Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 16,339, for John Mattoon, New York
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SERVICE
New York

Mattoon, Jon
Chloe

NUMBER
W.16,339

CONTENTS
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Albany
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2. 176
Chloe Mattoon
widow of John Mattoon
who died on the 7. Decr 1812
of Genesee Co. in the State of N. York
who was a Corporal in the company commanded
by Captain Pruett
of the Regt. commanded
by Col. Van Ness in the N. York
line for 11 months & 7 days NY
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany
at the rate of 41 Dollars 00. Cents per ann
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 day of July
1838 and sent to Hon. W.
Patterson, A. R.
Arrears to the 4th of March 38, 287.56
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sep. 20 54
$308.10
Revolutionary Claim,
Act July 4, 1836,
Section the 3}
Recorded by D. BrownvvClerk
Book A Vol. 2 Page 113

[Handwritten text to the right]
Letter to Horace U. [illegible]  18 Sept '38
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Chloe Mattoon of Darion- widow of John Mattoon 
who died December 1812 at Locke, Cayuga County
N.J. and left his widow who has never since been
married. Married 24 April 1770 born 30 May
1749 in Hebron in the Society of Gilead Ct
Hartford County
by Rev. Elijah Lothrop at the
time of entering said land in Spencertown, N.Y.
enlisted on and went into service when witness
was 26 years old and on the 1st June 1775 and
came home on the 1st April 1776-
and served
of Claverick
as orderly Sargeant - Col Van Ness Capt
Joel Pratt from Spencertown
Name before marriage, Chloe Townsend
he was out a number of times in alarms
James Moore, Darien
Recd of Mr Moore five Dollars.
Oct 17. 1837 wrote to P Hebron for certificate of marriage
1837
1749
88
John M. Clark Rochester, has been acquainted with
the widow since the death of her husband,
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Signature of Chloe Mattoon

I, Hence M. Soper Clerk of the said County of Genesee in
the State of New York, do certify and state that the
within is the memorandum which I made at the
time of the first application of Chloe Mattoon to
me for assistance in procuring a pension for her
and that I subsequently mode to Hebron Co. for
information and procured the annexed certificate.
The old lady is a remarkable man of excellent
memory, inquest health and very cheerful. She is
active and spry and I think her a very extraordinary woman 
and believe her statements are entitled
to the most implicit faith.
[illegible]  Feby 6. 1838
[signature illegible]  Clerk,
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Hebron Ct
Oct 28th
fees
Abner Hinder
(Past?)Muster

[Illegible]
Batavia
Genesee County
NYork

{test written upside down]
Chloe Toon
Pension 
Certificate
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This certifies that John [illegible] and Chloe Townsend were united in Marriage in the month of April 1770 by the Rev. Elijah Lathrop as appears by the records of the Church of Gilead
kept by said Elijah Lathrop
Charles Nicols  Pastor of said Church

State of Connecticut
Tolland County ss.  Hebron
Be it know that on this 28th day of October 1837 Personally appeared Charles Nichols & made oath that the foregoing certificate bt him subscribed is a true copy of the church records [of is crossed out] in the Parish of Gilead in the Town of Hebron and I certify that the said Charles Nichols is a person well known to me is pastor of the Church and Parish of said Gilead and has the care and custody of the church. Records of said Parrish & full faith & credit is to be given to them a such.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office the day & year above written
Signature of Abner (Henelle?)
Notary Public
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Hebron  Oct 20th 1837
W. [illegble] Esq

Sir
Your favour 17th Inst was duly received I serched the Town Record in [illegible] for the record of the marriage you sought  I then made inquiry of the most aged people who said they knew the woman before her marriage & that her husband name was Toon instead of Mutoon as you stated. I then looked again but could not find that name
pm {illegible] I then went to [illegible] & found the record as I have it which I have [illegible] according to the fomrs accepted at the pension Office, Washington where I have often been on the Pension business.= The record has not the day of the month as it is no where inserted in the records only the month & year are given  I shall charge you three dollars which you may remit by Mail. {Illegible] the charge would by five but three will answer for Pension.
Your Obt Servt
Signature of Abner Hendee
PM Hebron
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State of New York
Monore County SS:
John M. Clark of the city of Rochester in the the county of Monroe, being duly [illegible], doth depose and say that he has been reaquainted with Chloe Mattoon, now of Darien in the county of Genesee and widow of John Mattoon, deceased, since the death of her said husband and that she has never been married since the death of her said husband, and further thus dependent  [illegible] and subscribed
this 21st day of February 1838
before me, and I certify that
John M. Clark who has taken
the above affidavit a credible
person and that his statements
entitled to credit - 
Signature of John M Clark

Subscribed sworn this 21st day of
February 1838 before me
Edward Barnard P.F.

