Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 17,709, for Elijah Stannard, Connecticut
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(3—1776)
SERVICE
 Conn.
Stannard, Elijah  
NUMBER
 S  17709
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22987 Connecticut
Elijah Stannard
of Laybrook in the State of Con who was a pri of Inf in the Com commanded by Captain      of the Reg commanded by Col Ely in the Con [unk] for 22 mos 23- 1 mo 7 days private of [unk]

Inscribed on the Roll of Con at the rate of 77 dollars 65 cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 28 day of [unk] 33 and serv. non N Barter, N of R

Arrears to the 4th Mar 4 $194.10
Semi-ann allowance ending Sept 4, 38.80
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$232.90

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by E D Bullock Clerk
Book E, Vol. 3, Page 44


Let. call [unk] the cert V. [unk]
Barber Nov 17 1834
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19321
Elijah Stannard
CT

Roles of Col Larpt
Encl'd 28th July 1780
decd 3 [unk] "


Return this
5.13 1 mo 7 private & cavalry
75.87 22.23 private & infantry
81.00 24

N Barker
[unk]
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1 yr 7 mo 6 day cavalry
1780 June 28 desc.  [illegible] 5 mo 8 days
[illegible]
Nov 21 '34

[illegible] 7 days
[illegible]
1
4 - 5
9
23  12
1 - 7
22 - 23

155.30
 38.82
[total] 194.12
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War Department
Pension Office
183

Sir:

The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show that is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (this: }). You will, when  you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.

A Statement, showing the Service of Elijah Stannard CT.

Period when the service was rendered: May 1775 enl.
Duration of the claimant's service: 7 months
Rank of claimant: private 
Names and rank of the Company officers under whom he served: Cp Ely
Names and rank of the General and Field Officers: Col Parsons
Battles in which the applicant was engaged:
Country through which he marched: marched to N London through R.I.
Please of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period: 79 born in Laybrook Ct. entered these aner still resides on sd place

Period when the service was rendered: 1776 drafd
Duration of the claimant's service: 1 months, 14 days
Rank of Claimant: trooper
Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served: Hart

Period when the service was rendered: Jany 1777 enl'd
Duration of the claimant's service: 3 months
Rank of Claimant: 
Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served: Capt Buck
Names and Rank of the General and Field Officers: Col Ely
Country through which he marched: Providence, R.I.

Period when the service was rendered: " "
Duration of the claimant's service: 1 month
Rank of claimant: trooper
Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served: Cp Hart
Country through which he marched: Orange town N.Y.

Period when the service was rendered: May 1780 drafted
Duration of the claimant's service: 9 months
Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served: Cp Hall
Names and Rank of the General and Field officers: Col Swift
Country through which he marched: guards at Gurlford

Period which the service was rendered: 1781 enl'd
Duration of the claimant's service: 9 months
Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served: Cp Vail

Period when the service was rendered: another time
Duration of the claimant's service: 9 months
Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served: Cp Collins
Names and Rank of the General and Field officers: forgotten
Evidence by which the declarant is supported: ten living witnesses prove his service, all credible but one, Certificate of Clergyman is not a citizen


I am, respectfully, your obedient servant,

J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions

refers to a former application
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Regulations Under the Act of June 7, 1832

The following regulations have been adopted:
This law had been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line", "State Troops," "militia," and "volunteer," all persons enlisted , drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were ot recognized as being in the actual military service.

Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1 The Regular Troops
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers
3. Persons employed in the Naval service.
4. Indian spies

As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.


Declaration,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.

State, Territory, or District of}
County of } ss.

On this   day of    personally appeared (a) before      A.B. a resident (b) of     in the county of    and State, Territory, or District of     aged (c) 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 18320. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)     , with    and served in the     (e) regiment of the      line, under the following named officers:

[Here set forth the names and ranks of the Field and Company Officers, the time he left the service, (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. *This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of the officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]

he hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of      .
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.                                       A.B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I                   of the Court of             do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of             for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this     day of    &c.

