Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 17717, Elijah Deming, Conn.
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SERVICE                                             NUMBER
Conn.            Deming, Elijah                W 17717
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East Hartford Elijah Deming His father [?]
Elijah Deming [illegible word]
        born in the year 1759
Lucy Deming    [illegible word]
        born the year 1764

              Book

                                c 12.0
                                o   2.3
                                o 12.1
         Seth Deming Born
the year 1786 Apr 26
                        Hartford

  [Round stamp. lower right corner of page]
[First two words are illegible]  ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES
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Henry Aaron Forbs 17




                       [illegible round stamp]


DEMING, ELIJAH
(CONN.) W -17717
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                        505
Connecticut Roll

Elijah Deming
                       4
            Sergeant
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War

Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut
at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 31st of March 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued 14th of May 1818
and sent to Jonathan Brace. Hartford, Conn.

Arrears to 4th Sept. 1818
5 months 1/31 & 4/30               $42.31
                            {Revolutionary claims.
                             Act 18th March, 1818}

Connecticut line

77 War
   6 Years
Continued
East Hartford, Hartford Co


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Notification sent to Thos
Chester 19 Oct 1820
Hartford Cont
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Payable to Abigail Deming Adm


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                                4567
Connecticut

Lucy Deming Decd.
widow of Elijah Deming
who was a Pri Capt & Sergt
in the Revolution

Inscribed on the Roll at a rate of
          90 Dollars  --
Cents per annum, to commence om
the 4th day of March, 1843. & ending
on the 17thApril 1943 the day of his death

Certificate of Pension issued the 
 22nd day of Jany 1844
and sent to Henry Fowler
                    Hartford
                         Conn.

      [Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 1   Page 65.
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Elijah Deming Sergt
31 March 1818
     correctd
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State of Con't
County of Mansfield Js}
   Elijah Deming of East Hartford in sd County being duly sworn doth depose and say, that he served in the revolutionary war, on the continental establishment & in the Con't line as a private and was a [last five words inserted] sergeant for six years -
that he entered the service in the month of February AD 1777 to serve for during the war and faithfully served therein as a sergeant until the peace when he recd an honorable discharge dated at Head quarters June 8th 1783 & signed by Gen Washington - & that he belonged to Capt Walker's company & the third Con' Regt under the command of Col Saml B. Webb -
   that he is a resident citizen of the United States has never had a pension, is in reduced circumstances & in need of assistance from his country for support.
                [Signed] Elijah Deming

Sworn to & subscribed
this 31st day of March 1818
Before me
Jonathan Brace Judge of the County Court
for the County of Hartford in the State of 
Connecticut
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STATE OF CONNECTICUT,
and County of Hartford.  } SS  Hartford

I Jonathan Brace, Judge of the County Court, within and for said County, the same being a Court of Record, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that Elijah Deming who swore to and subscribed the foregoing affidavit, served as a sergeant in the Revolutionary war against the common enemy, and on the Continental establishment, for at least the term of nine months, and is a resident citizen of the United States, in reduced circumstance, and in need of the assistance from his country for support.  His discharge is hereto annexed

And in addition to the proof contained in the foregoing affidavit, and in support thereof, I further certify that it is proved to me bi the testimony under oath of Jeduthan Abbe & Levi Risley who are credible witnesses, that the said 
[blank] served in the revolutionary war, as aforesaid; and from the like testimony of same witnesses that the said Deming is in reduced circumstances, and in need of assistance from his country for support.

In testimony whereof, I have caused the seal of the said Court to be herein affixed, and subscribed my name at Hartford aforesaid, this 14th day of April A.D. 1818.
   [Signed]  Jonathan Brace Judge of the County Court aforesaid

April 14th 1818 sealed with the seal of said Court by direction of the Honorable Jonathan Brace who is the Presiding Judge of said Court.   
          [Signed]  Thomas Chester Clerk
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Elijah Deming

               505
              Sept 1818
                  
                            C
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STATE OF CONNECTICUT, county of HARTFORD,
SS, Special County Court, or Court of Common Pleas holden by order of the Chief Judge of said Court, on the first Tuesday of August, 1820.

