Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21893, Asa Baker, Conn Continental
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Conn. Continental

Baker, Asa
Pangburn, Zillah

W. 21893

Former widow
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Reported
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7834 New York Albany
Zillah Pangburn widow of Asa Burke who was a corpl in the Revolution and died 20th of sept 1800
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 88 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1843
Certificate of Pension issued the 6th day o July 1845 and sent to Hon. R. Smith
[Act of March 3, 1843] 
Recorded I Cook 6th of June ‘44
Vol. 2 Page 82
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State of New York Monroe County SS
On the third day of February in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and forty six Personally appeared before George Wright, a Justice of the peace of Henrietta in the County of Monroe and State of New York, Zilla [Zillah] Pangburn a resident of the Town of Henrietta in the County of Monroe and State of New York, aged Seventy 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 provisions made by the Acts of Congress passed July 7th 1828, the act of August 23d, 1842, March 3d, 1843, and the several Resolutions Explanatory of the same, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War,
That she is the widow of Asa Baker, who was an orderly sergeant in Colonel Warner’s Regiment, in the Continental Line, that the said Asa Baker her late husband enlisted at Bennington in the State of Vermont in the year of our Lord 1777, according to her recollection, in Colonel Warner’s Regiment for three years or during the War, that the said Asa Baker served in persuance [pursuance] of his enlistment until the close of the Revolutionary War, that in the year of our Lord 1784, on the Twentieth day of January, She was married to the said Asa Baker and lived with the said Asa Baker in persuance of the said Mariage [Marriage] until the 20th day of September, 1801, when he died on the Genesee River then Called Canawagus [Canawaugus] Now Caledonia in the County of Livingston & State of New York, and had by him the fruits of the said Mariage five children, the Eldest Justus Baker, aged Sixty Two years, and the youngest forty five years old, that she remained the widow of the said Asa Baker until the year 1811, when she was intermarried
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with Jesse Pangburn, with whom she lived about three years, when he died in the year 1814 according to her best recollection, at Avon then Ontario & now Livingston County in the said State of New York and by whom she had no issue.
This deponent further says that the said Asa Baker her deceased husband was discharged from the army of the Revolution by Colonel Swift at Old Hadley in the State of Connecticutt, by a written discharge which the said Asa Baker Preserved until his death, and Afterwards deponent with Colo William Markham Took Letters of Administration on the Estate of the said Asa Baker, and this deponent delivered the papers over to the said William Markham, Containing amongst other papers the discharge of Colonel Swift, and his Certificate or papers of his Bounty Lands, that she subsequently called on the said Markham for the papers & the said Markham refused to deliver them up to her unless all her children would come together and sign acquittances to him, that the said William Markham died about fifteen years since and where the papers are she can not say.
[signed] Zillah her-X-mark Pangburn
Sworn and Subscribed this 3rd day of February 1845 Before me George Wright Justice of the Peace
State of New York Monroe County SS
I Charles J Hall Clerk of Monroe County do herby certify that George Wright Esqr was at the date of the Jurat to the above affidavit purporting to be signed by him a Justice of the Peace in & for said County of Monroe, duly authorized to take the same, and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe the said signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed thereof of the seal of the Court of Common Pleas this 6th day of February 1846 Chs J Hill Clerk of said County of Monroe
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State of New York Monroe County, SS
On the 7th day of May in the year one thousand Eight hundred and forty six personally appeared before the Subscriber one of the Judges of the County Courts of the County of Monroe in the State of New York, Zillah Pangburn a resident of the Town of Henrietta in the County of Monroe, aged Eighty 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 provisions made by the act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 entitled “an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows.”
That she is the Widow of Asa Baker who was a Sargent some part of the time in the Army of the Revolution. That he enlisted for three years in Colonel Warner’s Regiment at Bennington in Vermont in the year 1776, and was afterwards transferred to Colonel Swift’s Regiment, and continued to serve in the said Regiment until after taking Cornwallis, when he was regularly discharged at the end of his enlistment by a written discharge from said Colonel Swift, which written discharge she had in possession until after Letters of Administration of the Estate of her husband were granted to her and William Markham, by the Surrogate of the County of Ontario in the State of New York on the 6th day of November 1800, and which is guessed that William Markham her Co. administrator took all the papers belonging to her deceased husband, and kept them, and amongst them her husbands discharge from the Army of the Revolution.
That about the year 1830, William Markham her Co. Administrator died, and she caused search to be made for the said discharge amongst the said William Markhams papers, and is informed the said discharge can not be found, which she believes true.
