - he also has sent a certificate from
the Civil authority stating to you his situation
if there should be any doubt respecting his
circumstances-- yours respectfully
Horace Janes
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State of Vermont ⎬ I Horace Janes Clerk of the
-
Franklin County ⎬ County aforesaid do herby certify
that Fredrick Bliss Esq before whom
the annexed declaration of Samuel
Laflin and the deposition of Abraham
Laflin were made was at the date
thereof
and now is a Judge of the County
Court within and for the County of Franklin
State of Vermont duly qualified for
that herefor acting under the
authority
of this state and his name
Subscribed thereto is his own proper
nature, and also that the said County
Court on which he presides is a
Court of Record
In testimony wherof I have hereunto set my hand
and seal of this County of Franklin this
12th day of May AD 1818
Horace Janes Clerk