ON this 2d day of August  1820, personally appeared in Open Court, the same Court being a Court of record for the said County, having the power of fine and imprisonment,
Elijah Deming aged 61 years, resident of East Hartford in the County of Hartford, who being duly sworn according to law doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows:  I enlisted in January or Feby 1777 during the War into Capt Darrow's Company in Col. Huntingtons Regt. in 1778 was transferred into Capt Shermans Regt in 1782 was transferred to Col S.B. Webbs Regt and in June 8th day 1783 was honorably discharged in original declaration was in April 1818 Pension Certificate No 505

  " And I do solemnly swear, ..... that I was a resident 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, entitles "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 hereto annexed, and by me subscribed."
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Sworn to and declared by said Elijah Deming on the 2nd day of August, 1821, before said Court, and it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in aforesaid schedule is   Seven dollars and ninety one cents and the use of land of his Wife with fifteen Dollars per Annum  
                        I, Thomas Chester Clerk of the 
 Seal                County Court of Common Pleas 
                       in and for the County of 
affixed            Hartford aforesaid do hereby 
                        certify that the foregoing is a here                 true copy of the record of said 
                        Court.  In testimony whereof, I 
                        have hereunto set my hand, 
                         and affixed the seal of said 
                         Court on this 21st day of 
                         August 1820
           [Signed] Th. Chester
       Clerk of the County Court of Common 
          Pleas in and for said County of Hartford.
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State of Connecticut
Probate District of Hartford } Js
On this 9th day of August AD 1838, personally appeared before the Probate Court, holden within and for the District of Hartford, Lucy Deming, a resident of East Hartford in sd Probate District and County of Hartford and State of Connecticut aged seventy four 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 provision 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 Elijah Deming who was a Soldier in the Army of the Revolution, and served, as she has often heard him say, in the same Regiment with Jeduthan Abbe - That she knows her husband and the sd Abbe went away together, and came home on  furlough during the war - That she has heard her husband, the sd Deming, say, that he served in Capt Webb's Regt., and Cap Starr's Regt., and was in service during the whole war - And she further declares that he maiden name was Lucy Risley, and that she was married to sd Elijah by the Revd. Eliphalet Williams in the town of East Hartford on the twenty Eighth day of April Seventeen Hundred Eighty four - that she never made any record of her marriage in the
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Bible or elsewhere, nor does she know that anyone else did - That her husband the aforesaid Deming died at East Hartford on the 19th day of February 1821, and that he was a pensioner under the laws of the United States and drew a pension during his life; that she has now in he possession part of an old Sergeants Warrant [last word inserted] made out for her husband under the Signature of Cap Samuel B. Webb.  That she was not married to the sd Deming prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen Hundred ninety four, vis, at the time above stated - She further declares that both herself and her husband were members of the Church in East Hartford over which the Revd. Eliphalet Williams was then Pastor, and that the sd Williams baptized their son Seth Deming; that she has never married since the death of her sd husband, all of which will be more fully appear from the evidence hereunto annexed.
                                [Signed] Lucy Deming

State of Connecticut, Probate District August 9th AD 1838 = Sworn to and subscribed before the Probate Court for the District of Hartford
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on the day and year above written.
        [Signed] Seth Terry Judge

State of Connecticut
Hartford County } Js
  I, Seth Terry, Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Hartford in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut hereby certify that the above and foregoing contains the original proceedings of sd Court in the matter of the application of the widow Lucy Deming for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of sd Court this 9th day of August A.D. 1838
        [Signed] Seth Terry Judge
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I, Seth Deming, of the town of East Hartford, County of Hartford and State of Connecticut of the age of fifty two years, being first duly sworn according to law depose and say: That I am the inly child of Elijah & Lucy Deming. I have often heard my father say he served in the Army of the Revolution and in the same Regt. with Jeduthan Abbe.

