Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 17752, Nathan Ellis, Conn.
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(8-1776)
SERVICE NUMBER
Conn. Ellis, Nathan W17752
Phebe
CONTENTS
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Vermont 1578
Phebe Ellis
widow of Nathan Ellis,
Conn
who died on the 5th July 1826,
of Bennington in the State of Vermont,
who was a private in the Compy commanded
by Captain______ of the troops commanded 
by Genl Arnold in the Connecticut
2 years,
Inscribed on the Roll of Burlington, Vt
at the rate of 80 Dollars __ cents, per annum.
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27th day of No-
vember 1837, and sent to S. 
Danforth, Pownal, Vert.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1837 $520.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar'38 40.00
$560.00
{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act July 4, 1836}
{Section the 3}
Recorded by D. M. Curdy, Clerk,
Book A. Vol. 2. Page 36.
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State of Vermont
Bennington County
On this 1st day of September 1837.  Personally appeared
before the Hon. Court of Probate in & for the district
of Bennington Phebe Ellis a resident of Pownal in the
county of Bennington & State of Vermont aged 76 years
who being first duly sworn according to law doth o
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 Nathan Ellis who served as
a private soldier in the greater part of the war of the Revolu-
tion as she has been informed b said Nathan in his
lifetime & by others
That he the said Nathan volunteered as a private & served 
as such in the Battle of Bunkerhill
That he volunteered as a private & marched with General
Arnold in the expedition to Canada when General Mont-
gomery was killed, that he continued with the army in
Canada till the Spring of 1776 & returned with the troops
to the states about the first of June.
She further states that said Nathan served as a Soldier under
General Wayne does not know when he enlisted or how 
long he served.
That he the said Nathan enlisted as a private for 5 years or
during the war of the Revolution she thinks for during 
the war into the 1st Connecticut Regt Continental Troops
does not know at what time nor the place where he enlisted
it being previous to her marriage with said Nathan
She thinks he was serving as a soldier under said last
mentioned enlistment when she married him That
he continued to serve in said Regt until the 1st day of
September 1782 at which time he was discharged in
writing and the discharge was signed by his Excellency
George Washington as will more fully appear by a 
copy o said discharge in the words & figures as follows to ink
By his Excellency Geroge Washington Esq & Commander in Chief
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of the forces of the United States of America.  Nathan Ellis Soldier is the first Conn-
ecticut Regiment being from various causes assigned in certificate under
the hand of the Inspector of the Army of the United States unfit for any further service
either in the field or garison and having applied for a discharge I do hereby discharge
the said Nathan Ellis from the service of the United States and do certify that 
he is entitled to the provision made by Congress in such cases agreeable to
this act of 23 April 1782 Given under my hand at Headquarters the 1st day
of September 1782
 By his Excellency, George Washington
Command
Jon Trumbell (illegible) Secty
The said Phebe further declares that the aforesaid copy is
taken from a paper left in her possession by the said Nathan
who told her that the original discharge was in the pension
office at the city of Wahington or in the Controllers office
in the State of Connecticut She can not say which
She further States that the said Nathan Ellis received from
the United States an annual pension of 60 Dollars till
the pension act was passed by Congress in 1818
when he relinquished it & was placed on the pension 
list at 96 dollars a year which he continued to receive
as she verily believes till he died And further evidence
in Support of the foregoing Statement she requests that
reference may be had by the commissioner o Pensions
to the pension papers of said Nathan now on file in the
pension office at the City of Washington
She further declares that at Stonington in the County
of New London in the State of Connecticut on the 17th day
of April 1781 She was duly joined in marriage to 
said Nathan Ellis by Ebeneezer Brown a clergyman
then of said Stonington That she resided in said Stonington from the time of her said marriage until
she had 3 children when she moved into the State 
of New York near the West line of the State of Vermont
when she and the said Nathan continued to visit until about
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23 years ago when she moved in to the town of Pownal
in the county of Bennington & State of Vermont which
she has resided till this time That said Naathan lived 
with her (illegible) after the removal to Pownal when he left
his family & went in to the State of New York That he
died about 11 years ago in the city of New York as
she had been informed and verily believes that she has
remained a widow ever since that period as will
appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed
Sworn to and subscribed on the day & year above written be
before Aaron Robinson Judge of Probate
I, William Haswell Register of the Court
of Probate for the District of Benning-
ton, do here certify that the foregoing 
contains the original proceeding of the
application of Phebe Ellis for a pension
In testimony whereof I have 
here unto set my hand and seal 
of office, this 1st day of September
A.D. 1837.
