Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 3287, for Dan Metcalf, Connecticut
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Conn. Metcalf, Dan Jedidah W.3287
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8874 Phila
Pennsylvania
Jedidah Metcalf  dec?
Widow of Dan Metcalf
Who was a Private in the Revolution

Inscribed on the roll at the rate of 80 dollars 00 cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843 & end 2 May 1844, when she died

Certificate of Pension issues the 15th day of Augt 1850 and sent to Hon. H.S. Conger house of Reps

Acts of March 3, 1843, & June 17, 1844

Recorded in Book Vol. 2 Page 112

Payable to only survivors children- see back of this file

Reported
Surviving Children to mil (sp?)
Jonathan C. Metcalf
Lucily Terry
Freelove Howe
Mehitable Plank
Dan Metcalf
Charles H. Metcalf
Isaac H. Metcalf

P.P. Eway 13 March 1852
C. H. Metcalf 24 June 1852
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Declaration in the Dan Metcalf Case
Jedidah Metcalf widow of Dan Metcalf 
Pennsylvania
July 1838

Charles H. Metcalf and Isaac H. Metcalf all of the State of Pennsylvania

In testimony where of I have here in to set my hand and affixed my official seal at Wellsboro this 4th day of March 1850.

J. F Donaldson
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State of Pennsylvania
County of Tioga
On this 4th day of March 1850 personally appeared before the Court of Common Please of Tioga County, Pennsylvania. Holden as Wellsboro in & for said county in open court Isaac H. Metcalf of said county who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain in the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th July 1838. That he was sixty four years old in April last that he is a son of the late Dan Metcalf who was a solider in the war of the Revolution & who resided at the time of his preforming the service in Lebanon New London County in the State of Connecticut, that the said Dan Metcalf died in July 1806 leaving a widow via Jedida Metcalf this defendants mother, who dies a widow on the 2nd day of May 1844 that this defendants said father & mother were married in the town of Washington Litchfield County CT in 1784. That the said Jedida Metcalf died on 2nd day of May 1844 being the widow of the said Dan Metcalf at her death & that at her death she left the following named children her surviving who are her only children surviving & that each of them is over twenty one years of age to ... Jonathan C. Metcalf, Lucily Terry, Freelove Howe, Mahitable Plunk, Dan Metcalf, CHarles H. Metcalf and Isaac H. Metcalf all of the State of Pennsylvania. Isaac H. Metcalf 
Sworn and subscribed this day & year, first above written before me in Tioga County
J.F. Donaldson
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State of Pennsylvania
County of Tioga

I, John F. Donaldson ...of the Court of Commons Pleas of Tioga County, Pennsylvania holden of Wellsboro in & for said county do hereby certify thou satisfied thy evidence has been satisfied to said that Dan Metcalf within named died in 1806 leaving his widow Jedidah Metcalf who remained hi widow till her death & that she dies on the 2nd day of May 1844 eighteen hundred and forty four  & that at her death she left the following named children her surviving & who still survived & that each of them is over twenty on years of age to Jonathan C. Metcalf, Lucily Terry, Freelove Howe, Mahitable Plunk, Dan H. Metcalf, Charles H H. Metcalf and Isaac H. Metcalf all of the State of Pennsylvania.

In testimony where of I have here within set my hand & affixed my official seal at Wellsboro this. 4th day of March 180
J.F. Donaldson
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No. 14162
Jedidah Metcalf, died
Widow of Dan
New York
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State of New York
County of Cayuga

