Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21,720, George Crocker, R.I.
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SERVICE
R. I.

Crocker, George

NUMBER
S 21.720

CONTENTS
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Rhode Island. 31.040

George Crocker
or Newport Co. in the State of R. Island
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain Cook of the Regt commanded
by Col. Cook in the R. Island
line for 9 months

Inscribed in the Roll of Rhode Island
at the rate of 30 Dollars --- Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 23rd day of March 1837 and sent to Asa Gray, Tiverton, R.I.

Arrears to the 4th of March '37. $180.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending (illegible) $15.00
$195.00

(Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832)

Recorded by D. Brown Clerk,
Book E. Vol 2. Page 105
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Rhode Island 31,040
George Crocker of Newport Co. in the State of R. Island who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Cook of the Regt. commanded by Col. Cook in the R. Island line for 9 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Rhode Island at the rate of 30 Dollars per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 23d day of March 1837 and sent to Asa Gray Tiverton, R.I.

Arrears to the 4th of March '37 180.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 15.00
195.00

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by D. brown Clerk,
Book E Vol. 2 Page 105
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State of Rhode Island
County of Newport, ss

  Town Clerks Office, Tiverton February 6, 1837

I hereby certify that George Crocker, son of George Crocker and Abigail Crocker his wife was born March 29th. A.D. 1756 as appears of record in this office.
Asa Gray, Town Clerk
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Declaration of George Crocker
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832

State of Rhode Island
County of Newport

On this sixth day of February AD 1837 personally appeared in open court before the judges or justices of the court of probate of Tiverton in the County of Newport now sitting George Crocker a resident of said Tiverton in said County of Newport and state of Rhode Island 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 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated that is to say. 
At Tiverton in the month of December 1776 being enrolled in Capt. Isaac Cooks company of militia in s.d Tiverton in the regiment of Col. John Cook, I was drafted and was marched on to Rhode Island and was within a short distance of Newport when the enemy landed - Col. Cook had the chief command at this time I believe - I recollect no superior officer - we retreated towards the Northend of the Island to Butts hill and lay in the entrenchment and then we went to Cobble or Turkey Hill which was nearby and the enemy appearing we fired upon them with our two eighteen pounders. the next day and night we crossed over to Tiverton at Howland's Ferry and brought off what stock we could one ox was drowned in crossing - after we came off the Island we were stationed along the shore in Tiverton till the month for which I was drafted having expired I was discharged. 
He soon after this went to Westport from at that time called Dartmouth in the State of Massachusetts to work at shoemaking with one James Warren - they worked mostly in New Beaford and this year 1777 and in the month of September he believes said Warren and himself drew each a gun from some stock of arms kept for such purpose and came from said Dartmouth to Tiverton and entered and served one month in a Company of which Reuben Sherman of said Dartmouth was Lieutenant - the Captain he does
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not so well recollect but he believes it was Cornelius Warren of said Dartmouth - this month he was quartered at the house of John Negus on the shore and just by Howland's Terry in Tiverton and while he was in this month's service the enemy burnt the Terry House and a barn directly across the river on Rhode Island - when his month was out he was discharged and he then went into the hospital and had the small pox - after he came out of the hospital and in the first part of the year 1778 he went to live with one Thomas Cory in Tiverton and was again enrolled in Capt. Isaac Cook's Company of Militia. Philip Cory was Lieut. and Philip Manchester ensign of the Company, it was in the Regiment of Col. John Cook and Pardon Gray was the Lieu Colonel and often commanded the Reg.t he was called out in February 1775 to do duty for one month and again in April, June, August, October and December and at each time he served one month - was on Rhode Island in Gen. Sullivan's Expedition in August this year - the other months he was stationed at the house of Nancy Almy above Fogland at a guard post on Seponet and on Nanaquaket - all on the shore of said Tiverton, opposite Rhode Island - he recollects it was the month of June when he was stationed on Nannaquaket - all these services were performed under the officers of said company - One of them at least was always with us at the guard post but I cannot now be certain which commanded at every time I served. I think Ensign Manchester was over me the oftenest, though I have served under each of them the months that he was not doing military service he worked for said Thomas Cory on his farm - 
In the Spring of the year 1781 he removed again into Tiverton and in the month of September or October of this year 1781 but which month he cannot now be certain though he thinks it was September he was drafted and served one month under Capt. Joseph Sanford stationed in Newport at Scots Blue house not far from the Quaker
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meeting house while there he used to be detached
with other and sent down to Brenton's Point on guard
they used to stay twenty four hours when they would
be relieved they used to draw their provisions and carry
with them at this time Lemuel Bailey was lot and
I do not recollect any superior officer when I got to Newport
was put in Sergeant, and served out my full time of
one month as Sergeant owing
to old age and the loss of memory he cannot be
precise as to the days on which his services aforesaid
began and ended but according to his best recollection
he served as herein stated in periods of a month at each
time of serving not less than nine months private
the Militia in the war of the Revolution, engaged
in actual military Service, and during that time was
not engaged in any civil pursuits. And for said nine
months service he declares for a Pension
He further declares that his neglect of asserting his claim
to a Pension till this time, has not proceeded from any district
of the justice of his claim, but from other causes, his family
has been afflicted with sickness for years, and himself with
lameness, so that he is unable to travel about and he
lived in unisolated part of Tiverton, back of Fall River, and
there were no soldiers that belonged to his company in his
vicinity though he has made inquiries for evidence to
support his claim before, from the causes above mentioned
these enquiries were limited, and all the Persons that I could
recollect were with me, I learnt were dead-- I know no
one now living to prove my months service at the time the
British took possession of Rhode Island, nor the month in
1781 when I served a month at Newport, yet I solemnly aver
that I did faithfully perform those services as herein
stated. I had a little estate which I had hoped would have
supported me what little time I had to live, but from the
infirmities of myself and wife I have had to dispose of it, so
that I have become needy and my necessities caused me
to make further efforts to obtain a pension for services which
I well knew I had performed for my country in the war of
the Revolution.-