Wm Haswell
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V2583
Phebe Ellis
widow of Nathan   
Vt
married 1781
died 1826
(illegible) 2 yr $80/yr
Am. Cony 4 March
1831
Cont.Cont. line
Phebe Ellis 
Declaration 
258
S. Danforth Esq.
Pownal Vt.
Hon.
H. Hall
(illegible)
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17752
Phebe Ellis
with
Nathan Ellis
Sept. 1, 1837-76
Pownal Vt.
mar. Phebe Babcock
Apl. 17, 1781 at Stonington Ct.
Died July 5 1826 N.Y. City
En Preston Com probably
as he lived there when
married
75 went to Quebec under
Gen Arnold
to Jan 1, 76
75 part in Bunker H. Battle
Served under Gen Wayne
no particulars
(illegible) (illegible) (illegible) war
discharged Sept 1, 1782
for disability  
(illegible)
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3-871
RECORD DIVISION
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by A. E. P.
Claim No.
Certificate No.
Claimant
Soldier Nathan Ellis
Service Conn.
Additional Service Rev. War
No_ claim, State records_ , 191_
No claim, combination records_, 191_
REMARKS:
No clm. under act
Mar. 18, 1818.
6-1944 Chief Division
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Harris & Rudd
Tweddle Bldg.,
Albany, N.Y.
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C. 
Dear Sir-
To aid in tracing
family records I would
request that you give me
such information as 
you possess concerning a 
certain Nathan Ellis,
probably of Vermont, who
was a soldier at the
Battle of Bennington, and 
whose widow afterwards
resided at Pownal, Vt., 
and received a Revolutionary
pension from the
government.  Any information 
you might send me about 
himself or his widow 
would be much
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appreciated. 
Very Truly Yours,
Porter Lee Merriman
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Apl-1-1902
Porter L. Merriman
Albany N.Y.
Rev 
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 17752
Phebe Ellis
Widow of
Nathan Ellis
Prv. Rev. War
Act: July 4th 1836
Indes:-Vol. A, Page 214
[Arrangement of 1870]
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Nathan Ellis N. Y. Invalid-when last paid?
Died 5th July 1826 (?) of that period
JH
G. W. C. 
Sep. 13. 37.
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Nathan Ellis Act 1818 New York
Was an Invalid pensioner in N.Y. until the above act
paper; was then (illegible) upon it-went to
Vermont, and was probably placed upon that 
agency.  But afterwards (illegible) to N.Y. & died (illegible) 
11 years ago in City N.Y.- His name is in the 
N.Yk Inv. roll- only - he died in 1826-
his papers are or were burned in 1814-
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Pownal Vt}
Sept. 29}
J.L. Edwards, Esq.
commissioner of pensions
Washington 
City
Oct 3
(illegible) 
V Phebe Ellis
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Pennant
Bennington County
Pownal 28th Sept. 1837
Dear Sir The Hon. H. Hall M. C. from this district  (illegible)
to me your letter addressed to him under date of the 15th (illegible)
in regard to the claim of Phebe Ellis widow of Nathan Ellis
to a pension
I had previous to sending the papers in support of this
widow's claim to Mr. Hall written to the Town Clerk
of the town of Bennington Connecticut & received his
answer that no record of the marriage could be found
in the Town Clerk's office of that town & the widow had
made search & could find no evidence in the family
such as you have named
The deposition herewith enclosed was sent far before
the declaration of the widow was made but
was not received till a few days time I sincerely
hope it will be satisfactory as the widow is in
very indigent circumstances & it is uncertain what then
any further evidence of this date of the marriage 
can be obtained.  You will please make all further
communications on the subject to me & favour
her with as early an action upon the case as
may be & relieve her from a State of suspense
I am with great 
consideration your 
(illegible) & humble servant
S. Danforth
J.L. Edwards Esq
Comm. of Pensions
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State of New York
Wayne County (?) George Babcock of the town of
Arcadia in the said County being duly
sworn doth depose and say that he was 
personally acquainted with Nathan Ellis
and Phebe Babcock before and at the time they 
were married and for some time afterwards.
that they the said Nathan Ellis and Phebe
Babcock were legally married at the town of
Stonnington in the County of New London in
the State of Connecticut in the month of 
April in the year seventeen hundred and 
eighty one the day of the month not now
recollected by deponent, by the Rev. Ebeneezer
Brown of the same town of Stonnington, and 
that this deponent was then present and saw
them married.  that at the time of their mar-
riage said Ellis lived in Preston a town adjoin-
ing the said town of Stonnington, and that she
the said Phebe lived in said town of Stonnington
and that she is now the widow of said Nathan
Ellis and resides in Pownal, Bennington
County in the State of Vermont, and fur-
ther deponent saith not.