There is now in my mother's possession an old Sargeants Warrant given to my father and signed by Samuel B. Webb Col.  I have heard my father say he served most of the War and a part of the time in Col. Starrs Regiment. My father, sd Elijah Deming, died in the town of East Hartford on the 19th day of February 1821 = and my Mother the widow of sd Elijah Deming has never been married since:  sd Elijah Deming was a pensioner under the Laws of the United States and drew his pension until his decease.  I never knew of any record of my Mother's marriage being kept, and there is not to my knowledge  any record of the births of my father, Mother, or myself, except the following which I here copy from a sheet of paper found in an old account book.  The entries on sd sheet I now to be in the hand writing of my father, and are as follows, viz,
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"Elijah Deming was born in the yea 1859
"Lucy Deming was born in the year 1764
"Seth Deming born the year 1786 Apr 26th
The above is a true transcript of the Recorder and further the deponent saith not.
    [Signed]  Seth Deming

State of Connecticut
County of Hartford} Js  Hartford Aug. 9th 1838
Then personally appeared Seth Deming, signer of the above deposition, and after being duly sworn according to Law made solem [sic] oath to the truth of the fact therein contained: and subscribed the same in my presence = And I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the sd Deming and that his declarations are entitled to full credit and confidence =And East served[?]  before Signing
    Attest. Seth Terry Judge & Justice of the
                 Peace for Hartford County-
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                  5054

Lucy Deming  decd.
            $90 from
4 march 43 to 17 apr
'43 the day of her
death tp Abigail Deming   Admrd

Application of Administratrix
of Lucy Deming for as
pension under Act 3 March
1843 -



                                    Henry Fowler
                                              Hartford
                                                     Con.
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State of Connecticut
Hartford County} SS East Hartford, 18 Nov 1843-
On this 18 day of November 1843 personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for Hartford County Abigail Deming Administratrix on the estate of Lucy Deming of East Hartford who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by Act of Congress passed 3 March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War.

   That she is Administratrix on the estate of Lucy Deming decd who was the widow of Elijah Deming who was a private Corporal & Sergeant in the War of the Revolution (for upwards of two years - That the said Lucy Deming was a pensioner of the United States on the role of the Connecticut Agency at the rate of Ninety Dollars per annum under the Act of 7th July 1838 and died in the town of East Hartford on the seventeenth day of April 1843
  She further declares that said Lucy Deming continues as the Widow of Elijah Deming until the day of his death, and that she the administratrix is the daughter in law of the deceased & is a resident of East Hartford in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut and that there is no child of the deceased pensioner living.
           [Signed]  Abigail Deming
Sworn to and subscribed on the day & year above mentioned
Before me
          [Signed] Henry Fowler
                       Justice of the Peace

Hartford County, State of Connecticut
    I Henry Fowler the Magistrate before whom the foregoing Declaration was executed hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the Declarant and know that she is the Administratrix on the estate of Lucy Deming decd. who was a Pensioner under Act of July 1838 and am fully satisfied that the statements obtained in said Declaration are true.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name this 18 Novr. 1843
        [Signed]  Henry Fowler Justice Peace
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State of COnnecticut
County of Hartford.} Js   
                          Probate Court, Hartford district,
                                        Hartford, Dec. 13, 1843

I, John Russell, Judge of the Court of Probate for the district of Hartford, hereby Certify that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to said Court, that Lucy Deming, late a pensioner of the United States under the act of 7th July, 1838, at eh rate of Ninety dollars per annum, was a resident of East Hartford, in the County of Hartford, and State of Connecticut and died in said town on the 17th day of April, 1843, leaving no child or children surviving.  And I further Certify that Abigail Deming, of said East Hartford, has been by this Court duly appointed Administratrix on the estate of said Lucy Deming. deceased - has given Bonds according to law, - and is fully authorized to act in that capacity.

Seal          In testimony whereof I have 
                 hereunto signed my name, and placed      affixed the seal of said Court, at the 
                 Probate Office in Hartford, the day here          and year above written.
                              [Signed] John Russell
                                                      Judge
              State of Connecticut
                           Office of Secretary of State

I certify that Henry Fowler Esq is & for more than six months last part has been a Justice of the Peace within & for the County of Hartford in said State, duly appointed and commissioned, as appears of record in this office- and that the within signature purporting to be his is genuine.
                In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of the said State this 14th day of December 1843.
                     [Signed] N.A. Phelps
                                Secretary of State.
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                    State of Connecticut
                            Office of Secretary of State

    I certify that John Russell Esq. is & on the 13th day of Decr.  int was the Judge of the Court of Probate within & for the District if Hartford in said State, duly appointed & commissioned, as appears aforesaid in this office - and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.

 Seal            In testimony whereof I have
                    have [sic] hereunto set my hand 
Placed         and affixed the seal of the said 
                   State  this 14th day of December 
here             1843.
                       [Signed] N. A. Phelps
                            Secy of State
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RECORD DIVISION    3-525.
            DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
OWS          BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
W.F.17717      Washington, D.C., ...... 19 ....

