Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36625, for Burritt Jennings, Connecticut
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(3--1776)

SERVICE
Navy (Conn)

Jennings, Burritt

NUMBER
S. 36625

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CONTENTS
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14.363   R
Connecticut
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Burritt Jennings
of Litchfield Co., in the state of Connct.
who was a marine in the sip Warren Commanded by Capt. Hopkins  Revy. Navy, for the term of 10 months, Conn
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Inscribed on the Roll Connecticut 
at at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 28th of April 1818.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 3d of June 182[] and sent to Fredrick Wolcott Esq. Litchfield, Connt.
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Arrears to 4th of March 1820,    177.83
Semi-anl. all'ce end 
ending 4 Sept. 1820,                      48.--
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                                                    $225.83
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22/3/30 & 4/31 months

{Revolutionary claim,}
{Act 18th March, 1818}

Vol: 3--
Page - 118---

Not entitled

( second page)
No!  Augt 10, 1822
Attr - Gent opinion [  ]
to F. Wolcott

( Writing down the side is light and hard to read)
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District of Connecticut fs.  County of Litchfield, Superior Court, on this 28th day of February AD. 1822.  Personally appeared in open Court, which is a Court of Record, and having power to fine & imprison, Burrit Jennings, aged 64 years, residing in the Town of Cornwall, in said Litchfield County, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his Oath declare, that he served in the War of the Revolution in the Naval Service as follows, in the month of May, in the year 1778 he voluntarily enlisted in the service of the United States on board the United States Frigate Warren [last word underlined], commanded by John B. Hopkins, [illegible] and that he regularly served on board said Frigate, in the West India Station for more than nine months--and he further declares that under the law of the United States of the 18th day of March 1818, he made his application to the Department of War & furnished proof satisfactory to that Department that he was a subject of the law aforesaid, and received a Certificate that he was inscribed on the Pension List Roll of the Connecticut Ageny, at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 28th day of April 1818.--and on the promulgation of the law of the United States of the first of May 1820, he made & forwarded a schedule of his property agreeably to the provisions of said law, which was adjudged to render me incapable of receiving the benefit of the Law, and my Pension ended.  And I now further depose and declare that the schedule on Inventory by me made, subscribed and sworn to as aforesaid, in the Month of July 1820 comprised all the estate, Real and personal, of which I was then in pofsefsion, and I was at that time indebted to sundry Creditors in a sum amounting to the whole amount of property I then owned, except the annexed schedule, and that I have since been obliged in Justice to my said Creditors to pay and satisfy their demands upon me--by which I am reduced and so infirm that I am unable to support myself and Family.  And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of any property or any part thereof (excepting in payment of actual & bona fide Debts which I previously owed,) nor with intent to
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to bring myself within the provisions of the Act of Congrefs entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War", pafsed on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or Debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed, vizt.

My Household Furniture, comprising
necefsary Articles for use...............................$15.00
One Cow, of the value of................................. 12.00
Two small Swine, of the value of..................   5.00
                                                                _______
                                                                $32.00

Having disposed of all other property that I Pofsefsed in the month of July 1820 in payment of actual and bona fide Debts and I am need of the afsistance of my Country for support.
Burrit Jennings.
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Sworn to and declared on the 28th day of February AD. 1822, before the said Superior Court.
Certifield by
Frederick Wolcott, Clerk

[Seal affixed to the left of the below paragraph]

I Frederick Wolcott, Clerk of the Superior Court within the County of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath & the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the Record of sd. Court--and I do further certify that it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount in value of property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is Thirty two Dollars--

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court this 28th day of February AD. 1822.
Frederick Wolcott, Clerk of the Supr. Ct. within the County of Litchfd. in Connt.
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Burritt Jennings
17363

Not entitled

Apr 1819 [stricken out]
Sept 1820
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District and State of Connecticut, ss.
   