On this 7th day of January, 1850 personally appeared before the Court Holden at Auburn in & for said county in open court Harvey Heath of said County who being duly sworn according to law deposes and says that he ae appears before then Court in behalf of the surviving children of the late Dan Metcalf & his widow Jedidah Metcalf and he doth on his make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision of the acts of Congress passed July 7th 1838 & March 3rd 1843 that he isa Jedidah Metcalf for whose children this application is made was the widow of Dan Metcalf late a solder in the war of the Revolution, that he said Dan Metcalf was a resident of the town of Lebanon New London CT in the State of Connecticut during the war of the Revolution that entered the service from the said town of Lebanon that he further declares on behalf of the children of the said Jedidah Metcalf that she was married to the said Dan Metcalf in the town of Washington Litchfield County CT in September 1784 and that he said Dan Metcalf died in 1806 leaving his widow the said Jedidha Metcalf who remained his widow till her death & that she died on the 2nd day of May 1844 eighteen hundred and forty four and that at her death she left the following named children her surviving & who still survive being her only children her surviving & that each of them is over the age of twenty one years Jonathan C Metcalf, Lucily Terry, Freelove Howe, Mahitable Plank, Dan Metcalf, CHarles H. Metcalf and Isaac Metcalf, the about is as the deposed has been informed & believe to be true, the said Harvey Heath is a respectable person.
Sworn & witnessed the day a year first above written before me.
Harvey Heath
E.B.Cobb Clerk of ....County
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Note the word "Dan" within written on an
came before execution
E. B. Cobb Clerk
Metcalf Declaration
State of New York
County of Cayuga⎬ SS. I. Ebenezer B. Cobb Clerk of the
Supreme & County Courts the same being Courts
of Record holden at Auburn
in and for said County do hereby certify that satisfactory
evidence has been exhibited to said Court that Dan
Metcalf within named died in 1806 leaving his widow
Jedida Metcalf who remained his widow till her death
and that she died on the 22d day of May 1844 eighteen
hundred and Forty four and that at her death she left
the following named children her surviving & who still
survive & that each of them is over the age of twenty one
years to wit Jonathan C. Metcalf Lucily Terry Freelone
Howe Mahitable Plank Dan Metcalf Charles H. Metcalf
and Isaac H. Metcalf all of the State of P. A.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed my official seal
at Auburn this 7 day of January 1850 ┃
E. B. Cobb Clerk of
the Supreme & County
Courts Cayuga County
N.Y.
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I Daniel B. Brinsmade Town Clerk of the
Town of Washington in Litchfield County Connecticut
do hereby certify that I am the keeper of the Records
of said Town, and that the Record of Marriages
of the Revd Daniel Brinsmade a former Minister
of the Gospel in this Town, is deposited among said
Records, and I find on examination the following
entry-
The page is headed
Marriages
Dan Medkill of Lebanon with Sep. 9th 1784
Jedida Lacy of Washington ⎬ 0:6:00:0
The figures under the date express the marriage fee
I further certify that the Rev. Daniel Brinsmade was
my Grand father and I know the hand writing of
the record to be his
the
Sworn to and subscribed this 8th day of Nov 1849
Daniel 

STATE OF CONNECTICUT} ss. Lichfield.
LITCHFIELD COUNTY,
I Frederick D. Beeman Assistant Clerk
of the COUNTY COURT of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that William Moody of Washington in said County
is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, and by law authorized to administer OATHS and to take the acknowledgment of DEEDS. And that his commission was dated on
the 18th day of June A. D. 1849 and will expire on the (24th) 4th
day of July A.D. 1850, that the signature to the annexed
instrument purporting to be his is
genuine
Given under my hand and the Seal of said Court this
9th day of November A.D. 1849.
Frederick D. Beeman
Assistant Clerk
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I Daniel B. Brinsmade Town Clerk of the
Town of Washington in Litchfield County Connecticut
Do hereby certify that I am the keeper of the Records
of said Town, and that the Record of Marriages
of the Revd Daniel Brinsmade a former Minister
of the Gospel in this Town, is deposited among said
Records, and I find on examination the following
entry
The page is headed
Marriages
Dan Midkiff of Lebanon with) Sep. 9th 1784
Jedida Laney of Washington )  0.6.0.0
The figures under the date express the marriage fee
I further certify that the Rev. Daniel Brinsmade was
my Grand father and I know the hand writing of
the record to be his
Sworn to and subscribed
this day of Nov 1849
Daniel B. Brinsmade Town
Clerk of the town of Washington
State of Connecticut
Litchfield County ⎬

Washington Nov. 7th 1849. Personally
appeared Daniel B. BrinsmadeTown Clerk of the
Town of Washington and made oath to the truth
of the facts stated in the foregoing certificate
before me and to whose credibility I hereby
certify
Wm Moody Justice of the Peace
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State of Pennsylvania
Wyoming County ss

Before me the subscriber
one of the Justices of the peace in and for said
County personally appeared Ruben Baker
of the County of Wyoming aged eighty five
years and being duly sworn according to
law doth depose and say that he was personally
acquainted with Dan Metcalf soon after
the close of the revolutionary war, and he
understood from him that his former residence
was in Lebanon, New London
County and State of Connecticut and served
as a soldier in said war, that he lived in
Washington Litchfield County State aforesaid
when I first became acquainted with him
He lived with my uncle Joseph Easton
and worked at the saddle making buisness.
I gave him an introduction to Jedida
Lacey whom he afterwards married as report
says, I think I was at their wedding but
would not be positive but they lived together
to the day of his death raised a large family
of Children to my knowledge, that some
time after their marriage they removed
to Luzerne County (now Susquehanna), in
the State of Pennsylvania that the deponent
removed to the same State about the same
time and located within about two
miles of said Metcalf. I was a practicing
Surgeon and Physician and attended him
through his last sickness which was in 1806
(he died in Susquehanna County on the
farm he first located on in Pennsylvania)
his daughter Lucy Terry still lives on the same farm
Ruben Baker
Sworn and subscribed to this sixteenth day of April 1850
before
Isaac Lacy
Justice of the Peace
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I do hereby certify that the within
named Ruben Baker is a credible
person
Isaac Lacey Justice of the Peace

State of Pennsylvania
Wyoming County ss
I P. M. Osterhout Prothonotary of the Court
of Common Pleas for the said County do hereby
certify that Isaac Lacey before whom the
within affidavit was taken is now and
was at the time thereof a Regular acting
Justice of the Peace in & for the said
County & that the signature thereunto
attached purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the
seal of said Court this 17th day of April AD 1850
P.M. Osterhout
Protty
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State of Connecticut
Comptrollers Office
Hartford April 25th 1850
I certify that on application for evidence of the service of Dan
Metcalf in the War of the Revolution, I have examined the
Books & Documents remaining in this Office relating to that war
and find the name of the said Metcalf in a Roll of the
Connecticut Line under the following heading viz,
Settlement with the 1st Connecticut Regt Josiah Starr Esq.
"Colonel, before January 1st 1780", and opposite his name
are the following entries, viz, (Rank, Private) commencement of
service Apl1st ' 77 Time of this settlement Jany 1st 1780 Term
2 yrs 9 mos Amt. of Wages ￡66. Money due for Blankets ￡2. 9.6) value of money
paid for clothing & refreshments $2.21 Amt of debt 70. 11.61 value of money paid for clothing & refreshments ￡2.2.1
Amt of debt ￡70.11.6 value of money recd on acct of Wages ￡12.7. 11Value of money from U.S. Conn. & Towns ￡0. 10.
Amt of clothing & Refreshments supplied ￡10.3.1.) Amt. of Blankets supplied ￡0.19.4 Amt of Credit ￡24.0.4) Ballance￡46, 11.2
In another settlement with the same Regiment for the year
1780. I find also the name of the said Dan Metcal fand opposite
thereto are entries as follows viz, Rank Private commencement of service Jany 1st 1780 I Time of this settlement Apl 1st 1780 Term 3mos Amt of Wages ￡6. Money due for Blankets ￡0.4.6.1 Ballance ￡6.4.6 value of money on acct of Wages .￡0 1.8 Amt of Credit ￡0. 1.8 Ballance ￡6.2.10. The service of the aforesaid Dan Metcalf is certified by the Selectmen of the town of Lebanon, as follows. "These certify
on 1
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That Dan Metcalf have been enlisted soldier and served
three years from this town in the Continental army and 
have been regularly Discharged,
Lebanon 7 Sept
    "1780                                     " Elijah Hyde D. )         Select "
                                                  "  Asahel Clark   )         Men   "



Abijah Catlin
Comptroller

Act 7 Ju 1838

No. 14.162
Jedidah Metcalf
widow of Dan
New York
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                                                                                                 (5)
Harrison Valley Pa
Jan 12
To the Commissioner of Pensions
Pension Office 
Washington City of