If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declarations, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers, or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A.B., a Clergyman, residing in the      and C.D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with                , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be              years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

And the said Court do hereby certify their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories precribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A.B. and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the            .
I,               Clerk of the Court of        do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of                 for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this         day of            &c.

(Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person. It must appear that service in guard were continent and were performed under proper authority, and whether the
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated, will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the mature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service.
6. {To a Soldier} Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it?
{To an Officer} Did you receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.

The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons, one of whom should ne the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State of Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.

[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, makes prevented from doing so by reasons of bodily infirmity, in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the names of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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 that amount of pension he is entitled. 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 serves as a      . For       months and     days, I served as a        ; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each 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. Name persons who apply for pensions merely state that 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 shown 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.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he 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 the papers.

Mode of authenticating papers.
In every case where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same shoot 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 mist pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper being improperly attached to the certificate.

Proof of Service
[j] 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 claimant's 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 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.
  The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule is not [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k]  These traditionary evidence is indispensable in military cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Notary public and the proper certifying officer
[unk] are services of [unk] terms of service
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Mr Elijah Stannard
Lay Brook
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I Josiah Parmele of Killingworth in the County of Middlesex and State of Connecticut depose and say that I am eighty three years of age, that I was born & have always lived in sd Killingworth, that from my youth I have been well acquainted with Mr Elijah Stannard of Lay Brook in sd County of Middlesex, who is now making application for a pension, and that the sd Stannard belonged to a Militia company of light horse commanded by Capt William Hart in the year AD 1776 and that sd services  with him at New York about six weeks in the months of June & July, and I also served with him in the same company, at the time [unk] was burnt, I think five or six weeks, all in the year 1776. And further this deponent saith not.

Josiah Parmele


State of Connecticut
Middlesex County} ss. Killingworth November 1 1832

Personally appeared Josiah Parmele and made solemn oath that the above deposition by him subscribed contains the truth & nothing but the truth. And I certify that the said Josiah Parmele is well known to me & that he is a credible witness.

Elisha Kelsey Justice of the Peace
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[most of document is crossed out with large X's]

Sept. 5 A.D. 1833
[illegible] Mrs Edwards,
Sir - I aagain return to you the papers of Elijah Stevens and corrected, & supoported in such manner as will [illegible] induce their success. Please send the certificate to me -
Sept 10th 1833
Your ob. sert
Samuel Ingham
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State of Connecticut
Middlesex COunty} ss. Probate district of Lay Brooke un sd County

On this tenth day of Sept AD 1832 personally appeared, in open Court, before the Court of Probate within and for the Probate district Lay Brooke in the County of Middlesex and State of Connecticut, now sitting at Lay Brooke in said district; the scene being a Court of record- Elijah Stannard a resident of LayBrooke in the County of Middlesex and State of Connecticut, aged seventy nine 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, passed June 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers, and served as herein stated. That he will be eighty years of age the nineteenth day of February AD 1838, if he lives to that time, that his age or birth is recorded in the records of the Town in which he was born. That he was born in LayBrooke, County of Middlesex and State of Connecticut where he lived until he was about twenty three years of age, then removed to Guilford in this state where he lived about fourteen years, when he removed back to LayBrooke, where he hath ever since lived, and still doth lives.