George Babcock
Subscribed & sworn this 9th}
day of September AD 1837}
Before me and I certify that
I am personally acquainted 
with the above named George
Babcock & that he is a credible
witness.
Wm. Sisson First Judge
of Wayne County
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State of New York
County of Wayne (?) I certify that William Sisson
before whom the within affidavit purports to have
been sworn was at the date thereof First Judge
of aid County duly commissioned & qualified
and that his signature within written is genuine
Given under my hand and
Seal of office this ninth day
of September A.D. 1837.
Cullen Foster Clerk 
Wayne County
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I Mary Warden of the city of Troy in the county
of Rensselaer & State of New York aged 71 years depose
& say that at Stonnington in the County of Newlondon
& State of Connecticut on the 17th day of April AD 1781
Pheba Babcock was joined in marriage to Nathan Ellis by the Rev. Ebazar Brown then a Clergyman
living in said Stonnington I was present at the
tie & an eye witness to the performance of the
marriage ceremony that the said Nathan and I 
understood served as a private some time after
said marriage in one of the Connecticut Regiments
which belonged to the continental establishment
or State Troops in the Revolutionary War That I 
have been well acquainted with said Phebe now
the widow of said Nathan from the time of said 
marriage to the present period & was well acquain-
ted with said Nathan till hie died which was several
years ago he received a pension from the United States for many
years before he died  Phebe Ellis his widow
has resided in Poronal in the County of Bennington
& State of Vermont for 30 years last past but Nathan
her husband did not live with her for many years before
he died and further this Deponent saith not
Subscribed and sworn before me 
the 29th day of August 1837-
David Gleason Justice of the Peace
her
Mary X Warden 
mark
State of New York
Rensselaer County of City of Troy August 29th 1837 then Mary Warden
personally appeared before me David Gleason a Justice of the Peace
within and for the said County of Rensselaer and made solemn oath
that the above Deposition by her subscribed is true according to
her last Recollection  David Gleason Justice of the Peace
I certify that Mary Warden the subscirber to the above Deposition 
came well known is a credible witness and is entitled to good (illegible) (illegible) 
David Gleason Justice of the Peace
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State of New York
Rensselaer County I Henry R. Bristol Clerk of the
said County do hereby certify that David Gleason Esq before whom the with Deposition appears to have been
sworn was at the time of taking the same one of 
the Justices of the Peace in & for the said County of Rensse-
laer duly commissioned a& qualified also that I am 
well acquainted with the signature & hand writing of the
said Justice & verity believe his signature within 
written to be genuine
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
Set my hand & affixed the Seal of the said
County this 29th day of August 1837
Henry R. Bristol Clerk
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New York
Nathan Ellis,
Private
In the army of the Revolution
Inscribed on roll of New
York $5 increased to $8
by Law of 24 Apl 1816
Formal cert. issued 
(?) Sept. 1821 sent to
Wm. Orington, Esq. New
York
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APPLICATION FOR A NEW CERTIFICATE.
City of New-York
On this Seventh day of September 1821; before me, the 
Subscriber, a Notary Public for the state of New-York, personally appeared
Nathan Ellis who, on his oath, declares that he is the 
same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded b Captain 
Clift lt Infantry 1st (illegible) regiment commanded by Colonel
in the service of the United States;
that he received a certificate of that fact, under the signature and
seal of his Excellency Geo Washington which certificate, on or about the 25th
day of Sep 1788
he lodged in the comptrollers office in the State
of Connecticut.
Nathan Ellis X
his mark
Sworn and subscribed to, before}
me, the day and year aforesaid.}
Wm Ovington Notary Public
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New York 8th Sept 1821
Sir
At the request of Nathan Ellis I take the
liberty of enclosing to you his affidavit with a
view of obtaining for him a Pension Certificate
in the usual form, to save trouble both
to him and the offices.  Please to forward
it to my care. 