In reply to your request of ........, received.............. for a statement of the  military history of Elijah Deming as soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.

[A table follows with five headings]
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT
LENGTH OF SERVICE
RANK
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS 
         RENDERED
STATE

Feb. 11 1777       Pvt Corp & Sgt   
      Captains Darrow, Benham, Walker
      Colonels Starr & Huntington, Isaac 
                     Sherman,  S.B. Webb
discharged June 8, 1783.     

Battles engaged in, ..........................................
Residence of soldier at enlistment,.............
Date of application for pension, March 31 1818
            His cl. was al
Residence at date of application,  East 
             Hartford, Hartford Co. Conn
Age at date of application.  born 1759. Died at 
             East Hartford Conn Feby 19 1821 
Remarks:    He married at East Hartford Conn Apr 28 1784 Lucy Risley b 1764. She was allowed pension on an application executed Aug. 9, 1838, while a resident of East Hartford, Conn.  She died at East Hartford Conn Apr 17, 1843. Their only child Seth who was born Apr. 26 1786 died prior to Apr 1843 leaving widow Abigail

         Very respectfully,

                         Commissioner.
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Hon James dis on
July 17, 1846

2 Certs
1838}
1843}  rep July 4 


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                         4567
               Connecticut
     Lucy Deming Deceased,
widow of Elijah Deming
who was a Sergt.
    Conn
in the Conn. Line
increased from $90:00

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
     120 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843. & ending
17 Apr  43 the day of her Death

Certificate of Pension issued the
1 day of July 1844
and sent to 
Hon. T.H. Seymour,
    Hartford,
         Conn.

   [Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 1   Page 65
 Payl to A, Deming, Adminx
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                                 10
                         Connecticut
             Lucy Deming, Deceased,
widow of Elijah Deming
who was a pensioner under the Act of
and who died on the 19th Feb. 1841
of Hartford in the State of Conn.
who was a Sergt in the Co. 
commanded by Captain   ...............     of the       commanded  by  .................              in 
the Conn line for 2 years
increased from $90.00

Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut 
at the rate of 120 Dollars 00 
Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 1 day of July 1844 and sent to Hon
T.H. Seymour Hartford Conn.

     Total amount,     $600.10
       [Act July 7, 1838.]

Recorded by F.L. Swann Clerk
Book D   Vol 1   Page 79
            Payble to Abigail Deming Adminx
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Connecticut - 10
    Lucy Deming
widow of Elijah Deming. deceased,
who died on the 19th of February 1821,
of Hartford Co in the State of Connecticut
who was a Sergeant, Corporal & private [last three words inserted] in the ............ commanded by Captain ..... of the regmt commanded
by Col Webb in Connecticut.
       5 months Sergeant,
       7 do. Corporal and
      12 do.  private.

Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut,
at the rate of 90 Dollars ----- Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1830.

Certificate of Pension issued the 14th day of August,
          1838 and sent to the Hon 
     J. Toucey, Hartford, Connt.

Arrears to the 4th day of March 1838, $180.00
Semi-annual allowance ending                45.00
                                         4 Septr  "     ________
                                                            $ 225.00

                                      {Revolutionary Claim
5 years pension              Act July 7, 1838,
                                       Section the 1st}

Recorded by G.T. Rhodes Clerk,
Book A, Vol1, Page 175
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                Ho of Reps    July 3d 1846

Dear Sir -
Will you have the kindness 
to inform with regard to the situation 
of the application and declaration of 
Abby Deming , Achsah Ingraham, Amos 
Deming & others for increase [underlined] of Pension   I think -  perhaps for Pension directly.
It was made about Feby 1, 1844.
The declaration was made at the 
Probate Court at Lenox Berkshire 
Co Mass.
                    Yours very respectfully
                                   James Dixon


J.L. Edwards Esq
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                         Hartford, December 14 1843

Sir,

Herewith I transmit the Declaration of Abigail Deming Administratrix on the estate of Lucy Deming decd claiming a pension under Act of March 1843 to the day of her death. If correct please forward a certificate to my care

                       I remain Very
                         Respectfully
                             Your Obd Serv
                                 Henry Fowler


J. L. Edwards Esq
   Commissioner of Pensions
               Washington
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                   Hartford Ct.  August 10th 1838

Sir
    The inclosed [sic] papers are on behalf of Mrs.  Lucy Deming [name underlined] the widow of Elijah Deming a pensioner who died in the year 1821.  The marriage is shown, by her declaration, by the deposition of Thomas Wyllys, the record of the Admission of "Elijah & wife Lucy Deming" into the church, & the record of the baptism of their son Seth Deming, together with the entry in the Day book of the time of his birth.

