Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 5612, for William Jakways, Connecticut
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SERVICE Conn.
CONTENTS
Jakways, William
NUMBER S. 5612
carded
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30796, Connecticut
William Jakways of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Rogers of the Regiment commanded Col. Hart in the Connecticut line for 13 months 15 days.

Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 45 Dollars per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 16th day of August 1836 and sent to Wm. P. Burrell Clk Prob Court Litchfield Co.

Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1836 $225
Semi anl. allowance ending 4 Sep 36 22
$247.50

Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by D. Brown Clerk,
Book E. 2. Vol. 3 Page 20
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William Jackway[Jakways]
Litchfield Co Cont.
Berkshire Co
Massachusetts
Admitted
Private 13 months
W.
claimant New Marlborough Mass
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office, 183

Sir. The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of
your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and
the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed,
before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is
necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed,
you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them, and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.

A Statement, showing the Service of William Jakway[Jakways]

Period when the service was rendered.
June 1776

Duration of the claimant's service
6 months

Rank of the claimant
Private

Names and Rank of the Company offers under whom he served.
Capt Rogers

Names and Rank of the General and Field officers.
Col Hart 

Battles in which the applicant was engaged.
--

Country through which he marched.
[illegible] to Peekskill & [illegible]

Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period.
30 years. Litchfield Co Connt.

Evidence by which the declaration is supported.
Tradition of a clergyman and living witness. The receipt for [illegible] 

Period when the service was rendered.
Till Sept 1779

Duration of the claimant's service.
6 months.

Rank of the claimant
Private

Names and Rank of the Company offers under whom he served.
Capt Stanton

Names and Rank of the General and Field officers.
Col Mead

Battles in which the applicant was engaged.
--

Country through which he marched.
[illegible]

Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period.
30 years. Litchfield Co Connt.

Evidence by which the declaration is supported.
Tradition of a clergyman and living witness. The receipt for [illegible]

Period when the service was rendered.
[illegible]

Duration of the claimant's service
1 month

Rank of the claimant
Private

Names and Rank of the Company offers under whom he served.
Capt Wheeler 

Names and Rank of the General and Field officers.
Col Burrell

Battles in which the applicant was engaged.
--

Country through which he marched.

Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period.
30 years. Litchfield Co Connt.

Evidence by which the declaration is supported.
Tradition of a clergyman and living witness. The receipt for [illegible]

I am, respectfully, Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.

The following regulations have been adopted:

This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c.  Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.

Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1.  The Regular Troops.
2.  The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3.  Persons employed in the Naval service.
4.  Indian Spies.

As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides.  And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.

DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.

State, Territory, or District of    )
County of                                 )ss.

On this         day of                     personally appeared (a) before                    A.B. a resident (b) of              in the county of                    and State, Territory or District of              aged (c)                  years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provion made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832.  That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)         , with             and served in the                        (e) regiment of the               line, under the following named officers:

[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in whih he resided when he enered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched.  [picture of a hand with finger pointing] This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]

He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.      A.B.

[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.

I                       of the Court of                   do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of                   for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this          day 
of                      &c.

If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.

Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:

(k)  We, A.B., a Clergyman, residing in the            and C.D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with                    , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be          years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.  And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A.B.         who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the        and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the                    and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I,                          Clerk of the Court of             do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of                  for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this               day of                   &c.

Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power.  This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.

If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department.  A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case.  The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected.  All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.

The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.

1.  Where and in what year were you born?
2.  Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3.  Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4.  How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?  And if a substitute, for whom?
5.  State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6.  (To a Soldier. (Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it?)
   (To an Officer.  (Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?)
7.  State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.

The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.

The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.  If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.

The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party.  And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.

Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.

Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.

No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
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(a)  The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.

[written in the right-hand margin next to (a)]
never--convenient

(b)  The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides.  If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.

(c)  The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.

(d)  The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.

(e)  Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had.  Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled.  in a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:  "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A.B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:--For------------year-----------months, and--------days, I served as a ------------.  For -----------months and ---------------days, I served as a -------------;and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service.  The use of the phrase about three or four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.  Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service.  This form of a declaration is highly objectionable.  It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.

(f)  The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.

(g)  The opinion of the Court is always required.

