Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 24214, Abel Fling, Conn.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Conn.

Fling, Abel
Susanna

Number
W. 24214

CONTENTS:
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No 605
Vermont

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Abel Fling
of Windsor Co in the State of Vermont who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Wolcott of the Regr Commanded
by Col Durkee in the Connecticut line for three years

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Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 80 Dollars - Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

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Certificate of Pension issued the 28th day of Sept and [Lieut?] Carlos Coolidge, Windsor Vt.

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Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832              120
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 33,      40
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                                         160

{ Revolutionary Claim, }
{ Act June 7, 1832. }

Recorded by [illegible: Re El?] Clerk,
Book D Vol. 4 Page 57
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[Vol?] 64.

Vermont -

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Susanna Fling
widow of Abel Fling who was a private in the Connecticut line & who died on 26 Jany. 1844 -

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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of  80 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the [crossed out: 4th day of March, 1843.] [handwritten: 26th January, 1844 -]

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Certificate of Pension issued the 23d day of September, 44 and sent to T. F. Hammond
Brownsville, 
Windsor County,
Vt

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[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 2 - Page 62 -


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No 159

[in light handwriting] Recd[?] 24 Sept

April 19th 1845.

Certife issd under Jt. Reso. of Jany 23rd 1845 al $80 per annum Commg [commencing] on the 4th March 1843 & ending on the 26th Jany '44. & sent to the Tho. F. Hammond
Brownsville
Vt

[illegible]
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Abel Fling
Old case
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Statement, of Declaration, of Abel Fling
State of Vermont }
County of Windsor } ss. District of Windsor ss.

I Abel Fling of Windsor in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont, aged sixty nine years, depose and say - that in the month of December one thousand seven hundred and eight, but on what day I cannot recollect, at Killingly in the State of Connecticut, in which town I then resided, I enlisted, as a private, for three years into the army of the United States into the Company of Capt. Erastus Wolcott, in the Regiment of Col. ... Durkee, of the Connecticut line. I do not recollect said Durkee's commanding personally,

From the time I enlisted, up to the discharge of the "during the war's men", so called, which as I think in June 1783, Lt. Col. Grosvenor had the immediate command of Durkee's Regiment. When the "war's men" were discharged, a part of Durkee's Regiment was united with a part of another Regiment (Webbs [Webb's] as I think, but am not confident) and of [^the] new Regiment thus formed Col. ... Huntington took command.

The names of the Captains in the Regiment were (in part) Warner - Wolcott - Cleft - Durkee - Spalding - Stilwell and Hart. Of Capt Wolcott's Company, in which I was, Wales was a Lieut. and Fling was an Ensign -

On my enlistment I marched to the Highlands in New York while the troops lay there in winter quarters. In the campaign of 1781 we were marched from one place to another between West Point and the City of New York. I wintered in 1781-2 at the same
place where I did the year before. In the campaign of 1782, I was
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a long time, for most part of the season I think, sick and in the hospital, with fever and ague. Wintered at my house,
on furlough which was granted to all who were sick; returned to West Point in March or April 1783 which month it is not in my recollection to state, and joined my Regiment, and there remained until November 1783 when I was discharged, by a written discharge, signed by Gen Knox, which discharge I lost many years ago, as I can give no account of what became of it

I further depose and say - that while I resided in Springfield in said County of Windsor, I applied for a pension, and received a Pension Certificate numbered 14,982 dated the 25th day of September 1819 signed by "J. C. Calhoun, Secretary of War"; upon which I received one payment only, being then stricken from the Roll, on account of my property, as I understood. Said Certificate is now in my possession. My present place of residence is Windsor aforesaid

I hereby relinquish every claim to a pension or annuity, except the present, and declare that my name is not on the Pension Roll of any State except as above stated to have been entered on Vermont Roll. I would add, that the reason  why I think I enlisted in December is - that it was soon after Thanksgiving Day in that year - [signature: Abel Fling]

State of Vermont. District of Windsor, ss. July 30th 1832.
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid, before the Probate Court within and for the District aforesaid, now sitting.

[signature] Jabez Proctor Judge
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And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.

[signature: Jabez Proctor Judge]

I, Reuben Washburn, Register of the Probate Court within  and for the District of Windsor in the State of Vermont, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Abel Fling for a Pension.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court, this thirtieth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.