And he further declares that he was born at said Tiverton
on the twenty ninth day of March 1756 and that he hath a
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record of his age, that he lived in s.d Tiverton at the time when  he was called into all his said services except the month in 1777 when he lived in Dartmouth, that he does now and always have resided in s.d Tiverton, except the part of the year 1777 and the years 1779 & 1780 when  he lived in Dartmouth, in the state of Massachusetts as herein before stated. 
That he never received any written discharge from any of s.d services but was verbally discharged by his commanding officers - that he hath no documentary evidence of said serves - that there is no clergyman living in his neighborhood or vicinity but he refers to William Boomer & Oliver Chace Jr. Esqrs of said Tiverton to whom he is well known who will testify to his character for truth and to their belief that he was a soldier of the Revolution - and also to the depositions herewith - He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any state 
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid 
George his X mark Crocker
Witness Mosses Hunt
Sworn to & subscribed before & in open court
Asa Gray Prob Clerk
We William Boomer & Oliver Chace Jun.r residing in Tiverton in the county of Newport hereby certify that we are well acquainted with George Crocker who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration ; that two believe him to be eighty 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.
William Boomer
Oliver Chace Jr.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Asa Gray Prob. Clerk

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogations 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 William Boomer & Oliver Chace Jun.r who have signed the proceeding certificate are residents of & in said town of Tiverton and are credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit. 
I Asa Gray clerk of the court of Probate of the town of Tiverton in the county of Newport aforesaid a court of record do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of George Crocker for a pension - In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal of office this sixth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven - Asa Gray, Clerk of Probate Court
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I Abigail Boomer of Fall River in the county of Bristol and State of Massachusetts aged seventy five years being duly sworn do testify and say, that George Crocker of Tiverton in the count of Newport and state of Rhode Island an applicant for pension is my brother we were the children of George Crocker of said Tiverton deceased - I remember that my said brother George was a soldier when the British were on Rhode Island in the war of the Revolution and I remember of hearing him tell about his being on Rhode Island when the British landed in December 1776 and of their driving off the stock to prevent its falling into the hands of the British - After the British left Rhode Island and in the year 1780 or 1781 I distinctly remember that my said brother George was drafted to go to Newport to serve as a solder in the army and that he went and was absent at least one month and I think more this time when he went to Newport I believe was in the last part of summer or first of autumn - I do not recollect whether it was in 1780 or 1781 - positively but from the best of my recollection I believe it was in 1781 - he was married at the time and was living at a house in Tiverton within twenty rods of my father where I resided - I now reside within two miles of the residence of my said brother George and about a mile from the line between the towns of Tiverton & fall River - 
Abigail her X mark Boomer
Signed in presence of Asa Boomer