(h)  The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.

(i)  The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device of inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Mode of authenticating papers.

In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

Proof of Service.

(j)  In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged.  The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.

[picture of a hand with finger pointing] The notes from (a) to (i) are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops.  The proof required by rule in note (j) applies to continental troops only.

(k)  This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.

(l)  If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.

(m)  The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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State of Connecticut
County of Litchfield
[illegible] in the Probate district.

On this 16 day of January 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Probate for the district of Sharon now sitting William Jakway[Jakways] a resident of New Marlborough in Berkshire County and State of Massachusetts aged Eighty years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make  the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated, to wit.

I was born in Canaan in said Litchfield County, on the 8th day of November AD 1752. I have no record of my age and know of none. I resided in said Town of Canaan, except during the first period of service hereafter mentioned till the year 1779 when I moved to the Town of Sharon where I resided except during the
time of my other service. Seven years. I then removed to Hillsdale in the State of New York, where I resided seven years. I then removed to Sherburne in the same state, where I resided thirty one years. I then returned to said Canaan, and have resided there untill[until] the year 1829 when I removed to the place where I now reside. The said Town of Canaan is situated on the line between the State of
Massachusetts and Connecticut, as is also said Town of New Marlborough, and my present residence is about three rods from said State line and is much nearer the place of holding this Court than any Court of Record in Massachusetts. My acquaintances, also who know me and my character and who know of my services by report are all in said Town of Canaan. These are the reasons why I make this application before this Court instead of a Court in Massachusetts.

In the month of June 1776 I enlisted for the term of six months under Capt Edward Rogers of Cornwall in Litchfield County, in the
Connecticut State troops, and joined a company at Peekskill on the Hudson River in the latter part of said time and from there we marched very soon to the City of New York, where we stayed as nearly as I can
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recollect about one month. We then went across to Long Island. We were stationed there opposite New York, I think about one month
when the British advanced upon from Flatbush, and attacked us in our encampment and the skirmishing continued through the day and we then retreaded again to New York. After we had remained a few days in New York we were there attacked by the British and after some skirmishing we retreaded to Harlaem[Harlem]. In this attack Col. Hart who commanded my Regiment was taken prisoner. After staying some time at Harlaem[Harlem] we marched to
White Plains where I remained with the army till the latter part of December when I was discharged. At the time of the Battle of White Plains was sick with camp distemper so that I was unable to do duty, and therefore was not engaged in that Battle. My officers in this Term of service were as follows. My captain was Edward Rogers of Cornwall. The Lieutenant was Hezekiah Andrews. The Ensigns name I think was Hinman. The Regiment which I was
in was commanded at first by Col. Hart of Farmington, who was taken prisoner at New York and Gay who died either at New York or at Harlam[Harlem]. I cannot now recollect the name of the officer who then took the command of the Regiment, as I was about that time so sick as not to do duty- I settled with Capt Rogers for my wages at his own house in Cornwall in the March succeeding this Term of service and there received the balance which was due to me for my services-

In the fall of the year 1779. I think in the month of September, I was drafted for a six months service under Capt Joshua Stanton of Salisbury. In the course of a short time I went and joined the company at Fenwick. The Lieutenant were - Watrons of Salisbury and - Hamblin of Sharon. We joined a Regiment commanded by Col. Mead of Horseman which was stationed on the East side of Bryan Bridge. Soon after I joined
the regiment. Col. Mead proposed to have a certain number volunteer to go into the woods, to chop wood for the use of the Regiment, and myself and fourteen others agreed to go upon this service. We went back about two miles from the Regiment under the command of Serjeant Samuel Whitaker and were there during the greater part of the winter chopping wood. We returned to the Regiment, and stayed about about a fortnight when I was discharged which was about the first of March 1780.

At the time of the burning of the Red Mills on the Hudson River I entered on an alarm for one months service and went to Fishkill on the Hudson River, with many others of my neighbors. One Regiment was commanded by Col Charles Burrall of Canaan, my Captain was Wheeler of Oblong. I stayed at Fishkill one month and
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then returned with the rest to Sharon. I never received any written discharge as I recollect. If I did it has been lost many years. I have made many inquiries but am unable to obtain any evidence in support of my declaration except the deposition herewith transmitted.