     Elijah Deming served through the War. His service 2 yrs 10 month & 20 days as a private; 7 mo. as a corporal; & 5 mo. as a sergeant; is proved by the records in the Comptrollers Office, as certified by him, & by the testimony of Ashbel Warren, who is a pensioner.  I send also a corporal [word crossed out] sergeants
warrant in the widow's possession   I am, Sir,
                            Very respectfully
                            Your Obed Serv
                                        J. Toucey

J.L. Edwards
    Comr. of Pensions}
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[Vertically, left side]

Mail      Aug 13
  Ct
  7 July 1838
              F.
   Inter [?]



         J. L. Edwards Esq
            Comr. of Pensions
                 Washington D.C.
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Payment to be made
at Hartford
by Horace Goodwin, Esq. 2nd
Agent for paying pensioners
in the Agency of Conn.



Recorded in the Pension
Office, in Book A  Volume
1 Page by 65.
     Tho. Lampkins, Clerk
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               WAR DEPARTMENT
                Revolutionary Claim

I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States, of the 3rd March, 1843, Lucy Deming. decd., late widow if Elijah Deming, who was a Private, Corporal and Sergnt in the Revolution and entitled to receive at the rate of Ninety Dollars per Annum, commencing on the 4th March 1842, and terminating on the 17th April 1843, the day of her death, which amount will be paid upon the proclamation of the proper Orders to Abigail Deming Adminx. of said Lucy Deming deceased.
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                            Washington  May 14 1834

J.L. Edwards
Comr of Pensions
                                   Dr Sir  
                                            The attention 
of the Commissioner is respectfully 
requested to the papers herewith 
enclosed.                   Respectfully
                                     Yours &c
                                     Thos. H. Seymour
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Increase under
Acts of 7 July 38 & 3 March
43 -
          Issue certificaly   [sic]
under each for
                 2 yrs Sergt
                 ______
                 120. & notify to
deduct what has 
been paid under each 
act -




Hon
Hon Thos H. Seymour
            Hartford
                        Conn
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State of Connecticut
Hartford County} SS Hartford Probate District

On this 6th day of April A.D. 1844 personally appeared before the Court Of Probate in the District of Hartford in the County of Hartford, State of Connecticut, Abigail Deming a resident of East Hartford within said Probate District, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain an increase of Pension under the Act of Congress of July 7th 1838 and 3rd March 1843.

    That she is the Administratrix on the estate of Lucy Deming deceased, who was the Widow of Elijah Deming deceased both residents of East Hartford while living -  That the said Elijah Deming was a Private, Corporal, & Sergeant in Col. Josiah Starrs Regiment of Infantry during the War of the Revolution from February 1777 to 1st January 1781, and a Sergeant  in Col. Isaac Shermans from 1st January 1781 to the Close of the War, to the best of herknowledge and belief having acted as a Sergeant for upwards of two years, which will more fully appear by reference to proof hereto annexed - That he received an honorable discharge when he left the Army, which cannot now be found among his papers, but is supposed to be in the hands of the Agent who forwarded the Application of his widow Lucy Deming for a pension, or by him submitted as evidence with her papers to the Commissioner of Pensions.
   Now the Object of this Declaration is to assert a claim for an increase of Pension in behalf of Lucy Deming deceased widow of aforesaid at the rate of Thirty Dollars per annum for five years under the Act of July 7, 1838 it being the difference between Ninety dollars per annum which she has already received, and One hundred and twenty dollars per annum which she is entitled to by virtue of
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her husbands services as herein set forth, and for an increase at the same rate under the Act of March 3 1843 from the 4th day of March 1843 to the 17 day of April 1843 the day which said Lucy Deming died. -
         [Signed] Abigail Deming
Sworn to and Subscribed on the
day and year first above mentioned
Before me            John Russell
                            Judge of Probate
                            District of Hartford.