D C
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January the 10. 1851
Dr Sir I received yours of
the 27 this date, and once more for the last resort I will
make the statement as plane as possible of the hole matter
and what I want I was not intending to ask for Cs.
portion of the Pention from Government but as I supose
it has been drew and Received by other Heirs and the money
is in there hands and if Cs children is intitled a tall to the
portion of money due her I though these heirs that had
Recd the mony was the ones to look to for Cs portion, now
the Heirs that have Received the mony is these Isaac Metcalf
Dan Metcalf Charles H. Metcalf Mahitabel Plank Lucy Tary
Freelove How and Jonathan Metcalf though Jonathan
dide before the money was drew consiquently his children
drew nothing. there are the names that you will find on
the power of Attorny Authorising a Justis Mr Heath of the
State of Ny and Representing that they were all the
living Heirs of Judida Metcalf consiquently they succeded
in obtaining the money now what I mean by C is a Sister
of the above mentioned names and did some Eight years
before her mother leaveing 7 children and if this
children is intitled to Cs Portion of the pension money
I want a copy of the Papers duly authenticate that
it will sho that they have received all the money
that was due there mother Jedida Metcalf a coppy of these
Power of attorny and the amount of money paid is what
I want and if there be any other papers that would
be nesisary I want them also. now if these 7 children is
intitled to their Mother Cs portion of Pension money you must
know and if thy are those above mentioned papers Pleas
Foward as soon as posible and if they are not intitled Pleas
answer to that efect as soon as you reseve this and oblige
your humble servt yours Truly P P Erway
Refuse not to awnser imediatly
for the last time
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as to the object of these papers I ask for
is this these heirs that has recd the money
says that these 7 children wich is neases and nephews
are not intitled to any pension mony consiquently
they refuse to pay them any thing and as I myself was one of the
7 I think that we are and I think it is in these
hands and the object is to colect it out of them
when the aplication was made for the Pension
we were not apprised of the fact even until they had
drew the money now, it looks like this to me if
we 7 are not intitled if I should die and leave children
and property that my Brother Should Heir my
Property insted of my own children
as I shall not wright any more upon the
subject pleas bear with my lenghy letter forgeting not
to forward the papers or anser whether weare or
are not intitled this is the case and circumstans
as plane as I can state it and as my Letters and those
papers are in your jurisdiction I leave the subject
at your dispose
Yours truly
P.T. Erway
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Revy
WIDOW, &c.
No. 3281
Jedediah Metcalf
Widow
Dan Metcalf
Pri Rev. War.
Act: March 3d 1843.
Index:-  Vol. M     Page 41.
(Arrangement of 1870.]
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Paid 3
J E Heath Esqr
Commissioner
of Pentions
Washington     City

Mansfield Pa 
June 14th 1852
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                            Westfield June 14th/52
J.E. Heath sir
being one of the heirs of Jedida
Metcalf deceased that obtained a widows pention
I take the liberty to ask your council on the sub-
ject The question is this Jedida Hurlbut was
one of Jedida Metcalfs heirs but said Hurlbut
died in March 1833 and left some children
and Jedida Metcalf died in May 1844 now
is Jedida Hurlbuts children entitled to any
part of the money drawn in the name of Jedida
Metcalf Some of the council say those that
did not survive the death of there mother
are not nor there children entitled to any
part of the money Jedida Hurlbut died eleven
years before her mother Jedida Metcalf
if the heirs of Jedida Hurlbut are or are not
entitled to an equal share with those
that did survive the death of Jedida
Metcalf I wish you let me know soon
as consistant for at this time there appears
to be some dissatisfaction and your answer
to this will be a decision
yours with respect
Charles H. Metcalf
Pleas direct
yours to Westfield
Tioga Co
P.a
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10960                                                      Phil
Pennsylvania
Jedidah Metcalf dec
Widow of Dan Metcalf
who was a pensioner under the Act of
and who died on the year 1808
of Tioga in the State of Penn
who was a private in the Company
commanded by Captain    of the
Regr    commanded by                in
the 1s Conn. Regt line for  2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Philadelphia
at the rate of 80 Dollars  00
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of
March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15th day of
August 1850 and sent to
Hon. H.S. Conger  HR
Total amount,           $
( Act July 7, 1838.)
Recorded by   J P Chase
Book D  Vol. 1  Page  227
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no 14162
Jedidah Metcalf
widow of Daniel Metcalf
New York
Suspended
Act - 9th July 1850
Hon. H. S. Conger