[signature: Reuben Washburn. -]
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Extract from the Records of Marriage in the town of Charlestown County of Sullivan and State of New Hampshire.

"Marriages"

"Abel Fling & Susannah Alvord both of this town January tenth seventeen hundred and ninety three"

I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the record, with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record, in fair legible figures as follows.

"Jany 10th 1793"

[signature: S.O. Cooley Town Clerk of said Charlestown.]

I S O. Cooley above named, depose and say, that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the town of Charlestown, County  & State aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract from the records of said town, with the exception above named, as certified by me S O. Cooley Town Clerk of said Charlestown Sullivan County ss.
March 22d 1844.

Sworn before me Henry Hubbard Justice of Peace 
State of New Hampshire }
Sullivan County ss } I T.M. Gilmore Clerk of Superior Court of Judicature of the County & State aforesaid do hereby certify that Henry Hubbard is an acting Justice of the Peace in & for said County duly commissioned & qualified that his commission was dated on the 25th day of November 1839 & will expire on the 25th day of November 1844 and that his signature above written is genuine. Given under my hand & the seal of said County this 16th day of April A.D. 1844.

[signature: T. M. Gilmore Clerk]
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108/17

Susannah Fling
Vt.

M 93. a44
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State of Vermont,
District of Windsor, ss. ⎬ On this first day of March, in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-four, personally appeared before the Probate Court in and for the district of Windsor aforesaid, Susanna Fling, a resident of Windsor in said district of Windsor, aged Eighty years on the 12th day of December now last past, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed July 7. 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows."

That she is the widow of Abel Fling, who was a private in the Army of the Revolution, and for his revolutionary services obtained a Pension of Eighty dollars per annum under the Act of June 7th 1832, entitled "An Act supplimentary [supplementary] to the act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Revolution". For a particular description of his services, reference may be had to his Declaration and proofs accompanying the same, now on file in the Pension Department. That her said husband's certificate of Pension is numbered 605. and signed by John Robb, Acting Secretary of War, and dated on the 28th day of September, 1832.

She further declares that she was married to the said Abel Fling, some time in the month of December, in the year, seventeen hundred and ninety two, at Charlestown in the State of New Hampshire, by Elijah Grout, Esq. a Justice of the Peace, her
former name being Susanna Alvord; that her husband, the aforesaid Abel Fling, died at Windsor aforesaid, on the twenty sixth day of January, in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty four; That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January, seventeen hundred and ninety four, viz, at the
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time above stated; that she has not since intermarried but continues the widow of the said Abel Fling, and now is sole and
unmarried. Windsor March 1st. 1844.

[her mark] Susanna Fling


Witness, [signature: Abel Fling]
[signature: Lucy Harlow]


Sworn to and subscribed by the said Susanna Fling on this first day of March, 1844. before me, Thomas F. Hammond, Judge of said Probate Court.


I, Abel Fling of Windsor in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont, aged forty nine years on the 4th day of March instant, being duly sworn, do depose and say, that I am a son of Abel Fling mentioned in the foregoing declaration, and Susanna Fling who has sworn to and subscribed the said declaration in my presence; that ever since I was born I have lived with my said parents, and from my earliest recollection to the time of his death, they constantly lived together in the relation of husband and wife; that my Father, the said Abel Fling died on the twenty sixth day of January, 1844. in my presence; and that my mother, the said Susanna is now a widow, and has not since intermarried. Windsor March 1st, 1844.

[signature: Abel Fling]


Sworn and subscribed before me }
on this 1st day of March, 1844 } Thomas F. Hammond, Judge.
State of Vermont, } I, Thomas F. Hammond, Judge of the Probate Court in and for said
District of Windsor, ss. } district, hereby certify, that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to said Court, that the above named Abel Fling, deceased, was a Pensioner of the United States at the rate of Eighty dollars per annum, and died at Windsor in said district, on the 26th day of January, 1844. Given under my hand and the seal of said Court, at Windsor in said district. this 1st day of March, 1844.
[signature: Thomas F. Hammond, Judge.]

[round seal on lower left]
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State of Vermont, }
District of Windsor ss } I, Thomas F. Hammond, Judge of the Probate Court in and for the district of Windsor, aforesaid, hereby certify that Susanna Fling who has sworn to and subscribed the foregoing declaration, and Abel Fling who has sworn to and subscribed the annexed affidavit, are persons of truth and veracity, and that their respective statements are entitled to full credit and belief.