That he enlisted at LayBrooke aforesaid in the month of May AD 1775, to serve seven months in the War of the Revolution and served out the whole period of his said enlistment. That the company in which he served mos commanded by Capt John Ely, Abraham Watrous 1st and Martin Kirtland 2d Lieutenant & Dan Pratt ensign. That he joined the said company in said LayBrooke, marched to New London in this State, remained there a few days, then marched to Norwich in this State, remained there a few days & while Teams were provided to carry our baggage there through Providence, Rhode Island to Roxbury Massachusetts, where they remained during the whole of said period, and were discharged, the applicant thinks, about the middle of December. That the regiment to which said company belonged now commanded by Samuel R Parsons Colonel, but the applicant cannot recollect the name of the other officers of the Regiment, That the said company in which the said applicant swerved was stationed in an orchard, he thinks about half a mile from the principal road that went in to Boston. That there not occasional causes [unk]
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during the truce, but no battle. The company built a [unk] work, while they were there, The British Army near there in Boston. He thinks he had a written discharge, signed by Col. Parsons but it is lost if he had any.

That in the year ad 1776, a company of Light Horse was drafted from LayBrook, and the neighboring towns, consisting of about thirty men to fo to New York, but the applicant is unable to say how long they were were to be absent. The said company was commanded by William Hart, afterwards Genl Hart/ Captain- John Watrous Lieutenant , and Allen Leet cornet. The company arrived at the city of New York, a short time before the British leaved out Long Island, and left there a little before, or about the time that the British took possession of York Island. The company was there about ten days, when they were dismissed, but had no written discharge. The applicant was with said company and a member thereof during the whole time.

That in January AD 1777, he enlisted at said LayBrook to serve in the Revolutionary War for three months. That the company was a commanded by Austin Buck Captain, Col Kelsey was a Lieut. or Ensign, he cannot recollect which; nor can the applicant recollect the names of the other officers of said company. That said company went to Providence in the State of Rhode Island and there served out the time, with the Regiment to which he belonged, which Regiment was commanded by Col John Ely. That they were stationed, and slept in the college buildings. [unk] there was no public enemy in the neighborhood and not much done during the time. He can't say whether he had any written discharge or not. He thinks there was no other Troops there during their time. He served the whole time.

That in the year AD 1777 after his said return from Providence, the company of cavalry to which he belonged, was called for to go to the North to check the advance of Genl Burgoine. That
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the said company was a militia company, and commanded by William Hart captain, John Watrous Lieutenant, and Allen Leet Ensign or [unk]. That he will recollect that his horse was a poor one and that he sold him and purchased another for which he gave L14. That he joined said company and went with them through New Haven, Derby, Canbury and New Town in this state to Fish Kill in the State of New York, where they were but a little in the rear of the British Army, which was moreing northward to the relief of Burgoinge. That said company kept along in the rear of said Army, untill they met the news of the surrender of Burgoine, when he British Army began to move back, and said company with many others, kept along in the neighborhood of them to match them. The applicant says that he was in sight, and saw [unk] when it was burnt. That said company stopped at Fish Kill and remained there about a month, monitoring the operations of the public enemy. That they then returned home to LayBrooke Connecticut. [unk] they were about one a month in the whole time and he says that he was with said company & performed duty as a soldier in it during the whole time. That said company was attached to a regiment commanded by Genl Putman. The whole country above the British line of [unk] was fueled with militia. He thinks he had no written discharge, if he had it is lost.

That in the month of May AD 1780, at the town of Guilford, where he now resided, he was drafted to go as a soldier in the army for a period of nine months. That he immediately joined the army at Orangetown in the State of New York., that is, he joined the Regiment at said Orangetown. That the company to which he belonged was commanded by Stephen Hall captain. He thinks the name of the Lieutenant was Norwich, but cannot recollect the names of the other officers of the company. The regiment was commanded by Colonel Swift. He does not recollect the names of the other officers of the Regiment. That the
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remained at Orangetown,a while, and then removed to a place called Totenay, nearby. That after having been in the service about two months, he was drafted out to serve the Teames or continental Waggons. That there were seen more drafted out in the same navy, and for the service purpose, exclusive of the conductor, whose names was Merrills, [unk] in Newofnes Connecticut, but is niw dead, That he entered immediately upon said duty, and in there may serves out the remaining time of his enlistment, or nearly so when he was ordered again to join the army where he left it, and leaving done so, was soon after discharged at the high lands in the State of New York, where the army lay in winter quarters discharged. That he thinks he had a written discharge, which he thinks was brought by him to the adjutant, but which is lost. That in the manner above related he served out the whole period of his said enlistment of none months. The Waggon which he drove, as well as others standing as he supposes on the same ground, were attached to the army, and did all such things as now required of them, such as carrying provisions, transporting the sicj &c, and were under the command of General Cogswell, who was called Waggon Master General.