State of Connecticut
Hartford County} SS Hartford Probate District
     I John Russell Judge of the Probate Court for the District of Hartford hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to said Court that Lucy Deming widow if Elijah Deming deceased who was a Sergeant in the War of the Revolution, was resident of East Hartford, Hartford County, State of Connecticut and a pensioner of the United States under the Act of July 1838, that she died in said town of East Hartford on the seventeenth day of April 1843, leaving no surviving children -

   And I further certify that Abigail Deming of East Hartford is the Administratrix on the estate of said Lucy Deming deceased having been duly appointed by this Court and given bonds according to law for the faithful performance of her trust.

Seal       In testimony whereof I have hereunto
              Signed my name and affixed the
Affixed    Official seal of said Probate Court
               this 6th day of April AD 1844.
here                       John Russell
                              Judge of Probate, District
                                   of Hartford.
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      I Benjamin Fowler a resident of Hartford in the County of Hartford, State of Connecticut, aged seventy seven years in February last, Depose and say, That I was formerly a resident of East Hartford in said County and from my childhood acquainted with Elijah Deming of said Town - that I well recollect his enlisting in the Army of the Revolution, and his continuing in the service until the close of the War, during a part of his service I know that he acted as a Sergeant and to the best of my knowledge and belief was acting in that capacity when he received his discharge.
After he left the Army he was in my employ for several years and I have frequent conversations with him relative to his service while in the Army and I have no doubt that he served as a Sergeant [word underlined] for upwards of two years
         [Signed]  Benj Fowler

State of Connecticut
Hartford County } East Hartford
   Be it known that on the 25th day of April 1844 personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace Benjamin Fowler above named  and made oath in due form of law to the truth of the Deposition by him subscribed and I certify that I am personally acquainted with the Deponent that he is a respectable and credible witness and I am fully satisfied that his statements are true
    [Signed]   Henry Fowler  Justice of Peace
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            Comptrollers Office, Hartford Connt.
                                                 13 April 1844           

   On application for evidence of the service of Elijah Deming in the War of the Revolution, I have examined the record of settlement made with the Connecticut Line of the Continental Army, and find his name entered in settlement made with Col  Josiah Starr's 4th Regt. as having served as Private from Feb. 11, 1777 to January 1, 1780 - 2 years 10 months 20 days,
as  Corporal from 
Jany 1, 1780 to August 1780 - 7 months and
as Sergeant from
August 1780 to 31 December 1780 - 5 months.
  And also find his name entered in a record of settlement made with the 5th Regt. commanded by Colo. Isaac Sherman, as having served as Serjeant [sic] from
   January 1, 1781 to 31 December 1781 - 1 year.,
His name is also entered in a settlement made with the Serjeants of the Connt. Line for an additional pay - where Elijah Deming is credited L3 [three pounds] for five months service, as additional allowance for that time.
  I certify the foregoing to be a true statement from the records there named.
                      for Gideon Welles, Comptroller
                           Edwd. Benjamin, Chief Clerk
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              State of Connecticut
                        Office of Secretary of State
I certify that on the 6th day of April said John Russell Esq was the Judge of the Court of Probate within & for the District of Hartford in said State, duly appointed & commissioned, as appears of record in this office - and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine. - I further certify that on the 25th day of April instant, Henry Fowler Esq was a Justice of the Peace within & for the County of Hartford in said State duly appointed & commissioned as appears of record in this office - and the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.

Seal                   In testimony whereof I have
                hereunto set my hand and affixed
affixed     the seal of the said State this twenty
                ninth day of April Eighteen hundred
here          & forty four.
                             [Signed] N. A. Phelps
                              Secretary of State
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                               34               Connt.
Lucy Deming
  widow of Elijah D.