State of New York
Monroe County Clerks Office ss.
I certify that Edward Barnard Esquire before whom the affidavit purports to have been taken was at the time of letting the same a Justice of the same peace in and for the County aforesaid authorized by law to take the same; and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe the signature [to said affidavit is genuine.
In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of said county this 21st day of February AD. 1838
Ephraim Goss Clerk
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[Handwritten text to left]
3547.
Chloe Mattoon
Widow
Pension Paper
[words crossed out]
[Handwritten text to right]
3547.
Chloe Mattoon
widow of John
NY
[illegible]
Capt Joe Praite 
John Mattoon Conf
Est 23 afe - [illegible]
10th Oct. 1775-5-17
Admitted no
Corpol - 11 of 7 days

Hon. W. Patterson
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Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the 3d Section of the
Act of Congress of the 4th of July 1836.
State of New York
Genesee County ⎬ SS.
On this sixth day of February in the
year one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight, personally
appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of Common
Pleas of the County of Genesee, Chloe Matton, a resident of
the town of Davies in the said County of Genesee and State
aforesaid, aged Eighty Eight years, who, being first duly
sworn, according to law, doth on her oath, make the following
declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision
made by the act of Congress passed July 4th 1836: That she
is the widow of John Mattoon, who was an orderly Sargent
in the army in the Revolutionary war. That her husband
sometime in the month of May in the year 1775 enlisted at
Spencertown in the State of New York in the army to serve until
the 15th January 1776. That he served in the Regiment
commanded by Col. Van Ness, of Claverick, that his Captain
was Joel Pratt, from Spencertown - That at the time of
the expiration of his service, his company was stationed at
St. Johns, and on account of the weather, the lake not
being navigable or frozen over to permit crossing upon the
ice, her husband was obliged to re-enlist and did serve
until the first April 1776. That this Dependent learned the
above particulars from her husband and are the principal
part of what she can recollect.
She further declares that she was married to
the said John Mattoon on the 24th day of April in the
year 1770. That her name before her marriage was Chloe
Townsend that she was born on the 30th day of May 1749
in Hebron in the society of Gilead, Ct. and was married
there of the Rev. Elijah Lathrop. That her husband
at the time of their marriage and previous thereto among
his neighbors, was usually called Toon and she believes
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that many supposed that was his real name, but she says
and delcares that after they removed to Spencertown which
as about three years after they were married, her husband
always went by his right name -
And she further declares that her husband,
the aforesaid John Mattoon, died on the 7th December 1812
at the town of Locke in the county of [illegible] and state of New York - that she has remained a widow ever since
that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the 
proof here too annexed,

Chloe Mattoon
Sworn and subscribed in a plea
court on the 6th February 1835
[illegible], Clerk of Genesee County
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State of New York
County of Genesee ⎬S.S.

Clarinda Moore, of the town of
Darion in the said County of Genesee, being duly sworn deposes
and says, that she is aged fifty four years, and is the
daughter of Chloe Mattoon, the person who has made
and sworn to the annexed Declaration, and that she
has been so situated that if the said Chloe Mattoon had 
been married since the death of her first husband, John
Matoon, She should in all probability have known it
and that she verily believes the said Chloe Matoon has
remained a widow since the death of her husband
the said John Matoon.
Sworn and Subscribed
this 6th day of Feby 1838
in open Court
her Clarinda Moore
X
mark
[illegible], Clerk of Genesee County
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion
after the investigation of the matter that the afore
named John Mattoon was a Revolutionary soldier and
that the said Chloe Mattoon is his surviving widow and
has not been married since the death of the said John
Matton: And the Court further certifies that it appears
to them that the said Clarinda Moore who has made
and subscribed the foregoing affidavit is a credible person
and that her statement is entitled to credit-
William Mitchell
Charles Danforth
A. Stevens
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State of New York
Genesse County } S.S.

J. Horace the [illegible] Clerk of the [illegible]
court of Common Pleas do hereby certify
that the [illegible] contain the rightous
proceedings of the said court in the 
matter of the application of Chloe
Mattoon for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereto
set my hand and seal of office this
6th day of Februrary 1838

W. M. [illegible] Clerk
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16339 - wid

3-068
(Old No. 3-649)

Bureau of Pensions

John Mattoon

Feby 6, 1838-88
[illegible], Genesee Co NY

May, 75, Spencertown N.Y.
Capt Joel Pratt
Col Van Ness
Pvt 11 m

M. Chloe Townsend
[illegible] 1770,  Hebron Conn
D. Dec 7, 1802 [illegible] N.Y.
No [illegible]
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Rev
Widow & c.

File No. 16339
Chloe Mattoon
Widow of
John Mattoon
Pri. Rev War
Act July 4 86
Index: Vol. [illegible], page 8
Arrangement of 1870
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Mch 21, 1905 His to
H.B. Ferris - Chicago [illegible]
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[Sideways text]
In at NY  Sept 17

{imprint of stamp]
Batavia
Sept 12 N.Y. 

FREE
Hon J. L. Edwards
Com. of Pensions
War Department
Washington
D.ofC.
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Batavia  Sept. 11 1831
Dear Sir 
Some time last spring I sent [illegible] papers in case of the application of Chloe Mattoon. I [illegible] not heard anything from her application and have done [illegible] that her papers have been lost or mislaid. You will oblige me by giving me some information in the subject. The old lady is becoming rather [illegible] with hope. 
I am
Yours Very Truly
Horace W. Sofeer?
No. 3547 - Admitted
2 July 1832
Hon J L Edwards
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STAR
DIAMOND
PEARL
EMEOSSED
ROYAL
MEDALLION
A. SLAUSON & CO.
CONFECTIONERS
NEW YORK
REPRESENTED BY H. B. FERRIS,
1530 UNITY BUILDING
79 DEARBORN STREET
CHICAGO FEB 21 1905
[Imprint in a circle]
LES,
POWDERED
XXXX
SUGAR

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C>
Dear Sir:
Will you give what
information you can on John
Matoon
Capt I understand "

a soldier in a (Tenn) or (Penn) Regiment in the Revolution. and greatly oblige
Signature of Henry S. Ferris

[Imprint of Stamp]
U.S. Pension Office
Feb 20 1905