That in ad 1781, the said applicant thinks he enlisted in said Guilford into the Shore Guard for nine months. That the company was commanded by Capt Peter Veele, LieutenantTimo Field, and Jno Todd Ensign. The company was divided in to numerous sections, and [unk] the different officers, stationed at different places along the shore, some as the guard, [un[] some at [unk], some on the Neck, and some on Tucks Island. That the applicant served out the whole time and that it was a constant and hard service.

That another time he thinks in he enlisted in to the same Guard for nine months and served out the whole time at the same place. That the company was commanded by Augustus
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Elias Tully of LayBrooke, county of Middlesex and State of Connecticut deposeth and saith, that he is 80 years of age, that he is well acquainted with Elijah Stannard of said LayBrooke, who hath signed the annexed application for a pension, and that he knew him before the Revolutionary War. That the deponent served in a company commanded by Capt John Ely and Regiment commanded by Col Samuel R Parsons in the year 1775 for the term of seven months, primarily at Roxbury in the State of Massachusetts, and the sd [unk] further saith that said Stannard was a [unk], as a common soldier, of said company, and serviced therein as such during all the time aforesaid, and  was honorably discharged with the deponent at said Roxbury on the 7th day of December 1775, having served out the said period of seven months. And further the deponent saith not.

Elias Tully

Subscribed & sworn before me in open Court of Probate this tenth day of September 1832 and I certify that I am well acquainted with the said Elias Tully and state he is a man if truth and veracity.

Samuel Ingham
Judge of Probate

Augustus Jones of LayBrooke, county of Middlesex & State of Connecticut deposeth and saith that he is 80 years of age, that he is and from his youth, [unk] hath been well acquainted with Elijah Stannard of said Town, who had signed the annexed application for a pension, there he the deponent served in a company commanded by Capt Buck and regiment commanded by Col Ely, three months, being in the winter of 1777, at Providence in the State of Rhode Island and that said Stannard belonged to the same company and served out the said three months and was with the deponent honorably discharged, and further the deponent saith not.

Augustus Jones his mark X

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Collins Capt, Lieut Graves, but cannot recollect the names of the other officers. Leonard Graves was drummer.

The said Elijah Stannard hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. Sworn to, and subscribed,  the day and year aforesaid.

Elijah Stannard

Before me 
Samuel Ingham
Judge of Probate

We, Sylvester Selden a clergyman, residing in the town of LayBrook and John Stannard residing in the same, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Elijah Stannard who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 79 years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.

Silvester Selden
John Stannard

Before me

Samuel Ingram
Judge of Probate

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that the Rev Sylvester Selden who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the town of LayBrooke and that John Stannard Esq who has also signed the same, is a resident of the town of LayBrooke and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

Samuel Ingham
Judge of Probate for the District of LayBrooke

I Richard P Williams Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of LayBrooke in the State of Connecticut do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Elijah Stannard for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office, this tenth day of September 1832.