     Be it Remembered, that in the County Court, held in and for the County of Litchfield, in the District and State aforesaid, on this 5th day of July 1820, the same being a Court of Record, and having a Seal, under the authority of said state, personally came and appeared in open Court, Burritt Jennings aged sixty three years, resident in the Town of Cornwall in the County of Litchfield in said State, and being sworn according to Law, doth on his Oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows:  I , the said Burritt Jennings voluntarily enlisted as an ordinary seaman on  board the Frigate Warren in the Naval service of the United State in the month of January in the year 1777 of which Frigate John B Hopkins Esq. was commander and  I served on board said Frigate two cruises on the West Indies Station comprising a term of more than one year.
that the original Declaration made by him, for the purpose of obtaining a pension under the Act of Congress of the 18th of March 1818, was dated the 28th day of April 1818; that in pursuance thereof he was entered in the list of Pensioners, and received a Pension Certificate No.17.363 And I do further solemnly swear that I was a a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, 1818, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property or any part thereof,  with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person, in trust, for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereunto annexed, and by me Subscribed. And I do further declare that my occupation has been that of a shoemaker since leaving the Navy.   Being in a weak & debilitated state of health and that I have a family residing with me in said Cornwall consisting  of a wife of the age of 52 years, subject to such infirmity as to be unable to perform any labor for her support or that of the family and three children living with me and I have for many years last past been dependent & received the charitable assistance of the Town of Cornwall in which I live.  My children consist of Paulina age 25 years, Sally age 17 years, Nancy age 11 years.
All which is subscribed by me the day and year aforesaid.
Burritt Jennings

     Sworn to, and declared in the Court aforesaid.  Whereupon said Court is, on satisfactory proof exhibited  in Court, of opinion that the total amount in value of the property contained in the aforesaid Schedule, is four hundred & eighty Dollars, and doth order these proceedings to be entered in the records of said Court.

Frederick Wolcott, clerk
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At a County Court, held in and for the County of Litchfield, in the District and State of Connecticut, on the 5th day of July 1820, the same being a Court of Record, and having a Seal, by virtue of the laws of said State.

PERSONALLY APPEARED, in open Court, Burritt Jennings a resident in the town of Cornwall in the County of Litchfield in said State, and exhibited and subscribed the following Schedule, and made oath that the same is a true and perfect Schedule of all his income and property, necessary cloathing and beding excepted, viz:

About forty acres of Land lying in the Parish of Milton which is held in right of his wife with a small dwelling house lying in an obscure part of the town a little of which is capable of cultivation--the whole not exceeding in Value
..............................................................................$450.00
No Stock or creature of any kind except 1 small colt of the value of.............................................15.00
And the shole amount of personal estate by me owned and pofsefsed except my necefsary bedding & wearing apparil does not exceed in value fifteen dollars.............................................15.00
                                                          ___________
                                                            $480.00

And I am now actually & justly indebted to sundry persons the full & actual sum of five hundred & sixty seven Dollars...............$567.00
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District of Connecticut, ss.  County of Litchfield

    I, Frederick Wolcott Clerk of the County Court in and for the County of Litchfield in the State and District of Connecticut, do hereby certify that the foregoing and the Schedule thereunto annexed, are truly copied from the records of said Court: and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount, in value, of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, is four hundred & eighty Dollars and   ------- Cents. [Cents crossed out]
     In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of said Court on this 17th day of July 1820

Frederick Wolcott,  Clerk


-------------presiding Judge of the ----------Court in and for the ----------------in the State of Connecticut, do hereby certify that ------------ is Clerk of said Court, and keeper of the Seal and Records thereof; and that the preceding certificate, under his hand, and the Seal of said Court, authentic, and in due form of Law.
          In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in ---------------- this -----------day of -------------182--
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The Hon.ble John C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington

[written vertically on left side of document]
Mr Boyd

[Stamp affixed, partially illegible]
LITCHFIELD CT
May 1

[written vertically on right side of document]
Bennitt Jennings

[written vertically at bottom of document]
Returned
further
Service
Depont.

witnefses
not rcd.
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The Hon.ble John C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington

[written vertically on left side of document]
Mr Boyd

[Stamp affixed, partially illegible]
LITCHFIELD CT
May 1

[written vertically on right side of document]
Bennitt Jennings

[written vertically at bottom of document]
Returned
further
Service
Depont.

witnefses
not rcd.
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Burritt Jennings
Priv [crossed out]
Mariner

Ship Warren
Capt. Hopkins -
1777 - 10 mos.
28 Apr. 1818
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"Frederick Wolcott, Esqr.
Litchfield,
Connt.--"




Admitted
Litchfield, Con.
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District of Connecticut fs  town and County of Litchfield

On this twenty eight day of April AD. 1818 Before me the subscriber Frederick Wolcott a Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut

Personally appears Burritt Jennings aged sixty one years resident in Cornwall in said County who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War.

That he the said Burritt Jennings at New London in said District on or near the first of Jany AD 1777 enlisted as an ordinary seaman or sailor [following phrase stricken out "Jany AD 1777 he enlisted for a [illegible]"]  on board the United States ship Warren then lying at Boston in Massachusetts rated he thinks at 32 guns, commanded by Captain Hopkins of the State of Rhode Island.