Act 7 July 1838
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Jedidah Metcalf
widow of David
Pennsylvania
Tioga Co
7 ???, 1806
admitted
1st Connect Rgt
Pr 2 yrs $80
on 4 Mar 1836 to 4
Mar 1841, for 43 to
2 May 1844 when
she died children
Jonathan C. Metcalf
Lucily Terry, Freelove
Howe Mahitable
Plank, Dan Metcalf
Charles H Metcalf
Isaac H. Metcalf
act 7 July '38 & 3 March
1843
Hon. H.S. Conger
H.K
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Washington July 25, 1830
Sir
I send herewith a new declaration in the case of
the heirs of Dan Metcalf
I have the honor to be
very respectfully yours
H.S. Conger

Col J. L. Edwards
Comm. of Pensions
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Ho of Rep
June 25, 1850
Sir I herewith I send the papers in
support of the claim of the heirs of the
widow of Dan Metcalf to pension
I am yours &c
H.S. Conger


Col J. L. Edwards
Comm. of Pensions
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State of Pennsylvania ⎬
County of Tioga,       I James Leonard of said
County being duly sworn according to law, deposes
and says that he was personally acquainted
with Jedida Metcalf late widow of Dan
Metcalf, whose children are making application
for the pension that was due to her at her death
in 1844, that the said Jedida Metcalf had for
about two years before her death lived in the
house of this deponent in the said County of Tioga
P, A. that this deponent keeps a memorandum
of events that occur in his neighborhood that he
deems important such as labor done unusual
changes of weather deaths & that said Memoranan
was commenced by this deponent in January
1833 & continues to the present time, that on
refering to the said Memorandum he finds
it there entered that the said Jedida Metcalf
died on the 2d day of May 1844 eighteen
hundred & forty four & that at her death the
left the following named children her surviving
heirs are her only children her surviving & that
each of them is over twenty one years of age to wit
Isaac H. Netcalf Jonathan C. Metcalf Lucily
Terry Freelove Howe Mahittal Plank Dan
Metcalf & Charles H. Metcalf all of the State of P.A.
                                                   James Leonard
subscribed and sworn to this ⎬
27th day of February 1850
before me
Hiram Tubbs Justice Peace
I certify that the above named James Leonard
is a credible person
Hiram Tubby
Justice Peace
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N.B. the word "as" within interlined before execution
Hiram Tubbs Justice Peace

Tioga County,

I John F Donaldson Prothonotary of the
Court of Common Pleas of Tioga County
Pennsylvania do certify that Hiram
Tubbs, Esq. is a magistrate as within
and that the within signature purporting
to be his is genuine.-
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
my seal of office, the 24th day of March 1850.
J. F. Donaldson, Prothy
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Harrison        Pa                       (5)
Dec 25
To the Commissioner of
Pensions
Pension Office
Washington City
D. C.


E Cole
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Harrison Dec the 24th 1857
To the Commissioner of Pensions
In the case of Jedida Metcalf the wife of
Dan Metcalf a Revolutionary soldier. I underst-
and that Dan Metcalf Jr Isaac Metcalf Chs .H.
Metcalf Freelove Howe Lucy Tary & Mahitable Plank
have applied and drew the pension that was
due the widow (Jedidah tMetcalf) as the only heirs
of said widow if that is the case I wish to know
as there were other heirs which are entitled. The
matter was kept secret from the others and they say
now that they have not drew all but that the other
as can apply and get theirs. They applied about 
one year ago or rather they received it a year
ago I wish to know all in relation to it if
you will be so good as to answer me on it
Please write soon & direct to the subscriber at
Harrison Valley P. Office Potter Co Pa
Yours with due Respect   Parley P Eway