Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36,315, for Cummy Simon, Connecticut
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[Column 1] SERVICE
Conn.
[Column 2 - No header] Simon, Cummy (Negro)
[Column 3} NUMBER
S36,315

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Dead. See letter 10
May 1634 to E. Parsons [illegible]

Paid at the Treasury under
the Act of the 6th April 1838
from the 4th March 1833 to the 9th 
May 1833, the day of his
death. Agt [agent] notified 19 
April 1839. [?]

Cert. D. B. Beers 9 March
1833.

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10 859 R
Connecticut
Cummy Simon
of Southbury in the state of Connecticut
who was a Private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Webb of the Connecticut
line, for the term of five years.

Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 3rd of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 20th of May 1819
and sent to Nathan Smith Esq.
Litchfield Connecticut

Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819.  88.49
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819 48.00
[Illegible calculations]
[Total] $ 136.49

{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
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Cummy Simon
Private
yy to 8B
Webb, Connect. [Connecticut]
Regt.

Admitted
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State of Connecticut
Litchfield County}
Ss Woodbury April 3. 1818.

On this third day of April 1818 before me one of the Judges of the Superior Court of the said State personally appears Cummy Simon resident in the town of Southbury Newhaven County State of Connecticut, who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by a late act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war" That the said Cummy Simon, enlisted into the service of the United States in the month of June 1777 in the company commanded by Capt Granger, in the Regiment Commanded by Col. Charles Webb, and was afterwards transferred to the Regiment Commanded by Col. Samuel B Webb and continued to serve in said Regiment until the month of June 1783 - when he was honorably discharged which discharge is now lost by time or accident. That he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support.
Sworn to before me the day and year aforesaid. 
[signed] Nathaniel Smith
a Judge of the Sup. Court

On this twenty first day of December 1818 personally appeared Ephraim Stiles of Southbury Newhaven County State of Connecticut who being by me first duly sworn according to law depose and saith that he and his Brother Benjamin Stiles of said Southbury procured Cummy Simon of said Southbury to enlist during the war and that he was accepted on their behalf. That he entered the Army of the N.S. in the month of June 1777 and continued in said service until the close of the war in June 1783 as this deponent always understood and verily believes. - 
Sworn to before me this 21 day of December 1818.-
[signed] Nath Smith
a Judge of this Sup. Court
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I Nathaniel Smith Judge as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Cummy Simon did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy. - And I do certify that the said Cummy Simon is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support. And I now transmit the preceding had and taken before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress -
Woodbury December 21. 1818 -
[signed] Nathaniel Smith
A Judge of the Sup Court

I Frederick Wolcott, Clerk of the Superior Court within the County of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut certify that Nathaniel Smith, Esq. is a Judge of said Court, that the above signature is his hand writing, and that the seal hereto annexed is the Seal of said Court.
January 11th AD 1819.
[signed] Frederick Wolcott, Clerk
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On this sixteenth day of December personally appeared Galloway Peters of Southbury Newhaven [sic] County State of Connecticut who being by me first duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that Cummy Simons of said Southbury enlisted with this deponent June 1777 into the company of Capt. Granger in the regiment commanded by Col. Charles Webb during the war. That the said Cummy Simon continued in the army until it was disbanded in June 1783 when the deponent with the said Cummy Simon were discharged.
Sworn to before me this 18 day of December 1818.
[signed] Nathaniel Smith Judge of the Sup. [Superior Court of] Conct. [Connecticut]
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[very pale handwriting - some illegible]
Cummy Simon
[?]
10.049
Sept. 1819.
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At a County Court, held in and for the County of New Haven, in the District and State of Connecticut, on the 5th day of July 1820, the same being a Court of Record, and having a Seal, by virtue of the laws of said State.

Personally APPEARED in open Court Summy Simon a resident in the town of Southbury in the County of New Haven in said State, and exhibited and subscribed the following Schedule, and made Oath that the same is a true and Perfect Schedule of all his income and property, necessary clothing and bedding excepted, viz:
a note of demand against Simeon Hickock of fifty Dollars, methink I have saved from the money obtained on my pension Certificate which is al the property I possess.   $50-

[signed with the note "his mark" and an "X"] Cummy Simon
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District and State of Connecticut, ss.