Act 7 July 38
_____
5 years only
_____
aomd
   5 mo Sergt.   $25.00
   7 -    Corpl       ??.66
 12        pri          40.00
                         _______
                      90 $ pr ann


Hon J Trace
          Hartford
                  Conn.
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I certify that on application for evidence of the services of Elijah Deming - I have examined the Records of Settlement made with the Connecticut Line of the Continental Army, and do find that his name in a Settlement with the Connecticut Regiment Josiah Starr Esq Col before Jany 1780 where he is entered as a private and ..... Since July 11 17777 Time of Settlement Jany 1 1780 [illegible words and numbers]   Amount of wages L [pounds] 49.6.8 - again Elijah Deming commenced service as a corporal July 1 1780  Time of Settlement Augt 1 1780 7 months and as Sergeant from Augt 1 1780 to July 1 1781 5 months amount wages L 27.8.0 -
        [Signed] Henry Kilbourne Comptroller
Comptrollers Office
Hartford Augt 7 1838
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I, Thomas Willys, of the town of East Hartford in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut of the age of Eighty three years having first been duly sworn according to law depose and say that I was well acquainted with Elijah Deming deceased, of East Hartford, before, and since the Revolutionary War. We lived in the same neighborhood and were brought up together from boys. I am a pensioner and was in the Army of the Revolution myself, but not with sd Deming.  I know said Deming  was in the service for I used to see him in uniform when he came home during the war, and heard him say at the time that he was in Col Webbs Regt.

I know that sd Deming was married to Lucy Risley immediately after the close of the War; certainly within three years after the War.  I knew them both long before they married and have lived  near them ever since. I did not see them married, but know it was reported at the time that they were married & that ever since that time until sd Deming died they lived together as husband and wife and had one child whose name is Seth Deming, who lives near me, and as I should judge, over fifty years old.
                  I recollect very well the fact of sd Deming's decease, but
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do not recollect the year, and should think it was ten or twelve years ago; I know it was in the Winter, and further the deponent saith not.
   [Signed] Thomas Willys

State of Connecticut
County of Hartford} Js East Hartford Aug 9th 
                                                         1838
Then personally appeared Thomas Willys, signer of the above deposition and after bring duly sworn according to law made solemn oath to the truth of the facts therein contained, and subscribed the same in my presence - And I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the sd Thomas Willys and that his declarations are entitled to full credit and confidence     Attests
  {Signed] Samuel Brener - Justice of the Peace
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I Ashbel Warren of the town of East Hartford in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut aged 77 [?] years depose and say, That I was a soldier of the Revolution & am now a pensioner under the laws of the United States, That I knew Elijah Deming of East Hartford before the Revolution, and that  during the Revolutionary War Our Regt. was marching through New Jersey in Company with all the Regiments of the Connecticut Line (I would think).  There was Colo Swift, Colo. Webb, Colo. Starr & some others, I recollect were there with their Regiments.  While in New Jersey I heard that some of my acquaintances were in Colo. Josiah Starr's Regt. I visited them at their tent. They were Elijah Deming & Jeduthan Abbe of East Hartford, both of whom I knew before the war.  Abbe was then a Q.M. Sergeant in Colo. Starrs Regt. and I think sd Deming was a Sergeant in the same Regt. 
   I Belonged to Colo. Charles Webb's Regt.
I lived near by sd Deming after the war, until his death. I know the fact of his death but not the precise date.  I am well acquainted with his widow Lucy Deming, who now resides in East Hartford and further the deponent saith not -
                 [Signed] Ashbel Warren

State of Connecticut
County of Hartford Js Hartford Aug 9th 1838 -
Then
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personally appeared Ashbel Warren, signer of the above deposition, and after being duly sworn according to law made solemn oath to the truth of the fact therein contained, and subscribed the same in my presence. And I hereby certify that I am acquainted with the sd Ashbel Warren 7 that his declarations are entitled to full credit & confidence.
   Attest  Benaing [?] Man Justice of Peace
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I hereby certify that in the records kept by a succession of the Pastors of the First Church in the town of East Hartford, in the County of Hartford, & State of Connecticut, it stands recorded in the handwriting of the late Rev Eliphalet Williams, deceased, which handwriting is well now to me, as follows:

               "The names of those that I have owned
"the covenant seventeen hundred & eighty six,
"February nineteenth, Elijah & Wife Lucy, Deming."
    'The names of those that have been baptized: Seventeen hundred & eighty six, April thirteenth, Seth, son to Elijah Deming."
    I further certify that I am now Pastor of said Church, & that the above certificate is a true copy of the records of said Church, excepting that it is expressed on the records in fail legible figures as follows:
      "The names of those that have owned the covenant. 1786 February 19. Elijah & Wife Lucy, Deming."
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   "The names of those that have been baptized. 1786. April 30. Seth, Son of Elijah Deming."