I am very respectfully
Sir
Your Obedient 
Wm. Ovington
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Nathan Ellis's Certificate
This certifies that the bearer Nathan Ellis soldier in
the first Connecticut Regiment having been examined by 
me is found to be unfit for any further duty either in the
field or in garrison, by reason of a bad consumption which
he has received in the service of the United States-which
also appears by a certificate lodged in my office signed by
his Colonel and the Surgeon of his Regiment. He is at 
his own request recommended to his Excellency the command-
er in chief for a discharge, agreeably to resolution of Congress
of the twenty third of April 1782.
Given under my hand at West Point
this 29th day of August 1782.
Walter Stewart Col.
Insp. Northern Army
By his Excellency George Washington Esq. General and
Commander in Chief of the forces of the United States of
America.
Nathan Ellis soldier in the first Connecticut
Regiment being from various causes assigned in a certificate
under the record of the Inspector of the Army of the United
States, unfit for any further duty either in teh field or i 
Garrison; and having applied for a discharge.  I do hereby,
discharge the said Nathan Ellis from the service of the
United States, and do certify that his is entitled to the provi-
sion made by Congress, in such cases, agreeably to their Act 
of the twenty third of April 1782.  Given under my hand and
Seal at Head quarters the 1st day of Septem 1782.
His Excellency command G. Washington
Jon Trumbull Jr. Secy.
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Comptrollers Office Sept 23 1788
Examined & compared with the original
Oliv. Wolcott Jr. Compt.
State of Connecticut Comptrollers Office
August 13th 1821
The foregoing is a true copy of the Certificate of Nathan
Ellis as recorded in the books of this office
Certified by 
James Thomas Compt
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I Silvanus Danforth of Pownal in the county
of Bennington & State of Vermont of lawful age
depose and say that I have been well acquainted
with Phebe Ellis of this town for more than
30 years last past that she is the widow of 
Nathan Ellis who was a United States Pensioner
for many years before he died even before he
moved into this town as I have informed-he con
tinued to live with his said wife Phebe for several
years & then he left her and went to the State of 
Newyork I have been informed since his
death that he died about 11 years ago in the
City of Newyork The said Phebe has remained
the widow of said Nathan even since 
his death & she has always since my acquain
tance with her sustained an unblemished character
Silvanus Danforth
Bennington County (?) Pownal day of August
1837 Then personally appeared Silvanus Danforth
subscriber to the above deposition & made Solemn
oath to the truth of the same before me
Herman Seranton Justice of the Peace
I certify that Silvanus Danforth subscriber
to the above deposition to me well known is
a credible witness
Herman Seranton Justice of the Peace
(illegible) of Rep. Washington Sep 9 1837, I certify
that Herman Seranton whose official signature,
to me well known appears above, is our acting
justice of the peace for the county of Bennington 
State of Vermont, 
Heland Hallick
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I John Morris of Pownal in the county of
Bennington & State of Vermont of lawful age
depose and say that I have been well acquain
ted with Pebe Ellis of this town for more than 30 years last past That she is the widow of
Nathan Ellis who was as I understand a U.S. Pensioner
for many years before & at the time he died
He moved in to this town with his wife & children
more than 30 years ago where he lived with them
several years how many I do not remember
& then he left Pownal & went into the State
of Newyork to what part of the State I do not
know but I have been informed that he died in
the city county & state of Newyork about 11 years
ago and the said Phebe has remained a widow
ever since her said husband's death She has 
resided for more than 30 ears last past in the neigh
bourhood & vicinity of my residence in this town
I& I have not known or heard of her intermarriage
And I further say that during all my acquain
tance with said Phebe she has sustained a fair 
& unblemished character Joh Mooor
Bennington County Pownal day of August 1837
The personally appeared John Mooar subscriber to the
truth of the same before me
Herman Seranton Justice of the Peace
I certify that John Mooar subscriber to the above
deposition to me well known is a credible witness 
Herman Seranton Justice of the peace
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Washington Sept 9, 1837 I certify that Horace Seran-
ton, whose official signature, to me well known,
appears written is an acting justice of the peace for the Count of Bennington, state of Vermont 
Hiland Hall M.C.