Be it Remembered, That in the County Court, held in and for the County of New Haven, in the District and State aforesaid, on this 5th day of July 1820, the same being a Court of Record, and having a Seal, under the authority of said State, personally came and appeared in open Court, Cummy Simon aged about 70 years, resident in the Town of Southbury in the County of New Haven in said State, and being sworn according to Law,  doth on his Oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows: that I enlisted into Capt Georges company regiment of Infantry under the command of Col. with regiment Connecticut line during Revolutionary war.

that the original Declaration made by him for the purpose of obtaining a pension under the Act of Congress of the 18th of March 1818, was dated the 3rd day of April 1818; that in pursuance thereof he was entered in the list of Pensioners, and received a Pension Certificate No. 10.859. And I do further solemnly Swear that I was a resident citizen 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, entitled "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 that what is contained in the Schedule hereunto annexed, and by me subscribed. And I do further declare that my occupation is that of Broom maker and white washer and that I have in my family residing with me no one.
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District of Connecticut, ss.
I, Henry C. Flagg Clerk of the County Court in and for the County of New Haven in the State and District of Connecticut, do hereby certify that the foregoing and the Schedule thereunto annexed, are truly copied from the records of said Court: and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount, in value, of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, is Fifty Dollars and [blank] Cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of said Court n the 5th day of July 1820.
[signed] Attest Henry C. Flagg Clk
[The seal is below the signature.]

I Isaac Mills presiding Judge of the County Court in and for the County of New Haven in the State of Connecticut, do hereby certify that Henry C. Flagg is Clerk of said Court, and keeper of the Seal and Records thereof; and that the preceding Certificate, under his hand, and the Seal of said Court, is authentic, and in due form of Law.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in New Haven this 5th day of July 1820.

[signed] Isaac Mills Chief Judge
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Second Comptroller's Office
April 8th, 1839.

Sir:  

Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838 entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Cummy Simon & Minerva Cable, two of the three children of Cummy Simon, dec., late a Pensioner on the Roll of the Connecticut Agency, at the rate of eight Dollars [the words "and  Cents" are crossed out] per ["annum" crossed out] month, under the law of the 18th March, 1818, has been paid this proportion, two thirds, at this Department, from the 4th of March, 1833, to the 9th May, 1833, the day of his death.

Respectfully yours,
[signed] Albion K. Parris
Comptroller

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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   22.50
     2.00
      1.80
Monroe [Total] 26.30
Judson 26.30
    8.50
Newtown 16.50
David      2.50
[Total] 19.00

H. Johnston

Monroe Judson of Newtown in the County of Fairfield & State
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Newtown Oct 30th 1852
I hereby certify that in the Bill of Mortality for the year 1833 for the town of Newtown is Recorded the death of Cummy Simons, a Revolutionary pension and a Negro, who died May 9th 1833, aged 105 years as appeared by the records of said town.
Attest 
[signed] Monroe Judson
Town Clerk

Personally appeared before me David B. Beers a Justice of the Peace for Lanfield County Monroe Judson town clerk for the town of Newtown and made oath  to the truth of the above before me.
[singed[ David B. Beers
Justice of the Peace
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January 28, 1933

BA-J/EEL
Cummy Simon-S.36315

The data given herein are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.36315, based upon the military service of Cummy Simon in that war.

Cummy Simon, a negro, enlisted, place not state, in June, 1777, served in Captain Granger's Company, Colonel Charles Webb's Connecticut Regiment; was  afterword transferred to Colonel Samuel B. Webb's Connecticut  Regiment and served until June, 1783.

[There is a handwritten note to the left of the above paragraph.] Capt. Samuel Granger. See Com. [command] book

[There is a handwritten note to the right tied to the reference to Col. Samuel B. Webb] was in Capt Roger Alden's Co. See Com Book.

He was allowed pension on his application executed April; 3, 1818, while residing in Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut.

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This history to be furnished if ever called for.
It was written just to have a record of negroes.

He died May 9, 1833 at Newton, Fairfield County, Connecticut. The town clerk of said Newtown gave his age as one hundred and five years. In 1830, soldier gave his age as seventy years.

Three children are referred to, the names of two are given: Cummy Simon and Minerva Cable. The name of their mother is not stated, and there are no further family data.
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36315
Rev  INVALID.

File No. 36,315
Cummy Simon
Prv Rev War

Act: 18 March 18
Index:-Vol. 2, Page 874
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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David B. Beers
Commy [sic] Simmons [sic], Ct. line
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Newtown, Connt. 21 Feb 1850 [?]

Hon. E. L. Heath
Com Pensions
Dear Sir
Enclosed I send you a certificate of the death of Cummy Simons ( a negro) Revolutionary Pensioner. His son has been absent from here for a number of years thinks there is an arrears of Pension money due to the time of his death, for a few months, and also says that he had 160 acres of land, of which his family had no benefit. Will you please inform me if there is any arrears due him & whether he was entitled to the 160 acres land and if so where it was located.
With great respect
I am your obd servt [obedient servant]
[signed] David B. Beers

Warrant [illegible] 6502 for 100 acres issued Jany 27 179? to
Abijah Curtis assignee of Commy [sic] Simmons [sic], a private of the Continental line.