That an officer belonging to the Warren was recruiting at sd New London when he the said Jennings and a number of other sailors enlisted to serve the United States on board sd. vessel.  That they immediately marched to Boston and entered on board said vessel

That the ships crew consisted according to his best recollection of two hundred and twenty.  That said vessel soon after put to sea.  and captured an English Brig bound from Glasgow to Philadelphia with supplies for the British Army then in Philadelphia.  The name of the English brig he does not know but she was commanded by a Captain Robertson--That the Warren afterwards recaptured a French vessel on board of which, concealed in a cask
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were dispatches from Doctor Franklin an Minister in France--The French vessel had been taken by the apollos English Frigate.  The Warren also took an English schooner bound from the West Indies to Hallifax.  All the above prizes were sent into Boston and arrived safe except the Brig first mentioned which the sd. Jennings believes was retaken by the British Fleet.  That the Warren cruized in the English channel and various other places.  That he served the United States on board said vessel about ten months.  and was discharged in Boston the last of January AD 1778 being sick with the West India as yellow fever which he with about sixty of the Warrens crew took from the crew of the sloop which they had captured as aforesaid on their return from cruizing in the English channel.

That he is poor and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support.

That he does not know that any person who served with him on board the Warren is now living, and if they are he knows not where

That he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services, and rests this his application on his own oath supported by the testimony as to the character he sustains.
Burritt Jennings

Subscribed and sworn to & declared before me the day and year first above written
Frederick Wolcott, Judge of Probate
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Personally appeared the Revd. Isaac Jones and Jeremiah Guild, both of said County & District

To me personally known as respectable men and credible witnesses and being duly sworn testify and say that they are each personally acquainted with the aforesaid Burritt Jennings and that his character for truth, honesty and in all respects is good.

Sworn to before me this 28th day of April AD 1818
Frederick Wolcott, Judge of Probate

I Frederick Wolcott Judge of the ["County" stricken out] Court of Probate for the District of Litchfield as aforesaid which is a Court of Record do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that Burritt Jennings of Cornwall in sd. County did serve in the Revolutionary war against the common enemy, as a mariner in the naval service of the United States, more than nine months, as stated in his preceeding declaration.  and I now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken and had before me to the secretary for the department of war pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.  That sd. Jennings is poor and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support

In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix my Seal of Office this 28th day of April AD. 1818
Frederick Wolcott, Judge of Probate for the District of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut.

[Seal affixed to the left of the above paragraph]
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Chas R Hale - Aug 29/30/EEL

     It appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.36625, that Burritt Jennings entered on January 20, 1777, as seaman on the United States Ship, "Warren", Captain John B. Hopkins; during the cruise they captured a British Brig and schooner and recaptured from the British, a French vessel.  He was discharged in January, 1778.

     He was allowed pension on his application executed April 28, 1818, at which time he was aged sixty-one years and resided in Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut.

Very truly yours


E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner.
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.

November 11, 1928

Mrs. H. P. Wheeler, 
Box 481, 
Brewster, N. Y.

Madam:

            I have to advise you, that from the papers in the pension claim, S. 38625, it appears that Burritt Jennings entered on Jan 20, 1777, as seaman on the United States Ship, "Warren",  Captain John B. Hopkins, during the cruise they captured a British orig and schooner and recaptured from the British, a French vessel.  He was discharged in January 1778.
             He was allowed pension on his application executed April 28, 1818, while living in Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, aged sixty-one years.
               In 1820, he referred to his wife aged fifty-two years, name not stated and his children: Paulina, aged twenty-five years, Sally aged seventeen years and Nancy aged eleven years.  There is no further data on file as to family.

Respectfully,

WINFIELD SCOTT,
Commissioner.