I am well known to Rev. Pitkin Cowles, Seth Andrew Silas Franklin Samuel F Adams Lyman Lawrence and others in said Caanan in my neighborhood who can state with regards to my character for veracity and their belief of my services as a soldier of the Revolution. I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension Roll of any of any State.
The first term of service hereinbefore stated under Carpt Rogers was six months and I served the whole of said six months as a private for which I claim a pension.

The second term of service herein before stated under Captain Stanton was six months & I served the whole of said six months as a
private for which I claim a pension. During each term of service before stated I served under the officers whom I have named, and other officers whom I have forgotten.

I have made diligent and extensive enquiring but I have not been able to find any survivors either of my terms of service whose testimony I can procure.

I do not recollect the continental or militia Regiment who were with me, I think however Col Hermans Regiment was with us on the first tour of this term also saw General Washington
and also General Putnam.

William Jakways

Sworn & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Samuel Church 

The Pitkin Cowles Clergyman residing in
the town of Canaan & Lyman Laurance residing in the same town hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Jakways who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him the eighty
years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution. We concur in that opinion.

Pitkin Cowles
Lyman Lawrence
Sworn & subscribed the day & year
Samuel Church Judge
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And this Court doth certify that Anson Rogers Esq before whom the deposition & Oliver Burnham Esq hereto annexed was sworn, is a Justice of the Peace within & for the said County of Litchfield & said Certificate to said deposition annexed is in his own proper hand writing. And this Court certifies that the
deposition of the said Oliver Burnham Esq is in his own hand writing & subscribed in his own hand writing & that the said Oliver Burnham Esq is well known to this Court and is a gentleman of distinguished moral worth and veracity. And this Court further certifies that the annexed account & Recd[received] is in the proper hand Anson Rogers Esq & the Certificate annexed to said account is in his own hand writing.

And this Court doth declare its opinion
after the investigation of the matter and after
mitting the interrogatories presented by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states and the Court further certifies that Rev Pitkin Cowles who has has signed the preceding certificate is known to this
Court to be a Clergyman resident in the said town of Canaan & that the said Lyman Laurence who has also signed the same is a resident of said town Canaan and is a credible person & that their statement is entitled to credit.

By the Court
Abijah C. Peet, Clerk

I Abijah C. Peet Clerk of the Court of
Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said
Court in the matter of the application of
William Jakways for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal of Office this 16 day of January AD 1833.

Abijah C. Peet Clerk
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5612
INVALID.
No. 5612
William Jackway *
Priv Mass Note
Act: June 11th 1832
Index: Vol. M, Page 190
[Arrangement of 1870.]
William Jakways *
Records corrected
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See dead letter within
81
Berkshire

15727
Massachusetts
William Jackway*
Berkshire in the State of Mass. was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Haurton of the Rgt commanded by Col. Mead in the [illegible] for 13 months

William Jakways*
May 21, 1904
records corrected

Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts
at the rate of 43 Dollars 55 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 20th day of July 1833 and sent to Claimant New Marlboro Massachusetts

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $86.66
Semi anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 21.64
$108.35

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
D. D. Addison Clerk
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Free

So Canaan C--  )
20" July             )

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

[written vertically on left side of original]

Ct. July 25
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Probate Office
South Canaan
Litchfield County Conn 20th July 1838

Sir
Herewith I send Wm Jakways application for a
pension. In 1832 or 33 he made an application in which I assisted him and after waiting a long time for an answer I heard from you that the papers had been returned. They had not been received by him or me. He therefore waited still in hopes that the papers would find their way back through the Genl Post office or some other way. They have however never been received and after a final enquiry which I made for him at the department last winter through Mr. Lancelot Phelps, I have at his solicitation undertaken to look up his evidence and make his application more as a deed of charity than from any other motion as he is very poor and has few friends able to give him any aid. I am very confident that he is deserving a pension and hope his case will be speedily acted on as he must have this bounty soon if it is to be of any benefit to him.

Will you have the goodness to direct any returns or communications on the subject to me or my case as the applicant lives several miles from any Post Office and might not receive and communication within a long time after it should arrive.