Rich P Williams Clerk
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In reply to your request of ____________, received_________.
for a statement of the military history of Elijah Stannard
soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (or his widow's [crossed out]) application for pen-
sion on file in this Bureau.      S17,709
DATES OF              | LENGTH OF |    RANK  |
ENLISTMENT OR   |    SERVICE.  |
APPOINTMENT.     |                    |
May   1775            |6mo, 7da.     | Private    |
June   1776           | 1mo,7da.      |
Jany    1777          | 3mos.            |
           1777          | 1mo.             |
May    1780          | 2mos.            | Pri           |
                             | 4mos.5da.     | Magin[??]|
April    1781         | 9mo 12da.     |
            [???]          | 9mos.            |

|OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.|
CAPTAIN.                                 |COLONEL..
John Ely                                   |Samuel B. Parsons
William Hart's Light Horse at New York
Austin Buck                              |John Ely
William Hart                             |
Stephen Hall                             |Knny Swift
Merrill                                       |Magsm  Hunter, Carl Cogswell
Peter Vail                                   |Coastguard
Agustis Collins                          |   "      "

Battles engaged in, none stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Saybrook, Conn. 1780 Guilford, Conn,
Date of application for pension, Sept. 10, 1832. His claim was allowe
Residence at date of application, Saybrook, Middleesex Co, ConnS
Age at date of application, born Jany,19,1753. saybrook, Conn.
Remarks: Soldier resided at Guilford for 14 years and then returned to Saybrook. No data relative to family. 
(office note - Mar 1780 [name to small and faint to rea
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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Supplemental Declaration
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State of Connecticut    )
Middlesex County SS   )

Probate District of SayBrook in said County On the third day of December A.D. 1833--personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Probate within and for the Probate District of SayBrook in the County of Middlesex, and State of Connecticut, now sitting at SayBrook in said District, the same being a Court of record--Elijah Stannard, of said SayBrook, who hath made and subscribed the annexed application for a pension, under date of the tenth day of September A.D.-1832-and now by way of Supplemental declaration, being first sworn according to Law, doth on his oath, further declare, depose, and say--as follows--Towit [word underlined]--

II.  In regard to his term of service at Roxbury, in Massachusetts &c. in 1775--the said Stannard says--that he knows & is certain, that he enlisted in the month of May, & for seven months, but he cannot be certain, on what day in said month he enlisted; he will therefore call it, on the last day--He says he cannot say, or recollect, on what day in the month of December he was discharged--but he thinks it was after the 8th day of the month.  Still, out of abundant caution, he will call it the 7th day of December--Making in all Six months & Seven days [last 5 words underlined]--This service is proved by the testimony of [illegible]
Elias Tulley-X
Libbeus Chapman--whose Depositions are annexed to said application--The applicant says that he knows of no other survivors of that service--

IIII.  That in regard to his expedition in the Light-Horse, in 1776--under William Hart--He says, he cannot recollect, on what day he joined, nor on what day he left said service--He is, however certain, that he was engaged in said service at least five weeks--making one month seven days [last 4 words underlined]--That service is proved by the Deposition of Josiah Parmelee ["when" stricken out] which is annexed to said first declaration--He being the only survivor of the said service within sd. Stannards knowledge
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IIIIII.  That in regard to his Term of service, at Providence Rhode Island in 1777--he cannot recollect the day on which he enlisted, but he he does recollect that it was in January 1777--he will therefore call it on the last day of said month--Nor can he recollect distinctly the day on which he was discharged--but as he did serve three months, that being the time for which he enlisted.  he must have been discharged the last of April--makeing in this expedition--Three months [last 2 words underlined]--He says, the Depositions of the only survivors of said service are annexed to said application--that is--the only survivors within his knowledge--They are [illegible]
Augustus Jones
John Scranton
Ephraim Bushnell
Selah Griswold--

IIV--That as regards his expedition to the North, to check the advance of Burgoin in 1777--in a company commanded by Wm. Hart--He says, he cannot recollect on what day he joined, nor on what day he left, the said service, but he well recollects that he served at least one month [last 2 words underlined].  He says, that the Depositions of the only survivors, within his knowledge of said services, are annexed to said original application--& are [illegible]
Josiah Parmelee
John Scranton--

V  That as regards his service in 1780, in the Regiment commanded by Col. Swift--He sorely supposed, that he served out the whole time of nine months--and he has now no recollection that he was discharged before that  time--but as he is informed that the rolls of Col. Swift show a service of 4 months & 5 days only--he yields to that as being the best evidence--

VII.  That as regards his service in the Guard at Guilford in 1781--he says that, he enlisted in to said Guard in the month of April, but as he cannot recollect on what day in April, he will call it the last day.  he says that he is certain that he served therein the full term of nine months, as stated in his said declaration and ["that" stricken out] he was discharged the last of January--makeing nine months--he says that the said offices had
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their Commissions from the State--that said Guard was raised, and maintained, under, and by authority of the State--and that the said service was regular and constant--in all respects & at all times--He says that the Depositions of the only survivors of said service, within his recollection, or knowledge, are annexed to said Declaration, and are----
John Scranton--
Timothy Graves--

He further says that a certificate of the Comptroller of public accounts, in this State, will accompany this, his supplemental declaration--from which it appears that on the 13th of April 1781--the Councill of Safety [illegible] three blank Commissions--to Genl. Ward, to be filled up. for. Capt.--Lieut & Ensign--of the Guard to be stationed there--The said says, that he supposes that those blanks, were filled with the names of the officers, under whom he secured--towit--Capt. Genl--Lieut Timo. Field [last 3 words underlined] & Ensign Jno. Todd--It further appears from said certificate, that on the 22d July 1782
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The said Stannard says that the whole period of his said service is as follows, to wit-
1st Tour to Roxbury &c in 1775- 6 months, 7 days
2d Under Wm Hart in 1776- 1 month, 7 days
3d To [unk] &c in 1777- 3 months
4th To the North in 1777- 1 month
5th Under Col Swift in 1780- 4 months, 5 days
6th In the Guard in 1781- nine months

Making in all 24 months, 19 days for which he claims, and hopes to receive a pension.

Elijah Stannard

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Before me

Samuel Ingham
Judge of Probate

And the said Court doth declare its opinion, after the investigation of the matter, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states, in said supplemented declaration.

Samuel Ingham
Judge of Probate
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I Abraham Scranton of Merelis in the County of New Haven and State of Connecticut, depose and say, that I am 78 years of age, that in the month of April 1781, I enlisted to serve and served as a Sergeant in the Guard, so called, in Guilford, in sd County of New Haven, on the Shore of Long Island Sound, a period of [unk] months, and was discharged sometime in Dec or January following, The officer fo the Guard were Peter Viel captain, Timothy Field Lieut, and [unk] Todd ensign. I think Lieut Field took charge of the [unk] and paid off the men,

I further depose and say that I am well acquainted with Elijah Stannard of LayBrooke who is making application for a pension, and that said Stannard was a member of, and served in said company as a common soldier during tall the time of nine months aforesaid, and was personally discharged at the expiration thereof. The said officer O had their commissions under the State. The company drew rations from the State, were paid by the State and the sum was consistent. And further this deponent saith not.

Abraham Scranton

I certify that the above deposition of Abraham Scranton, was subscribed and sworn to before me in open Court of Probate holden at LayBrooke in & for the District of LayBrooke & State of Connecticut, the 5th day of December AD 1833.
And I further certify that said Scranton is well known to me, and that he is a credible witness.
And I further certify that this deposition was given after the said supplemental of said Elijah Stannard was made and [unk] had, and that said Stannard states to me that he did not at that time recollect about said [unk] but heard of him since then, which statement of said Stannard I believe to be true. Given under my hand at LayBrooke the 5th day of December AD 1833.

Samuel Ingham
Judge of Probate
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Mr Abraham Scranton  the (unreadable) named witness isa very intelligent and respectably nice
( unreadable)

 June 7th 1832

Samuel Ingham
Judge of Probate
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I Richard P Williams Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Say[?] Brooke in the County of Middlesex and State of Connecticut, do hereby certify that the within and foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the supplied declaration of Elijah Stannard for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 5th day of December AD 1833-
Rich P Williams
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Nov 30
Elijah Stannard
19321

[signed by a notary in left margin]
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I Job Stannard of LayBrooke, County of Middlesex, & State of Connecticut, aged 70 years, depose and say that I belonged to the 7th Regiment in the Connecticut  line, in the revolutionary army, and was at that time, and [unk] have been well acquainted with Elijah Stannard then of Guilford, now if LayBrook, and that he the said Elijah Stannard then belonged to the army, and was frequently near the deponent. That the deponent frequently say him there, but cannot say when he joined or when he was discharged. The relation betwixt us is [unk] remote. This was in 1780.

Job Stannard

Subscribed and sworn before me in open Court of Probate, the 10th day of September 1832 and I certify that I am well acquainted with the said Job Stannard and that he is a man of truth and veracity.

Samuel Ingham Judge of Probate  

I Selah Griswold of LayBrooke, County of Middlesex and State of Connecticut testify, depose & say, that I am and for many years have been well acquainted with Elijah Stannard of said Town, who hath signed the foregoing application for a pension, and I further testify that he belonged to and served in the same company with me for the term of three months in 1777, in company commanded by Justin Buck capt and John Ely Col of Regt, we served at New London & Providence and further I say not.

Selah Griswold

Subscribed and sworn before me in open court of Probate this 10th day of September 1832 and I certify that I am well acquainted with the said Selah Griswold and that he is a man of truth and veracity.

Samuel Ingham Judge of Probate

I Libbeus Chapman of LayBrooke, County of Middlesex, State of Connecticut, deposeth and saith, that he is 79 years of age, that he has been acquainted with Elijah Stannard of sd Town, who hath signed the annexed application for a pension from his youth up and that he served at New London, Connecticut and Roxbury Massachusetts, seven months, in the year 1775 as a soldier in a company commanded by Col Dawson and that said Elijah Stannard belonged to said company and regiment and served out the whole term of seven months therein and were both discharged at sd Roxbury, after serving out said time.

Libbeus Chapman

Subscribed and sworn before me in open Court of Probate the 10th day of September 1832 and I certify that I am well acquainted with the said Libbeus Chapman [unk] and that he is man of truth and veracity, and also, that he is more so [last two lines are unreadable]

Samuel Ingham Judge of Probate
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Document is mostly illegible due to small writing.
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I Richard P. Williams Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Say Brook in the now County of Middlesex of the State of Connecticut, do hereby certify that the within and foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Elijah Stannard for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 6th day of August AD 1833--
Clerk

Note:  This document has 3 large X's across it.
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I, THOMAS DAY, Secretary of the State of Connecticut and Keeper of the Seal thereof, do hereby certify and make known to whom it doth or may concern,
That Elisha Kesey Esquire, before whom
the foregoing Affidavit of Josiah Parmele and Jedediah Post Esq. was taken ^before whom the foregoing affidavit of Ephraim Bushnell, and at the time of such caption, were Justices of the Peace within and for the County of Middlesex in said State, duly appointed, commissioned and qualified, having full power and authority, by the laws of said State, to administer oaths to witnesses and to take Affidavits and Depositions out of Court, and to give certificates thereof; that I verily believe the foregoing signatures purporting to be ^theirs & [illegible] are genuine; and that full credence is due to their official acts and attestations.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the Seal of said State, at the city of Hartford, in said State, the thirtieth day of August in the year of our Lord, one thousand, eight hundred and thirty-three.
Thomas Day
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Middlesex County Ss. Saybrook
State of Connecticut
Personally appeared Ephraim Bushnell [illegible] at the state of New York & County of Oneida and testified and says that in January 1777 he the said Ephraim Bushnell enlisted under the Command of Justin Buck of said Saybrook as Captain. John Ely was Colonel. The enlistment was for the mission to Providence R. I. and I hereby certify that Elijah Stannard of Saybrook in said County and said state enlisted at the same time and served three months under the above officers and was regularly discharged. (E)
Ephraim Bushnell

