Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11193, William Watkins, Conn.
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SERVICE
Conn.

Watkins, William
Lois

NUMBER
R 11193

CONTENTS
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Extract from the records of the town of Ashford, Windham County, State of Connecticut.  William Watkins & Lois Jerners joined in marriage August Eighteenth seventeen hundred and Eighty Eight. I Benjamin C. Simmons Clerk of the town of Ashford, do certify that the above is a true Copy of the record of said town, with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows "August 18th 1788." Benjamin C. Simmons Clerk of the town of Ashford Benjamin C. Simmons above named, depose and say, that I hold the office of town Clerk, in the town of Ashford, County of Windham and State of Connecticut, and that the above is a true extract from the records of said town, with the exceptions above named as  certified by me Sworn before me this seventh day of September 1850. Benjamin C. Simmons
Before me Jared D. Richmond Justice of the Peace
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State of Connecticut Windham County ⎬ ss Office of Clerk of County Court I, Uriel Fuller Clerk of the County Court for the County of Windham in the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Jared D. Richmond Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit was sworn, was at that time & now is a Justice of the Peace for said Windham County duly commissioned and qualified and that his commission bears date the 27th day of June 1850 and will expire on the 4th day of July 1851. I further certify that the signature purporting to be his is genuine- In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County Court this 12th day of September Anno Domini 1850 Uriel Fuller Clerk
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State of Pennsylvania County of Bradford On this Eighth day of July A.D. 1850 personally appeared before the Hon Horace Williston, President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Bradford, Lois Watkins, a resident of Smithfield in said County, aged ninety 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 pension as to certain widows and the subsequent acts of Congress passed to continue said pension to said widows- That she is the widow of William Watkins, who was a private in the army of the Revolution. That at the time he was drafted or enlisted which was in 1775 he lived in Ashford, Windham County, State of Connecticut that he served during that is a part of that year under Capt or Col Colton, and was at the battle of Bunker Hill. He served also in the year 1776 for the same state, and during most of the war the officers he served under were Capt. Colton Capt Mason and Major or Col. Besel but the order, in time in which he served under these officers, she cannot tell. Tho she is confident that said William Watkins was in a battle on Long land at White Plains and that he was at the surrender of Genl Burgoyne - That he was acting for a while as [indeciperable] master and served much of his time under General Patterson and in service during [indeciperable]. She has no evidence of said services other than
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the Comptroller Certificate of the State of Connecticut. but relies for further proof on the records formerly belonging to the State of Connecticut, now in the war department of Washington. She further deposes that she was married to said William Watkins in June or July A.D. 1788 in Ashford Windham County State of Connecticut, it may have been as late as the month of August of that year that her husband the aforesaid William Watkins died in the month of November A.D. 1828. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four, viz of the time above stated.
 Sworn to and Submitted Lois Watkins on the day and year above written before 
J Horace Williston the judge of the Thirteenth judicial district of the state of Pennsylvania of the Court of Common pleas of Bradford County of said state.
I certify that Lois Watkins, the above affiant is unable by reason of bodily infirmity to attend Court- --- Horace Williston president Judge of the court of Common Pleas of Bradford County
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State of Pennsylvania County of Bradford personally appeared before Hon & Williston President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said County at Watkins, resident of Athens in said County, aged sixty one years who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath depose and say, that he is the son of William Watkins deceased late of said County that said William at his died in the mouth of November eighteen hundred and twenty Eight that he left a widow, his Watkins whose maiden name was Jening his father the said William Withers a reputed Soldier of the Revolutionthis he heard him frequeath speak of his services of his being at the battle of Burcher Hill, of the surrender of Burgoyne, and many others, which he does his recollect and allways understood from him and be was in service, during most of the was employed some rule as a recruiting Sworn & Subscribed this 8th day of July A.D. 1850 John Watkins before the Horace Williston president and of the court of common pleas of Bradford County I certify that I am personally accused with John Wathen the above affical, that he is of good repute for truth and veracity Horace Williston president of the Court of common pleas of Bradford County, Penna
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State of Pennsylvania
Bradford County ⎬
I, Allen McKean Prothonotary of
of the Court of Common Pleas in
for said County of Bradford, do certify
that Hon. Horace Williston is President
Judge of said Court, duly qualified
and commissioned, and
that the signature to the foregoing
affidavits purporting to be his
are genuine.
In testimony whereof
have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the
Seal of said Court
this twelth day of
November A.D. 1850
Allen McKean
Prothy
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F.W.

Rev. War Section.

October 11, 1912.

Miss Susan R. Peck,
East Smithfield, Pa.