I am very Respectfully
[illegible]

Wm P Burnall
Clerk of Probate.

Hon J L Edwards
Commissioner of
Pensions
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[two stamps affixed in upper left side of original, mostly illegible except as follows:]
OFFICE
23 Jany

FREE

J L Edwards
Commisr. of Pensions

William Jackway Esq--
New Marlboro
Mafs.

New Marlboro Mafs   )
Jany 1. 1834               )
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fs Canaan Ct  )
4th Augt.       )

Free


Geo. Wm Crump Esq.
Acting Com of Pensions
Washington D.C.

[Following written vertically on left side of original]

Ct.   Aug 8
Wm Jackway
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fs Canaan Ct )
4th Augt. )

Free


Geo. Wm Crump Esq.
Acting Com of Pensions
Washington D.C.

[Following written vertically on left side of original]

Ct. Aug 8
Wm Jackway
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fs  Canaan Ct  3d Augt 1836

Sir

Your favor of the 30th Alt:  regarding the Application of the Jakways for a pension is at hand, referring me to the Comptroller of the public accounts of this State for non-evidence.  Before forwarding the papers I applied to the Comptroller for a certificate from any documents in his office which would substantiate Jakways claim.  And received from him a certificate showing large payments to Capt Stanton.  but that the name of Mr Jakways had not been found.  I returned the certificate to him asking to certify (if such was the fact) that there were no rolls of Capt Stantons company in his office, nor any other documents which would go to substantiate or invalidate the claim of Jakways.  In answer to this he wrote me the letter enclosed, and returned the certificate without alteration.  That certificate was annexed to the papers of Jakways and forwarded with them to the pension Department.  From the tenor of your letter I am unable to determine whether you have seen that certificate, or whether it may not have escaped your notice.  Under this uncertainty I know not exactly what application to make to the Comptroller more especially as you will observe from his letter that he seems inclined to set himself up as the judge of what he ought and what he ought not to certify and what is necefsary and what unnecessary.  In this State of things will you have the kindnefs to say what are the facts of the truth or falsity of which you suppose evidence to exist in the Comptrollers office and I will endeaver to obtain his certificate either our way or the other without delay

I am very Respectfully
Yours tr
Wm P Burrall

Geo Wm Crumb Esq
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Payments to be made
at Boston Mafsa
by the Trust of A.J.B. Bank
Agent for paying Pensioners,
in the Agency of Mafsa.

Recorded in the Pension Office,
in Book E  Vol. 2d
Page 38 by W.W. Addison  
Clerk
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WAR DEPARTMENT.

Revolutionary Claim.

I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, William Jackway of the State of Massachusetts who was a Private in the army of the Revolution is entitled to receive [checkmark] Forty Three dollars and Thirty Three cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.

GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this Twentieth day of July one thousand eight hundred and thirty-Three

John Robb
Acting Secretary of War.

Examined and    )
Countersigned.  )

JL Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.
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William P Burrall Esq

South Canaan   Ct
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Hartford July 19th 1836

Sir

I am in receipt of yours of the [illegible] returning the certificate which I sent you on the 29th of June

The regulations of the Pension office require that an aplicant for a pension shall produce the best attainable evidence & on such evidence pensions are granted eve if it does not prove positively that services were rendered, at this distant period of time it is not expected that positive evidence can be obtained except in but few instances

In relation to the last clause in the certificate I would only say that negatives as well as posatives are required to be certified to

There are but few rolls of soldiers names remaining in this office, nearly all of them having been carried to Washington.  I therefore return the certificate to you and would add that if the facts in it agree with the declaration I think it will procure him a Pension

My apology for not attending to your letter before is absence from the office since its arival untill last evening

I am Very Respectfully Your
Obedient Servant
Wm Field

William P Burrall Esq.
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State of Connecticut Litchfield County fs
Cornwall  9th January 1833

The Deposition of Oliver Burnham of lawful is as follows that he has been well acquainted with the Hand writing of Edward Rogers Esqr. late of Cornwall in said County decd. late a Captain in Colonel Gays Regiment in the year AD 1776 and I was knowing to said Rogers service at New York in sd. year but not acquainted with all the members of said Rogers company as I belonged to a different Regiment by having the muster and pay rool of the said Capt. Rogers Company for 1776 before me and find William Jaqun on said book and a credit of six month wages and said Jaqun receipt for the payment of the same and that the charges and recpt. are in the Hand writing of the said Capt Rogers and further saith not
Olir. Burnham

State of Connecticut Litchfield County SS
Cornwall 9th January 1833

Personally appeared Oliver Burnham Esq. well known to me as a creditable witness and made oath to the truth of above Deposition by him Subscribed
--Anson Rogers  Justice of the Peace
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William Jakway Dr   S S 4

To Bounty paid  3...0...0
To first month wages paid  2...0...0
To cash paid, of Billet 12 days 0...6...0
1776
Septr. 
11  To cash paid himself 0...6...0
October
8   To cash paid himself 0...4...0
19 To cash paid himself 0...6...0
      To 9 lbs of Cheese at 1/ 0...9...0
1777
March 7th  To cash paid himself 10...10...4
                                                    __________
                                                    17...1...4
                                                    ======
March 7th 1777 then Recd of Edward Rogers Capt ten Pounds ten Shilling & four pence L money in full of Wages Bounty Billet Mileage & by allowance for Sicknefs in full of all demands for my last years Service in Said Rogers Company
William Jakway

Contra Cr. By Wages Due For his Service in the last Campaign  S12  S0  P 0

By Bounty---3-0-0
By 12 days Billit ad/6  0-6-0
By furnishing himself--0-10-0
By Mileage to Camp--0-11-0
By Mileage from Camp--0-5-10
By alowance for Sicknefs--0.10.6
                                        _________
                                      L  17.1.4
                                      ======
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Cornwall Novr. 28th 1872   To Whom this may concern this my certify that William Jakways name is on the pay roll of Capt. Edward Rogers and that the within is a true copy of the account on said pay roll
Anson Rogers
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33,555

Wm. Jakways
Application for pension

Admitted
Private 13 mo & 15 days

Please direct returns to the
Care of Wm P Burrall
Clerk of Probate
South Canaan
Litchfield County
Connecticut
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congrefs pafsed 7" June 1832.

State of Connecticut   ) fs. Canaan in the Probate
County of Litchfield    ) District of Sharon

On this 8" day of July 1836 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Probate within and for the District of Sharon in the County and State aforesaid the same being a Court of Records and now sitting William Jakways a resident of the Town of Canaan in the County and State aforesaid; aged Eighty four years, who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congrefs pafsed June 7" 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated--viz

I was born in Canaan in the County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut in the year 1751.  I believe my age was once recorded upon the Form Book of said Town.  I have no other records of my age.  I have always resided in said Town of Canaan from my birth except that I resided in the Town of Sharon in said Litchfield County seven years commencing immediately after the expiration of my first term of service herein after stated.

In the month of June in the year 1776, I enlisted into a company of Connecticut State Troops in the service of the United States commanded by Capt Edward Rogers of Cornwall in said Litchfield County for the Term of said months.  I enlisted in said Town of Canaan with several others, who are all now dead.  After one enlistment we proceeded immediately to the City
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of New York, where we remained a few days and then went acrofs to Long Island.  and there remained untill by the advance of the enemy we were compelled to retreat to New York which we did.  The enemy soon followed and we had a skirmish in the streets of New York and Col Hart of Farmington who then commanded the Regiment to which I belonged (Col Gay having previously died) was there taken prisoner or killed.  I do not recollect which.  we soon retreated to Harlaem where we made a stand for a short time till the regulars went down the North River, and then we went to White Plains.  And were there engaged in the battle of White Plains.  After the Battle of White Plains we remained in that vicinity without the occurrence of any particular circumstances which I now recollect till the expiration of our term of six months.  when I was discharged having served out the full term of my enlistment.  About the time of my discharge I was taken with the camp distemper which made me very weak and feeble, and as soon as I got sufficient strength I came home being near a fortnight on the road in consequence of my feeble state.  One Lieutenant of my Company was Hezekiah Andrews of Canaan.  The ensigns name I do not recollect.  I do not recollect the names of any other officers under whom I served at this time except General Washington whom I saw when we were at Harlaem

Immediately after my return home I removed to said Town of Sharon where I resided seven years with the exception of my absences as hereafter stated.  In this latter part of the season of 1777 as I think and as nearly as I can recollect in September or October there was a sudden alarm that a party of the enemy was coming up the North River, and I with many others in my vicinity went under the command of Capt Wheeler of Dutchefs County New York and Col Charles Burrall of Canaan to Fishkill on the North River and there remained in the service of the United States one month, and I think a few days more but am confident not lefs than one month.  I went as a volunteer.  I recollect that the British refills came up near to Fishkill where we were, and while we we were there we arrested two men conveying provisions to the enemy who were taken up onto the Hill and publicly whipped.  I think General Putnam was at Fishkill during the time I was there at this time
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On or near the 1st day of September 1779, a company was raised by draft in the Town of Sharon and the neighboring Towns for the Term of six months, of whom I was one, being drafted in the Town of Sharon.  We were under the command of Capt. Joshua Stanton of Salisbury Lieut. Waters of Salisbury Genl. Hamblin of Sharon.  Our Col. was Col. Matthew Meads, who belonged I believe in the County of Fairfield.  We went first to the Corner Town of Connecticut, then called Horseneck, now Greenwich.  The duty in which we were imployed during this Term was to keep guards upon the Coast and on the lines and to protect the people from the depredations of the British & Tories.  We remained there till our term of six months expired which was on or about the 1" of March 1780 when we were discharged and most of the members of my company came home together.  During the first part of this term I was employed with fourteen others in chopping wood, in the forest for the use of the Regiment.  After we returned to camp we were upon regular duty as guard.  Guards were regularly stationed at different points upon the Coast & lines and there were frequent alarms from incursions of small parties of British and Tories--

I do not recollect that I ever received a written discharge from the service.  If I did it has long been lost.

I have no other documentary evidence in support of my claim than what is herewith forwarded.  And I know of no other persons whose testimony I can procure except those whose depositions are hereto annexed.

With regard to the reasons for this long delay in my application they are as follows.  In the Winter of 1832-3, I made an application setting forth my service as herein stated which was forwarded to the pension department, and I waited long and anxiously to receive some answer, but not receiving any, I procured Wm P Burrall Clerk of the Court of Probate for the district of Sharon to write to the Commissioner of Pensions,
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who did so, and received for answer that the papers had been returned for some correction.  I have made many enquiries and have never been able to hear any thing from said papers, being anxious to get them, as I am sensible that I am growing old and my memory failing.  I cannot now state as distinctly regarding my service as I then could.  during the past winter a further enquiry has been made at the pension department for the lost papers, by Honl. Lancelot Phelps on my behalf, and receiving answer that they are probably utterly lost, I have now made this new application.  The Revd. Charles Prentice and Silas Franklin Esq can testify to their knowledge of my character.
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension Roll of any state
William Jakways

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
William M. Burrall Judge of Probate
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The Charles Prentice a clergyman residing in the Town of Canaan and Silas Franklin--residing in the said Town hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Jakways who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be Eighty four years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution and we concur in that opinion
Charles Prentice
Silas Franklin

I the said Silas Franklin do further depose and say more particularly, that I am in the seventy second year of my age and was born and have always resided in said Town of Canaan and have been well acquainted with said William Jakways from a boy, and that I know that said Jakway was out several times during the Revolutionary War as a soldier.  I am not able to speak particularly as to times, but I lived in the near neighbourhood of the family, and when a boy I knew the fact of his being a soldier, and it has always been reputed and believed in the neighborhood and vicinity that he served as he states and is entitled to a pension from the United States
Silas Franklin

State of Connecticut. Litchfield County fs
Canaan  July 8th 1836.

Personally appeared Silas Franklin Esq. and Revd. Charles Prentice and made oath in due form of Law to the truth of the above certificate, by them subscribed and on the same day the same Silas Franklin Esq. subscribed ["at" stricken out]

[following is all contained on another original sheet of paper which is lying under this current transcription and is part of a previous transcribed page]
William M. Burrall Judge of Probate

dead.  After one enlistment we proceeded immediately to the City
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foregoing deposition of his own and made oath in due form of Law that the facts therein by him stated are true.  I do also further certify that said Silas Franklin Esq and Revd. Charles Prentice are both gentlemen of undoubted character for truth and veracity and are credible witnefses, they being well known to me
Wm P Burrall Justice of the Peace
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At the same Court, The said William Jakways also produced before this Court the foregoing certificate signed by Revd. Charles Prentice and Silas Franklin Esq. and also the more specific deposition of Silas Franklin Esq. and this Court doth certify that the Revd. Charles Prentice who has signed said ceertificate is and for many years past has been the regularly settled pastor of the first Congregational Society of said Town of Canaan, and That the said Silas Franklin Esq who has also signed the same is a resident in the said Town and is a gentleman of great respectability and is a credible person and that this statement is entitled to credit.

The said applicant also at the same time produced in open Court the several Depositions of Andrew Rogers, Daniel Harrison and Philidia Brooks, which are hereunto annexed, which said Depositions purport to have been sworn to together with said certificate of Revd. Chas. Prentice and Silas Franklin and sd. Deposition of Silas Franklin before Wm P Burrall Esq.  And this court doth certify that said Wm P Burrall Esq is a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Litchfield and that as such, full faith and credit are to be given to his official acts and that the signatures to the several certificates accompanying said Depositions and certificates purporting to be his are genuine.  The said Applicant also produced before this Court the certificate of William Field Esq Comptroller of the Public accounts of the State of Connecticut, which is also hereunto annexed.

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states
William M. Burrall Judge of Probate
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I William P Burrall Clerk of the Court of Probate within and for the District of Sharon in the State of Connecticut do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Jakways for a pension

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hands and the seal of the said Court this 8th day of July 1836
Wm. P. Burrall Clerk
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Comptrollers Office
Hartford Connecticut
June 29th 1836

On aplication of Mr William Jakway I have examined the Books & Papers remaining in this office relating to Revolutionary services and find and Certify That the name of Capt Josh Stanton appears on the Pay table books and he is charged Sept 4th 1779, To 2 orders on Treasurer L1600--Oct 29th To order on Treasurer L300--March 15th 30--To order on Treasurer L1200--June 3d To order on Treasurer L22937--12--6 and June 3d 1780 he is credited By amount of Account rendered L37.387--12--6

I further certify that the name of William Jakway has not been found.
Wm Field Comptroller

[Following located on another sheet of paper beneath the current transcription and not part of this current page]
Revolutionary war, among which is the account of William Jak [illegible] County who is
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I Anson Rogers of Cornwall in Litchfield County
and State of Connecticut of lawful age do depose
and say that I am the son of Capt Edward Rogers
late of said Cornwall deceased, who was a Capt in
the service of the United States in the Revolutionary war, and that I have in my possession divers paper
Books of account and other documents, which belonged
of
to said Edward Rogers in his life time and have come
into my hand as his son and heir and
I do further depose
and say that among other papers. I have a Book of accounts
which belonged to said Edward Rogers, and which is in
his hand writing, and contains the accounts of divers men
who were under his command during his service in the
Revolutionary war among which is the account of William
Jakways of Canaan in said Litchfield County, who is
now making application for a pension. I do further depose
and say that the following is a true copy of said Jakways
account upon said Book (viz)
William Jackways Dr

To Bounty paid to 3.0.0
To first months wages paid 2.0.0
177[?]To Cash paid for Billett 12 days 0.6.0
Sep 11 To cash paid himself-- 0.6.0
Dat ob 8. To cash  paid himself- 0.4.0
13 To cash paid himself 0.6.0
9th of chase e y 0.9.0
Sept 1777 To cash paid himself 10.10.4
L 17.1.4