[signature: Thomas F. Hammond, Judge.]


State of Vermont, }
District of Windsor, ss. }  J. Salmon F. Dutton, Register of the Probate Court for the district of Windsor aforesaid, hereby certify that Thomas F. Hammond [^before whom] the foregoing declaration of Susanna Fling, and the annexed affidavit of Abel Fling, were sworn to and subscribed, is Judge of the Probate Court for the district of Windsor aforesaid, which Probate Court is a Court of Record; and that the signature annexed to the foregoing certificate of the oath of the said declarant and affiant, purporting to be the signature of him the said Thomas F. Hammond, is his own proper and genuine signature. --- In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Probate Court, and subscribed my name at Springfield in said district, on this fifth day of March, in the year, one thousand eight hundred and forty four, the words "before whom" being first interlined.

[signature: Salmon F. Dutton Register]

[seal on lower left of page]
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WIDOW, &c.

No. 24214

Susanna Fling
Wid of 
Abel Fling
Priv Cont Line

Act Mar 3rd 1843

Index: Vol a, Page 243

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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[illegible: L H J 52?]

Vermont
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Abel Fling,
of Windsor Co in the State of Vermont,
who was a Private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Durkee of the Connecticut
line, for the term of 3 years.

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Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont, ----
at the rate of -- 8 -- Dollars per month, to commence on
the 26th of August, 1819

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Certificate of Pension issued the 25th of Sept 1819.
and sent to Uriel C. Hatch, (Judge)
Cavendish, Vermont

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Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1819. $2 " 50
Semi-anl, all'ce ending 4 Mar. 1820 48 " 00
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$50 " 50

6/31
4/30

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


R
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Joint Reso. of Jany
23rd 1845.
No 159
Reported


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9215

Vermont
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Susanna Fling

widow of Abel Fling
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832
and who died on the 26th Jany 1844
of Windsor in the State of Vt.
who was a Private in the Company
commanded by Captain Wolcott of the
Regt commanded by Col. Durkee in
the Conn. line for 2 years

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Inscribed on the Roll of Montpelier
at the rate of
80 Dollars ---
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day
of March, 1836.

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Certificate of Pension issued the 19th day of
April, 1845 and sent to Tho. F. Hammond, Brownsville Vt.

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Total amount, $400.00
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[Act July 7, 1838.]
by Tho. Sumpkins Clerk,
Book D Vol. 1 Page 127.
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A certificate of pension, if granted to Mrs. Susanna Fling, or any communication on the subject may be forwarded to me at Brownsville, Windsor Co. Vermont.

Thomas F. Hammond.
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Lemuel Fling
Affidavit
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I Lemuel Fling of Plainfield State of New Hampshire make oath & say that Abel Fling inlisted [enlisted] with me to serve in the Cont. Regt. comd. by Col. John Durkee in the month of Decemr. 1780 for the term of three years where he did faithfully serve with me for about One year or untill I was promoted to Lieut & transferred to Col. Butlers Regt & knew him to be in the Same Regt. the year after I was transfer & suppose he continued to the end of the war
[signature: Leml. Fling]

State of Vermont }
Windsor County ss } April 18th 1818 then personally appeared Lemuel Fling and after being carefully examined and duly cautioned made solemn oath, that the foregoing Deposition by him subscribed contains the whole truth and nothing but the truth before me-
[signature: John Davis Justice of the Peace]

I certify that Lemuel Fling the subscribing witness to the foregoing affidavit is a man of truth and veracity and entitled to credit as a witness -
[signature: John Davis Justice of the Peace]
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108/17
Susannah Fling
Widow of Abel
Vermont
Act 7 July 1838
Rejected husb. died 1844

Adm. Act 3 March 1843
2 years private $80 -
per annum commencing
on 26th January 1844. and terminating
on 3 March 1844? [illegible last digit]
$80.-

Thomas F. Hammond
Brownsville
Windsor County
Vermont
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Abel Fling's
claim for a pension