State of Rhode 
County of Newport
Be it known that at Tiverton in said County of Newport on the 22nd day of February 1837 before the subscriber a Justice of the Peach within and for said  county of Newport personally appeared Abigail Boomer and made oath to the truth of her foregoing deposition and subscribed the same - and I further certify that said Abigail Boomer is a credible person 
Before me
Asa Gray Justice of the Peace
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34.050
Geo. Crocker
R.I.d

no proof of grade of sergt.

adm.d
9 mo pri
30 $

Hon. NB Borden
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State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations
Clerks office of the court of probate of the town of Tiverton in the county of Newport and state of aforesaid
I Asa Cray, clerk of the court of probate aforesaid a court of record, do hereby certify that Asa Gray is a Justice of the Peace within and for the county of Newport in the state aforesaid duly appointed Commissioned and sworn and fully authorized to act in his said capacity, and I further certify that the signature of his name to the certificates on the annexed depositions of Ephraim Macomber, William Albert, Elihu Gifford and Abigail Boomer are his genuine signatures - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court this twenty third day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven and of American Independence the sixty first. 
Asa Gray Clerk
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21720
Revolution
Invalid
File No. 21,720

George Crooker
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7th , 32"
Index: Vol, 2 Page 35

{Arrangement of 1870}
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I Ephraim Macomber of Tiverton in the county of Newport and state of Rhode Island aged upward of eighty years and a solider of the Revolution being duly sworn do testify and say that at the time of the Revolutionary war and before it I was well acquainted with George Crocker who resided in the Northerly part of this town - In 1778 the years of Sullivan's expedition said Crocker came to live with one Thomas Cory in the Southerly part of said Tiverton and within the precincts of the militia company of Capt. Isaac Cook in the regiment of Col. John Cook and was enrolled as a soldier in said company to this company I also belonged according to the best of my recollection said Crocker belonged to said company for the space of a year and that he was entered in it as early as February or March of the year 1778 he was called out to do actual service as often as every other or alternate month in said company and served for one month at a time - all the members of said company had to perform like service - I was with said Crocker in said company stationed on the shore of said Tiverton at the house of Nancy Alony in the year 1778 and I have seen him serving as a solder in said Tiverton at the guard posts a great many times and in different months - from the great length of time that has passed I cannot say positively how much he served, but from my recollection of the different times of my seeing him and being with him, I do say that I fully believe he served not less than six months in said company in actual military duty in tours of a month at a time that said services commenced in February or March 1778 and were all performed in that year or within a year from that time-- I do not recollect of seeing said Crocker in the service at any other time before or after the year above named when he lived with said Cory - when he resided at his father's he was not within our company - I have a perfect recollection of his serving in our company at the time he lived with said Cory and the months that he was not military duty be assisted said Cory on his farm. 
Ephraim Macomber
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State of Rhode Island
County of Newport/ss