That the said Asa Baker her husband, after his inlistment at Bennington, and before the Battle of Bennington was fought, passed where she resided, having in his custody several persons who had deserted from the Army, she recollects seeing the said Asa Baker at the time, he afterwards was transfered to the South, was at the taking of Cornwallis at Yorktown, as she often heard him say.
She further declares that she was married to the said Asa Baker
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on the Twentieth day of January in the year 1783 at the Town of Bennington in Vermont, that Esquire Leonard a Justice of the peace at that place officiated and married them, that she continued to live with her husband until his death, which happened on the Twentieth day of September, One thousand Eight hundred, at North Hampton in the County of Ontario and State of New York, and by whom she had eight children, five viz: Justus, Asa, Leander, Electa and Loving are still living, the others died in infancy, all of which are the fruits of the said Marriage.
That in the month of November in the year 1811, She was again married to Jesse Pangburn, at Avon in Ontario aforesaid, & lived with him until his death, which happened on the fifteenth day of May 1814, and by whom she had no issue. That she was not married to the said Asa Baker prior to his leaving the service of the United States, but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January One thousand seven hundred and ninety four, viz, on the 20th day of January one thousand seven hundred and Eighty three as aforesaid.
That in consequence of age and infirmity she is unable to attend in open Court. That she has no record of her Marriage. Her husband kept a Family Record, which was with and shared the same fate with his discharge, in the hands of William Markham, her Co. Administrator, it can not be found.
[signed] Zillah her-X-mark Pangburn
Sworn and Subscribed before me this 7th day of May 1846 . P. G. Ruskan First Judge of Monroe County Court
State of New York Monroe County Clerks Office
I Charles J Hill, Clerk of the County of Monroe aforesaid hereby certify that Patrick G. Ruskan is one of the Judges of the County Court of the said County at the date of the above Jurat, and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his signature to the above Jurat Genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Official seal of the said County, and Signed the same with my own hand the 7th day of May 1846 Chs J Hill Clerk of Monroe County
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Monroe County SS Justus Baker being duly sworn, deposes and says, he was born in the month of October in the year 1783, according to his best information and belief, that he is the son of Asa Baker, who died in the month of September 1800, at Northampton in the then County of Ontario. That up to his father’s death he always resided with his father, That Zillah Pangburn is his mother, who always, from the Earliest recollections of this deponent, resided with the said Asa Baker as his wife, until his death, which happened in the month of September 1800 as aforesaid,
This deponent further says he has always understand from his father that he was a Soldier of the Revolution, he also saw and read a discharge purporting to be a discharge of his father’s from the Continental Line, That William Markham and his Mother Administered on his father’s Estate, and the said William Markham became the Acting Administrator, took the papers belonging to deponent’s father, amongst which he verily believes was the discharge of his father from the Revolutionary army.
[signed] Justus Baker
Sworn and Subscribed before me this 13th day of May 1846, George Wright Justice of the peace for Monroe County
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State of New York Monroe County ss:
I, Charles J Hill Clerk of said County of Monroe do hereby certify that George Wright Esquire, was, at the date of the within annexed Jurat to affidavits taken before him, a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County, duly authorized to take the same, and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe the signature thereto, purporting to be his, is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 14th day of May 1846 Chs J Hill Clerk of Monroe County
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[Apr 28 / 98 Mrs.] P.V. [Crittenden, Rochester] chester N.Y.
Revy WIDOW, &c.
File No. 21893 Zillah Pangburn Widow Asa Baker Corp Rev War
Act: March 3d 43 & June 17th 44
Index:—Vol. M, Page 114
Arrangement of 1870.
Apr 28 / 98 Mrs. [P. V.] Crittenden, Ro [Rochester N.Y.]
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Zillah Pangburn N. Y.
Letter to Hon. R. Smith
March 2 1846
Same April 3, 1846.
" [same] “ [April] 24, 1846
" [same]  May 27, “ [1846]
" [same]  June 3, " [1846]
Act 7th July 1838
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Asa Baker Warners Rgt Pri Bounty Land? G.W.C.
On the 2d Nov 1791, a Warrant for bounty land issued to Titus St [illegible] assigned to Asa Baker a private of the Connecticut line
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Reported
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11006 New York
Zillah Pangburn, of NY Widow of Asa Baker who was a pensioner under the Act of __ and who died on the 20th Sept 1800 of Monroe Co. in the State of N Y who was a Corpl in the Company commanded by Captain __ of the Regt. commanded by __ in the Revolution line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 88 Dollars __ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6th day of July ‘46 and sent to Hon R. Smith
Total amount, $440.00 Act July 7, 1838. Recorded by Tho Lumpkin Clerk, Book D Vol. 1 Page 175
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12338 Zillah Pangburn N.Y.
Act 7 July 38 married before 1794 husband died 1800
Hon. R. Smith H. R. Act 7th July 1838.
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House of Rep Feby 11th 1816
Sir Enclosed I send you the affidavit of Zillah Pangburn formerly Zillah Baker & Widow of Asa Baker an Orderly Sergeant in the Revolutionary War. I am well acquainted with the Sons of the affiant, and they are highly respectable men. I should consider the statements of Mrs Pangburn entitled to as much weight as am person of her age.
If I recollect rightly, Mrs Pangburn cannot draw the pension herself, but that her Children will be entitled to draw it. In my letter to you on this subject some time since, I stated the time of Mrs Pangburns first marriage with Asa Baker, she states how the discharge of Mr Baker was lost. Her statements of time of enlistment and discharge &c &c will I presume enable you to Judge readily of their correctness by reference to the papers in your Department. Will you please examine the case as early as possible and advise me of the result.
I am truly your Obt Svt R Smith
Hon J L Edwards Comr of Pensions
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State of New York Livingston County SS
Joseph Markham of Avon in the said County being duly sworn, says he became acquainted with Asa Baker and Zillah his wife, the Latter part of the year 1791 or fore part of the year 1792, that from that time up to the death of the said Asa Baker, he boarded and made it his home part of the time with the said Asa Baker, and which happened in the year 1800, according to his recollection and belief.
That in the month of June 1793, deponent took a contract for farm on which he resides in said County, and about the same time or soon after the said Asa Baker took a contract for an adjoining Lot, where he the said Asa Bakers Family resided for part of the time, that he has no personal knowledge of the marriage of the said Zelah [Zillah] Pangburn to the said Asa Baker, but he knows that the said Asa Baker and the said Zelah [Zillah] Pangburn cohabited together as man and wife, from his first acquaintance with them in 1791, or -2, as aforesaid to the time of his death, that during all that time it was understand and believed She was his wife, that he is acquainted with all the Children, now living, five in number, went to School with the Eldest the fore part of the year 1792,
that this deponent is aged seventy four years and upwards, and has a distinct recollection of the said Asa Baker & Zellah [Zillah] his widow, who now resides in the town of Henrietta in the County of Monroe.
[signed] Joseph Markham
Sworn and subsided before me the 8th day of May 1846 M. P. Thomas Justice of the peace of Avon Livingston County
I certify that Josef Markham the foregoing deponent is a person personally known to me the subscriber, and has been for Twenty Two years Last past, and that he now is and has been during all that time a person entitled to Credit. M P Thomas Justice of the peace of Livingston County
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State of New York Livingston County Clerks Office SS
I hereby Certify that Matthew P Thomas Esq, before whom the within affidavit was taken and Subscribed, was on the day the same bears date, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly elected and qualified to act as such, and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Matthew P Thomas, and verily believe his signature subscibed to within affidavit to be genuine.
In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County at Geneseo this 13th day of May A D 1846 Wm H Whiting Clerk of said County
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I Aaron Robinson of Bennington County of Bennington, State of Vermont depose and say, that I hold the office of Clerk of the First Congregational Church in the County Town and State aforesaid, and by virtue of said office have the custody of the records of said Church; and further say that there are no marriages recorded on said Records Bennington June 10, AD. 1840
[signed] Aaron Robinson
Sworn before me John Hicks Justice of the Peace
I Wm Haswell of Bennington, County of Bennington State of Vermont, depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the County, Town and State aforesaid, and by virtue of said office have the custody of the Records of said Town, and I further say that I have made diligent search for a record of the marriage of Asa Baker and Zillah Betts, but cannot find one. I further say that the Record of Marriages prior to 1800 is very imperfect.
Wm Haswell, Town Clk
Sworn before me John Hicks Justice of Peace
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State of Vermont, Bennington County,
I, Samuel H. Blackmer Clerk of the Court of Bennington County, certify that John Hicks is a Magistrate as within, and that the within signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office, and subscribed my name, this 16th day of June, 1846. Saml. H. Blackmer Clerk
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Letter of Administration for Zillah Baker & William Markham
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THE PEOPLE of the State of New York, by the Grace of GOD, Free and Independent.
To Zillah Baker, widow of Asa Baker, & William Markham, friend of the said Asa Baker, late of North Hampton in Ontario County, deceased.
WHEREAS the said Asa Baker as is alledged, died Intestate, having whilst living, and at the time of his death, Goods, Chattels or Credits within this State, by means whereof, the granting Administration, and also the auditing, allowing and final discharging the Account thereof, doth appertain unto us — and we being desirous that the Goods, Chattels and Credits of the said deceased may be well and faithfully administered, applied and disposed of, DO grant unto the said Zillah Baker & William Markham full power by these Presents, to administer and faithfully dispose of all and singular the said Goods, Chattels and Credits: To ask, demand, recover and receive the Debts which unto the said deceased while living, and at the time of his death did belong; and to pay the debts which the said deceased did owe, so far as such Goods, Chattels and Credits will thereunto extend, and the Law require. Hereby requiring you to make, or cause to be made, a true and perfect Inventory of all and singular the Goods, Chattels and Credits of the said deceased, which have or shall come to your hands, possession or knowledge, and the same so made, to exhibit or cause to be exhibited, into the office of the Surrogate of the County of Ontario, at or before the expiration of six calendar months from the date hereof: — And also to render a just and true Account of Administration when thereunto required.
And we do by these Presents, depute, constitute and appoint you the said Zillah Baker & William Markham Administrators of all and singular the Goods, Chattels and Credits, which were of the said Asa Baker deceased.
IN TESTIMONY whereof, we have caused the Seal of Office of our said Surrogate to be hereunto affixed.
WITNESS Dudley Saltonstall Esquire, Surrogate of our said County, at Canandaigua the Sixth day of November in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and of our Independence the twenty fifth year. Dudley Saltonstall
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House of Rep March 23d 1846
Sir Mrs Zillah Pangburn Wife of Asa Baker on whose account she or her Children apply for a Pension lives in West Henrietta N. Y. Asa Baker Esq Son of Mrs P. has corresponded with me in the matter & lives at West Henrietta, NY.
Respectfully Your Obt Servt R Smith
Hon J L Edwards Commr of Pensions
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Pension Office April 3rd 1846
Sir, I have the honor to inform you that no additional evidence has been received in the case of Zillah Pangburn, since the date of my letter to you of the 2nd ultimo, a copy of which is herewith enclosed.
I have the honor to be, Very respectfully, Your Obt. Sevt, J L Edwards
Hon Robert Smith House of Representatives
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H.R. April 15th 1846
Sir, In your letter of 2nd March in answer to one addressed to you in behalf of Zillah Pangburn, first wife of Asa Baker, you say “the Certificate of the Comptroller of in relation to Service,” This I got. Must she go to the expense of getting a Certified Certificate? In you letter of the 20th March you say “I return you the Certificate of the Comptroller of Conn. showing the Service of Asa Baker, and request the name and residence of claimant in whose behalf offered.” I gave the name & residence and the enclosed is the answer I no? What more evidence is requested? Is any more evidence required than proof of Marriage?
I am respectfully Your Obt. Servt. Robert Smith
Hon J L Edwards Comr of Pensions
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House of Rep May 21st 1846
Sir I herewith send you additional proof in the case of Zillah Pangburn in relation to a pension, will you please examine the case and let me know if any more proof is necessary, in the premises, at your earliest convenience.
I have the honor to be very respectfully your Obt Sert Robert Smith
Hon J .L. Edwards Comr of Pensions
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House of Rep May 28th 1846
Sir I send you the Certificate of the Comptroller of Conn [Connecticut] as to the Service of Asa Baker in the War of the Revolution, and have written for the additional evidence.
I have the honor to be very respectfully your Obt Sevt Robert Smith
Hon J. L. Edwards Comr of Pensions
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H R June 21st 1846
Sir I herewith submit the certificate of Aaron Robinson & Wm Haswell in relation to the Marriage of Asa Baker with Zillah Betts now Zillah Pangburn. If I recollect aright, the evidence heretofore submitted declares that living evidence of the Marriage cannot be found. If there is not sufficient Secondary evidence of Marriage before you, it can be furnished. The family and connexions [connections], are all highly respectable. Please advise me at your earliest convenience in relation to this case.
I have the honor to be your Obt Sert Robert Smith
Hon J. L. Edwards Comr of Pensions
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W 12.3588, Act ‘43 8/19 Act ‘44 612
Zillah Pangburn formerly widow of Asa Baker NY
Act 7 July 1838 1 Admd 2 years Corporal $88.00 per anm
Admd Act 3 March 1843 and 17 June 1844 $88.00 per anm
Hon Robert Smith House of Reps
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Comptroller of Con [Connecticut] March 12th 1846 relating to Asa Baker’s Service in Revolutiony War
Hon Robert Smith House of Representatives Washington City D. C
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Comptroller Office, Connecticut March 11, 1846
Sir On examining the documents in this office relating to the Revolutionary war, I find that Asa Baker belonged to the Connecticut Line of the Continental Army, and served one year & eleven days in Col Warner’s Regt., and one year in Col Swift’s Regt., this last service ending Decem 31, 1781. Mr Baker is entered as having served as a Corporal.
Respectfully A Carrington Comptroller
Should you wish a proper certificate for the Pension Office I will forward you one if requested. $3.