Middlesex county ss. Saybrook State of Connecticut
Personally appeared Ephraim Bushnell subscriber to the above affidavit and made solemn oath that the same contains the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
Sworn before me this 18 day of July 1832.
Jedediah Post
Justice of the Peace
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Mr. Timothy Graves
Deposition
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State of Connecticut New Haven County ss- 
Madison August 6th -1832-
Be it remembered that on the day & year aforesaid - personally  appeared before me Reuben Elliott Esqr Judge of Probate for Guilford District within & for New Heaven County duly qualified- Timothy Grave of S Madison & to me personally known  & who I certify to be a credible witness & being duly sworn on his oath declares & says - that in the year 1781 he was in service as one of the Guard on the shore of Long Island  Sound & Guilford now Madison Enlisted for nine months  & that he well recollects Elijah Stanard, that he was one of the Guard & served with him under Capt Peter Vaill during the said term of nine months ---- Further the Deponent saith not---
Timothy Grave
 
Sworn and Subscribed the day & date above before me.
( D) seal 
Reuben Elliott Justice of Probate
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State of Connecticut} ss
New Haven County} Probate Court Guilford District
Personally appeared in Open Court Daniel Collins of Guilford and New Haven County and under oath declares & says - that in May in the year 1780 - He was drafted ^for nine months into Capt Stephen Halls Company and joined the Army at Nelsons Point in the North River, Col. Swifts Regt. --
That while in that service he became acquainted with Elijah Stanard who also belonged to Capt Halls Company & did duty as a soldier therein & that we were tent mates for two month or more, & further the deponent saith not --
Daniel Collins
New Haven County ss Guilford Augst. 1st 1832
Personally appeared Daniel Collins aforesaid & made oath to & subscribed the foregoing deposition before me --
George Griswold Clerk of C. of Probate
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N.B. The Justice should
certify, that he knows the
witness, & that he is a credible
witness - don't omit that
S Ingham

Ichabod Benett
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I John Scranton of the Town of Madison formerly part of the Town of Guilford certifies that Elijah Stanard formerly of East Guilford, now residing in the town of Say Brook.  Enlisted under Capt Justin Bush - three months or more to serve at Providence Rhode Island - and served [three crossed out] 4 months at Providence.  The said Stanard was drafted on an expedition to New York under Maj Wm. Hart for ten days was at Fishkill when Sopus was burnt and Burgoyne was taken in the year 1777 - 2 months.  Stanard was drafted and his horse (he then belonged to the Cavilry [Cavalry]) went to Dobbs Ferry and Jerseys was gone nine months.  I further know he belonged to the Guard at Es. Guilford (now Madison) at different periods for one year or more and he assisted in taking a considerable number of Sheep which were confiscated for the benefit of the State
John Scranton
Sworn and Subscribed Augt 1 1832
before me,
Reuben Elliott Judge of Probate for
Guilford District
This may further certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named John Scranton who was subscribed and sworn to the above deposition and that he is a credible witness Certified by me
Reuben Elliott Judge of Probate
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                                              Buffalo. N.Y. Jan 12-

Commissioner of Pensions
  Washington D.C.

Dear Sir-  
        Will you be kind enough to sen me the military record of Elijah Howward and any other data you have relative to mine of his family.  His enlists from State of Conneticut-

Thanking you in advance, Same-
   Very Sincerely-
Harriet Howward Merime

357 Crescenter (Mrs. W. E)
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77-2277-555
[stamp] PENSION OFFICE U.S. F JAN 15 1918
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17709
INVALID.
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Clifile ward
File No, 17,709-
Elijah stannard
Priv Rev War
Act: June 7th '32
Index:--Vol. 1, Page 363
(Arrangement of 1870.)
1918 Jany 24. Hist to
Mrs. M.E. Merwin