Madam:


In response to your letter dated the 7"" and received
the 8"" instant, you are advised that in the pension claim,
R. File No. 11,193, Rev. War, it is alleged that William Watkins,
while a resident of Ashford, Windham County, Connectiticut,
enlisted in 1775, and served as a private. part of the
time acting as Quartermaster, in the Connecticut troops, during
the greater part of the war. [Inserted by hand, this sentenc:] He was in the battle of Bunker Hill, Long Island, White Plains & at the surrender of Gen. Burgoyne. *
The soldier married at Ashford Connecticut, August 18,
1788, Lois Jennings; he died in November, 1828, and she applied
for pension under date, July 8, 1850, while ninety years of age
and a resident of Smithfield, Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
Her application was rejected on the ground of insufficient
proof of service.
In 1850, a son John was sixty-one years of age.
There is no further family data.
Very respectfully,
J. L. Davenport
*corrected Jan. 24, 1921-Davenport
Commissioner.
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State of Connecticut
Comptrollers Office
Hartford Jany 28th 1850

I certify, that on application for evidence of the service
of William Watkins 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
William Watkins in a Pay Roll under the following heading,
A Pay Roll of the 5th Company, of the 3d Regiment, rais'd pr
Order General Assembly Colony Connecticut, May A.D. 1775,
and opposite said name, and the following entries, viz,
Time enlisted May 6th I Time discharged, dead or deserted including time for the
discharged to return home at 15 miles pr day, Dec. 16th Months & days in
Service 7 mos. 10. | 1 Wages due L14.13.41 When recd Colony Provisions
May 18th | Days billeted themselves 12 | Billeting do 6/ | Total amount
L14. 19. 41 Thomas Knowlton was Captain & John Keyes Lieutenant
of sd Company,
Abijah Catlin
Comptroller
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Copy

January 23, 1851.

George Sanderson Esq.,
Towanda, Bradford County, Pa.
Sir:
The declaration of Louis Watkins has been received.
She produces no proof of her husband's services except the
certificate of the Comptroller of Connecticut, which was before
her when her statement was made. Unless she can identify her
husband with the soldier to whom that certificate relates by
witnesses who are conversant with his services a farther prosecution of the claim will be useless.
Commr.
by F. S. Evans.
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Rev. War Section.

January 24, 1921.

Mrs. G. H. Woodworth,
Troy, Pa.

Madam:-
In In response to your letter dated December 16, 1920,
you are advised that in the pension claim No. 11,193, Rev. War,
it is alleged that William Watkins, while a resident of Ashford,
Windham County, Connecticut, enlisted in 1775, and served as a private,
part of the time acting as Quartermaster, in the Connecticut
Troops, during the greater part of the war. He was in the battles
of Bunker Hill, Long Island, White Plains, and at the Surrender of
General Burgoyne.
He married August 13, 1782, in Ashford, Connecticut,
Lois Jennings; he died in November 1836, and she applied for pension
under date, July 8, 1850, while a resident of Smithfield,
Bradford County, Penn, aged 90 years. Her application was rejected
on the ground of insufficient proof of service.
In 1850, a son John was 61 years of age. There is
no further data as to family.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
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Towandon
Bradford Cny Pa
Nov 13 1850

Col. Edwards Commissioner
This the accompanying
papers, I am requested to enclose to you _
If Mrs. Watkins is entitled to a pension
you will please send the Certificate
or certificates either to her or my address
at this post office, as the most convenient 
for her
Yours perfectly
Geo. Sanderson
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Troy Pa.
Jan. 14-1921.

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:-
I am told that -
Lois Jennings Watkins wife
of William Watkins of
Ashbury, Conn. A soldier
in the Revolutionary 
War, once applied for
pension. Have you any
record of it, - I am very
anxious to learn when and
where she was born, and
when and where she was
married to said William
Watkins, Also his rank in
the army. At the time

U. S. PENSION OFFICE
JAN 15 1921
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she applied for pension
she lived at either Athens
or E. Smithfield Pennsylvania
I think Mr. Watkins served
in a company from
Ashford Ct.
Very Truly
(Mrs.) Blanche Woodworth

ans Jany 24 1921

U.S. PENSION OFFICE
JAN 15 1921
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Rev
CW

Troy Pa.
Dec. 16 - 1920
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:-
I wish to obtain
the military record of
William Watkins in the
War of American Revolution.
He enlisted at Ashford
Connecticut: Have you any
information concerning
it.
Very Truly
Mrs. G. H. Woodworth
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[ILLEGIBLE]
DEC 18 1920
DIVISION

U. S. PENSION OFFICE.
DEC 17 1920
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No 14248

Lois Watkins
wid of Wm
Tenn

Act 7th July 1838

7th July 1838

Letter to Geo. Sanderson
Towanda Tenn. [illegible] 23.51

11193
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1912. Oct. 11. History to
Miss Susan R. Peck, F.W.r

1921, Jan 24 Hist to
Msr. G.H. Woodworth E

REJECTED
11,190
P.O.____________
Louis Watkins
Service: or Lois? William
1-0

Enlisted:____, 18
Discharged: ____, 18
Application filed: ____, 18

Alleges: Claim filed too late
to be on printed list of
Re-enlisted: 1852 of rejection

Attorney: ____
P. O. ____
____Recognized. ____ Contr
____Cert. of Dis. Searched for ____, 18
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East Smithfield, Pa
Oct. 7, 1912.

Pension Dept.
Washington, D.C.
Will you kindly
send me any facts
stated on the application
of Mrs. Lois Jennings
Watkins, widow of Major
Wm Walkins of the Revolution,
filed between 1848
and 1851 - The pension was
granted but Mrs. Walkins
died July 30, 1851 before
first payment was made.
I wish to know specially
anything that will throw light
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on date and place of Mrs
Watkin's birth of her coming
to America, date and
place of marriage, with
Church or name of Clergyman,
-- as much of this
as the paper may give. Also
date and place of Major Watkins
enlistment, and in short
all the information of any
kind that can be obtained
from the paper, or from any
other records you may have
Is there any one else to whom
I could send - would the
War Dept have records of enlistment?

Yours truly
(Miss) Susan R. Peck