-
-
March 7 March 7th 1777. Then Recd of Edward
Rogers Capt ten pounds ten shillings & fourpence. L. Money
in full of wages Billett. Bounty. Mileage and by allowance
for sickness in full of all demands for my last year service
in said Rogers company
William Jackways
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Contra Cr
By wages due for his services in ye last
Campaign -12.0.0
By Bounty--3.0.0
By 10 days Billett 10 0.4.0
By furnishing himself 0.10.0
By Mileage to Camp ---0. 11.0
By Mileage from Camp ---O. 5.10
By allowance for sickness - -1.0.6
L 17.1.44
I do also depose and say that the connected with said
Book of accounts. There is a Roll of Capt Rogers Company
which is headed as follows
Pay Roll of Capt Edward Rogers Company in late Col
R Gays Regiment in the Continental service. Anno Domini
1776." That said Roll shows the date of Enlistment of each member of said Company, but does not show the date at which any
member of it was discharged. That the name of William Jakways appears on said roll, and that he enlisted June 29th 1776.
but it does not appear at what time he was discharged
and further the deponent saith not.
Anson Rogers

State of Connecticut ⎬
Litchfield County
Cornwall 27th June 1836
Personally appeared Anson Rogers Esq. before me and subscribed
the foregoing deposition and made oath in due form of law that the
herein stated the true and I do further certify that I am
well acquainted with said Deponent and that he is a gentlemen
of highly respectable character and is a credible witness
Wm P Burrall Justice of the Peace
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I Daniel Harrison of Cornwall in Litchfield County and State of Connecticut, a pensioner of the United States...aged Eighty five years, do depose and say that in the month of June 1776 I enlisted into a company of Connecticut State Troops under the command of Capt. Edward Rogers then of said Cornwall now deceased for the Term of six months.  We went to the city of New York, from there to Long Island, from there back to New York, to Harlaim, and to White Plains & here we were in the Battle of White Plains, and at the expiration of our term of Six months we were discharged near Singsing.

I well recollect that William Jakway then and now of Canaan in said County was a member of said company and I of course saw him frequently during the said Term and I have no doubt that the said Jakway served out said full term of six months as I know, I and other members of said Company did.
Danl. Harrison

State of Connecticut  ) fs Cornwall
Litchfield County       ) 27th June 1836.

Personally appeared before me Daniel Harrison the above deponent and subscribed the foregoing deposition and made solemn oath in due form of Law that the facts therein stated are true, and I further certify that I am acquainted with said Daniel Harrison and that he is a man of good character for truth and veracity and is a credible witnefs.
Wm P Burrall  Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Litchfield
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I Philidia Brooks of New Marlborough in Berkshire County and State of Mafsachusetts do depose and say, That I am Seventy two years of age and am the sister of William Jakways of Canaan in Litchfield County and State of Connecticut.  And that during the Revolutionary War, I resided in my fathers family in said Canaan.  And I well recollect that in the early part of the war and I think in 1776 my said brother William was absent from home six months or more.  And it was said and well understood by me and all the family that he was in the service of the United States in New York and that vicinity under Capt Rogers of Cornwall.  After his return he removed to Sharon with his family, and I have a perfect recollection that during the hard winter [last 2 words underlined] as it is called which was as I believe the winter of 1779-80, my said brother William was again in the service of the United States (as was supposed and believed by all the members of our family.)  at horseneck and that vicinity under Capt Stanton of Salisbury.  I also have a perfect recollection that during said hard winter [last 2 words underlined] in the month of February I with one of my other brothers went to Sharon on a visit to the family of my said brother William, and staid at his house near a week and that he was then absent as it was said in the Army.  I also recollect that our family received a letter from my said brother during said Winter which was dated at the camp at Horseneck, and gave an account of his health and occupation &c and said that he was in the army.  This letter I preserved a great many years and untill recently.  But now on making a thorough search for it, it is lost.

From all these circumstances and from the universal report and belief at the time, I have no doubt that said William Jakway served as he states in his declaration, and I know such to be the fact as well as I can know anything from hearsay or common report uncontradicted.
Philidia X her mark Brooks

[following are on pages beneath this current transcription and are not a part of this transcribed page]
remained a few days and then went
who did so and received
write to the commissioner of Pensions.
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State of Connecticut Litchfield County fs.
Canaan 8th July 1836.

Personally appeared before the subscriber Philiadia Brooks the within named Deponent and made oath in due form of Law that the facts therein Stated in the foregoing deposition are true.  And I do further certify that I am acquainted with said Philidia Brooks and that she sustains a good character for truth and is a credible witnefs
Wm P Burrall Justice of the Peace