[Written vertically on left side of document]
as he enl at New London & joined ship at Boston I omitted place of entering
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I William Kellogg of Cornwall in the County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut of lawful age--Depose and say that sometime since Burritt Jennings of said Cornwall made-executed and acknowledged before me a Conveyance of the Real Estate he owned and had in Pofsefsion to a Creditor (who as was agreed between them) had in the distrefs and poverty of said Jennings, made advances for his Support--said Jennings, is and has for many Years been considered a poor man--has been a Subject of Charity--has uniformly been abated all his Taxes--and is unable on account of his infirmity of Body to Support himself and I believe that he must be supported in future by his Country--his Children or the Public--and I further believe that there was no fraud or Collusion in the disposing of his property--as the claim against him appeared fair and a bonafide Debt--
William Kellogg

P.S.  It was stated to me by the Creditor of Jennings and himself that the Debt arose from Jennings's being in Debt a number of Years since and his then Crediter compelled him to Mortgage his Real Estate to secure the payment--and the Present Crediter to afsist Jennings, advanced the Money, raised the Mortgage and allowed the Land to be Released to Jennings--the Mortgage and Release are both Recorded in the Land Records now in my custody as Register of Deeds for the Town of Cornwall.
William Kellogg

Litchfield County fs    Cornwall.
March 24th 1822
Sworn before me--Geo. Wheaton, Justice of Peace
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I, Benjamin Page, Lieutenant on board the Warren Frigate, John B. Hopkins Esqr. Captain Do Certify that Burritt Jennings of the State of Connecticut was received on board said Frigate as an Ordinary Seaman January 20th 1777 in Providence R Island State and continued on board at least twelve months which completed his two first cruises in the West Indies Station.
Benjamin Page
Portsmouth Rhode Island
January 27th 1820


Newport ss
Newport January 31, 1820
Then personally  came and appeared, Capt. Benjamin Page, subscriber, to the above certificate, and made oath that the same is correct, and true in all its parts.--
Before me

AS Huston  Jus. Pease.
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Portsmouth January 27th 1820.

Wm Mass

Dear Sir

I recd. again communication respecting Burritt Jennings of Connecticut State  I find by my Papers that he was received on board the Warren Frigate--John Burrough Hopkins Esqr. Command January 20th 1777.  He was two Cruses with us  I do not find his Discharge therefore [word underlined] he must have been at least twelve months on board  he is rated at Ordinary Seaman

It is pleasing to me to have some of my old papers on hand to 



I am respectfully your Obt Servt. 

Benj Page
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Brewster  N.Y.
Sept 13, 1926

Bureau of Pensions

Dear Sirs, 
     Will you please send the pension record of Burritt Jennings who was born in 1758 in Conn.  He served in Capt Ebenezer Hills Company in 1777 for the defense of the Hudson. He was a pensioner when he died in Litchfield County, Conn.
       Thanking you in advance.

Very Truly, 
(Mrs) H. P. Wheeler
Brewster N.Y.
Box 481

[Stamp affixed on left side of document]
U.S. PENSION
O
SEP
14
1926
OFFICE
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Applicant aged 65 years

40 acres of land, with a small dwelling house, "held in right of his wife" - valued at $450
2 items                                                    30

Wm Kellogg, Register, affirms that sometime since , applicant conveyed said land, to creditor to pay a bona fide debt of long standing, and that he believes there was no fraud or collusion in the transaction.

2. Sched: exhibit  8:32

served "more than 1 year"
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Connecticut
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Barritt Jennings
Marine
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Served 1 yr. (1777)
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His Age 65 - A Shoemaker
infirm - for many years has
been dependent and received 
the charitable  assistance of the 
town in which he resides --
Wife 54, sickly - Three Daughters
aged 25, 17 & 11-----
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1st Schedule dated July 17, 1820
40 acres of Land with a small
house held in right for his
wife valued at               $450
a Cow                              $15
and nine [illegible] articles
of furniture                       $15

Total                                $480
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Application for restoration
made, &  Rejected Augt. 1822
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2d Schedule dated Feby 28, 1822
1 Cow                  $12
over
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2 Hogs         $5.
Furniture     $15
           Total  $32
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Wm Kellogg, Register
affirms that sometime
since applicant conveyed
the Land mention in 
Schedule, to a Creditor
to pay a bona fide debt of 
long standing and that he
believes there was no fraud
or collusion in the transaction

F. Wolcott Esq
Litchfield 
Conn  

Restore

Apl  1st 1823

In his first Schedule
he says "I am now
 actually Justly indebted 
to several persons (no 
names) the sum of
$567"

Restored
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INVALID
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Navy
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File No.  36625
Burritt Jennings
Marine
N. S. S. "Warren"
Revolutionary
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Act March 18, 1818

Index:   Vol._ _ _ _ _,    Page_ _ _ _ _ _

[Arrangement of 1870,]

(Sideways)
1926 Nov. 11
Recrt to Mrs. H.P.  Wheeler [illegible]
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1930 - Aug - 29 
Hist to Chas R Hale 
Seller in case John Bissell Q.
ctf. # 7762            ERoL