  I Samuel Spring, depose & say that I hold the office of Pastor of the aforesaid church in the town of East Hartford, in the County & State aforesaid, & that the above & foregoing is a true extract from the records of sd Church, with the exception above named, as certified by me.

      [Signed]  Samuel Spring Pastor
                      of 1st Church E. Hartford}

State of Connecticut
   Hartford County, SS East Hartford

August 9 - 1838   Then personally appeared Samuel signer of the foregoing certificate & made oath to the truth of the facts therein contained and subscribed the same in my presence - and I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the said Samuel Spring and that his acts  and doings are entitled to full credit and confidence
     [Signed]  Martin Stanley Justice of Peace
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               THE NEW JERSEY SOCIETY

       SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
                      HEADQUARTERS
756 BROAD STREET (ENTRANCE 1 CLINTON 
                       STREET) NEWARK, N.J.
                 'PHONE 8066-M MARKET

         PRESIDENT
JOHN LENORD MERRILL
    FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT
JOHN BREWER WIGHT
   SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT
FRANKLIN MURPHY, Jr.
         SECRETARY
JOHN RANDEL WEEKS
         TREASURER
OSCAR HALSTEAD CONDIT
         REGISTRAR
GEORGE H. RICHARDS
         HISTORIAN
WILLIAM C. ARMSTRONG
         CHAPLAIN
RT. REV. EDWIN S. LINES, D.D.

          MEMBERS OF THE
     BOARD OF MANAGERS
W. I. LINCOLN ADAMS
JOHN LAWRENCE BOGGS
NEHEMIAH PERRY HOWELL
ALEXANDER MALIEU HUDNUT
CHARLES SYMMES KIGGINS
CHARLES M. LUM
RAYMOND TOWNLEY PARROT
DAVID LAWRENCE PIERSON
HENRY ALBERT POTTER
FRANK HENRY PRESBY

                                     September 17, 1913.

Bureau of Pensions
  Department of the Interior
     Washington, D.C.

Dear Sirs:

 Will you kindly send me certificate showing the Revolutionary War service of Elijah Deming?  He is believed to have served as a Sergeant from the State of Connecticut, and to have received a pension for his services.  Also, please include any reference that he may have made in his application for pension to his family.

    We desire the information as assistance on proving eligibility to membership in this Society, and will appreciate any information you can give us.

           Very truly yours,
                              John Lenord Merrill,
                                         President,
                                                [illegible]
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Rev WIDOW, &c.
   File No,  17717
   Lucy Deming
   Widow of
  Elijah Deming
   Sergt - Rev. War


Act: March 3 1843
Index:- Vol A, Page 177
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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24 Hist. to - John L. Merrill
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                     BY HIS EXCELLENCY
                 GEORGE WASHINGTON, ESq;
General and Commander in Chief of the Forces 
             of the United States of America
  These are to certify that the Bearer hereof 
          Elijah Deming a Sergeant 
in the 3rd Connecticut Regiment, having faithfully served the United States from
                  February 1777
[illegible] whereof and being inlisted for the War only, is hereby DISCHARGED from the American Army.
       GIVEN at HEAD_QUARTERS the Eighth 
                   Day of June 1783.
                         [Signed] Geo. Washington

     By His EXCELLENCY
         Command,
J. Trumbull [illegible word ] Secty

REGISTERED in the Books
  of the Regiment
    Joseph Clark, Adjutant,

THE above Sergeant Elijah Deming has been honored with the BADGE OF MERIT for his Years faithful Service Saml Webb Colonel
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 SAMUEL B. WEBB, Esquire, COLONEL in the Third Connecticut Regiment, in the Service of the United Sates:
  To Elijah Deming-

BY VIRTUE of the AUTHORITY invested in Me, by the United States   in Congress Presents                                                        CONSTITUTE and APPOINT You to be a Sergeant in the Regiment under My Command, to take Rank as such from the First July 177..  You are to enforce and follow such Orders and Direction as You shall from Time to Time receive Superior Officers: and diligently to Execute the Duties of a Sergeant.
Your Sufficient WARRANT.

           GIVEN under My HAND in the Garr....
          First Day of January

REGISTERED in the Books of the Regiment, 
              Sam. B. Webb, Colonel 3rd Conn Regt
                     Joseph Clark Adjutant