Admitted. -
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State of Vermont }
County of Windsor } On this twenty sixth day of August in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and nineteen before me the subscriber Judge of the Court of Probate and for granting administration on the estates of persons deceased within said District of Windsor personally appears Abel Fling aged fifty six years resident in Springfield in the County and State aforesaid who being 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 Abel Fling in the month of December in the year seventeen hundred and eighty enlisted at Killingly in the State of Connecticut in the Company commanded by Capt Erastus Wolcott in Colo John Durke's [Durkee's] Regiment in the Connecticut line for the term of three years that he continued to serve in the said Corps or in the service of the United States until about the month of November in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred and Eighty three when he was honorably discharged from service at West Point in the
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State of New York, that he is in reduced circumstances and [crossed out: has lost his discharge] stands in need of the assistance of his country for support - that he has lost his discharge and has no other evidence now in his power of his said services except the affidavit now enclosed
[signature: Abel Fling]


Subscribed, sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid
[signature: Uriel C. Hatch] Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Windsor


I, Uriel C. Hatch Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Windsor as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Abel Fling did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against
the common enemy and I further certify that that he the said Abel Fling is in reduced circumstances and stands for support and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the
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department of War pursuant to the directions of the act of Congress aforesaid

[seal]

In testimony whereof I hereunto set my name and have affixed the seal of said Court at Cavendish in the County of Windsor this twenty sixth day of August in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred and nineteen

Uriel C. Hatch Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Windsor
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I Clement Corbin of Charlestown in the County of Cheshire and State of New Hampshire testify and say that in the month of March in the year 1781 I was knowing that Abel Fling was a soldier in the army of the United States that he together with myself joined the army at the highland huts? North of West point in the State of New York where we joined the first Connecticut regiment formerly called Durke' [Durkee's] regiment then commanded by Lieutenant [^Colonel] Thomas Grosvenor in Capt Erastus Wolcott, company that said Fling did serve in said company [crossed out: until] with me until the close of the war in November 1783 when he was honorably discharged
[signature: Clement Corbin]


State of Vermont
Windsor County ss
I Uriel C. Hatch Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Windsor do certify that on this 28th day of August A.D. 1819 at Weathersfield in said District personally appeared before me Clement Corbin subscriber to the foregoing affidavit and made oath that the same contains the whole truth and nothing but the truth and I do also certify that from plenary evidence to me adduced the said Clement Corbin is a man of truth and veracity

[seal]

In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and have affixed the seal of said Court of Probate at Cavendish in the District of Windsor the day and year last aforesaid
[signature] Uriel C. Hatch Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Windsor
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Susannah [the "h" looks like it was crossed out] Fling
under the joint resolution of
Jany 23d 1845 & act 7th
July, 1838-

Admd: c $80 per ann:
from 4 March 1836 to
March 4 - 1841-
&
act 3d March 1843
from 4 March [^'43] to 26th:
Jany 1844 -

Thomas F. Hammond,
Brownsville,
Vermont
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          Declaration of Susanna Fling
In order to obtain the benefits of the Resolution of Congress of the 23 d. January, 1845
Whereas, the Act of the 30th of April, 1844, prohibited me from drawing a pension for the same period during which my husband was a pensioner, I now make the following statement under oath, to obtain the benefits of the Resolution above mentioned.

   I am the widow of Abel Fling, who was a private in the War of the Revolution; I have drawn a pension at the rate of Eighty dollars per annum from the twenty sixth day of January, 1844, and now ask for the amount due me from the fourth day of March, 1834, to the twenyt-sixth day of January, 1844 when my former pension commence.
Witness Abigail Hastings
    [Signed]                             her
                               Susanna    X    Fling 
                                              mark

Sworn to and subscribed before me, on this fifteenth day of February, in the year eighteen hundred and forty-five, at Windsor, in the County if Windsor, and state of Vermont.
   [Signed]   
    Thomas F. Hammond, Justice of the Peace     

I certify that the declarant is personally known to me, and that she if the same individual she represents herself to be in the foregoing Affidavit.
      [Signed] 
       Thomas  F. Hammond, Justice of the Peace

I Norman Williams, Clerk of the County Court do hereby certify that Thomas F. Hammond, who has signed the foregoing, is a Justice of the peace for the County of Windsor in the State of Vermont, and that the above is his signature.

  In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of Office, this 22nd day of February, 1845, at Woodstock in the State of Vermont.
    [Signed]      N. Williams, Clerk


Forward the certificate to me at Brownsville, Windsor Co, Vermont
                        [Signed] Thomas F. Hammond