Be it known that on the twenty fifth day of January A.D. 1837, before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace within and for said County of Newport personally appeared Ephraim Macomber and made oath to the truth of his written deposition and subscribed the same and I further certify that said Ephraim Macomber is a credible person before me.
Asa Gray Justice of the Peace
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I William Albert of Tiverton in the county of Newport and state of Rhode Island aged seventy six years being duly sworn do testify and say that I am acquainted with him before the Revolutionary War. - his usual place of residence was in the Northerly part of this town  - in the year 1778 said Crocker lived with Thomas Cory in the Southerly part of this town said Cory was a large farmer and besides the farm in which he lived he improved a farm on Nanaquaket just below Howland's Ferry. I worked for said Cory at farming the same season 1778 when I was not on military service in the Middle Company of Militia in said Tiverton and I know said Crocker was called upon and id perform actual military service in Capt.  Cooks Company of militia in said Tiverton in the regiment of Col. John Cook in the year 1778 and according to my recollection he served the same as all the other members of the militia companies in Tiverton that is every alternate month in tours of a month at a time - I have seen him at the guard posts on the shore of Tiverton many times Southerly of Nannaquaket and one month I remember he was stationed on Nannaquaket this was in morning time in 1778- In August 1778 said Crocker was on Rhode Island in Gen. Sullivan's expedition he was in Col. Cook's regiment in which regiment I also was but no in the same company with him - I believe said Crocker served in actual service in said regiment of Militia at least sis months within the year commencing in the early part of the year 1778 in tours of a month at a time - when he was not on military duty he worked for said Cory - previous to the year 1778 when said Crocker lived with said Corey and sometime in the summer or autumn of the year 1777 it was warm weather but the months I do not recollect said Crocker was a soldier in a company stationed near Howland's Ferry. I was on duty in the army near the same place and saw him frequently whether he served one month or longer at this time I do not know. 
William his X mark Albert
in my presence
Elizabeth Gray
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State of Rhode Island
Country of Newport / ss
  Be it known that on the twenty fifth day of January A. D. 1837 before the subscriber a justice of the Peace within and for said county of Newport personally appeared William Albert and made oath to the truth of his written deposition and subscribed the same. And I further certify that said William Albert is a credible person before me.
Asa Gray Justice of the Peace
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I Elihu Gifford of Tiverton in the county of Newport and state of Rhodes Island aged seventy eight years being duly sworn do testify and say that I have known George Crocker of this town for a period antecedent to the war of the Revolution though I have seen him but seldom of late years - I am a pensioner and my services were performed in the militia of said Tiverton in Col. Cook's Regiment and in the Company commanded at different periods by Capt. Devol Capt. Slocum and Borden forces stationed while performing said services mostly on the shores in Tiverton - I do not recollect of seeing said Crocker in the service till after the enemy took possession of Rhode Island - In the summer or fall of the year 1777 I saw said Crocker in the army doing military duty at Howland's ferry. I was myself in the service at the time - I do not know what regiment he was in nor how long he served at this time but I know I saw him doing duty as a soldier in some company stationed in the vicinity of Howland's Ferry - In the year 1778 I know I saw said Crocker frequently in the service at the guard posts on the shore opposite Rhode Island in Tiverton I have seen him at the guard post on Nannaquaket and at other guard posts south of Nannaquaket he was this year (1778) in Capt. Cook's company in the same regiment with me to wit Col. Cooks - I saw him on Rhode Island in August 1778 in the expedition of General Sullivan we were at this time in the same regiment Col. Cook's - I was in Capt. Slocum's Company and said Crocker was in Capt. Cook's  - I do not know positively how much said Crocker served in the war of the Revolution, but from the best of my knowledge and recollection he served not less than six months in the year 1778 in periods of a month at a time and that he served every other month the same as all the other members of the militia compnaies in Tiverton - he resided this year in the precincts of Capt. Isaac Cook's compnay - the extent of his services in the year 1777 I do not know nor do I know of his serving after the year 1778 - said George Crocker is the son of George Crocker who has been dead many years - he is about my age or a little older and resides in the Northeasterly part of this town. 
Elihu Gifford
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State of Rhode Island
County of Newport
Be it known that on the eleventh day of February AD 1837 - before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace within and for said county of Newport personally appeared Elihu Gifford and made oath to the truth of his within deposition and subscribed the same; and I further certify that said Elihu Gifford is a credible person. Before me, 
Asa Gray Justice of the Peace
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J. L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
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Tiverton February 23, 1837

Dear Sir; 
here with are forward the declaration of George Crocker for a pension - he claims for nine months service eight as Private and one as Sergeant - the affidavits of Wm. Albert and Elihu Gifford prove him to have been in the service in 1777 - and the same deponents together with Ephraim Macomber prove that he served in 1778 as all other members of the militia companies in Tiverton viz every alternate month - said Crocker declares that he served one month in 1777 and in 1778 6 months - he also declares he served one month in Dec. 1776 and one month in 1781 the only proof he can obtain of these services is contained in the deposition of Abigail Boomer his reasons for not sooner applying for a pension sooner are embodied in his declaration. 
Very respectfully your most obet. & humble serv.t
Asa Gray

J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington