Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 17,306, Austin Bishop, Conn
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(3-1778) SERVICE Conn Bishop, Austin Annah NUMBER W. 17306 CONTENTS
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17036 Connecticut
Austin Bishop of Bristol in the State of Connt who was a Pri in the Com commanded by Captain __ of the Reg commanded by Col Butler in the Connt line for 11 mo. 12 dys
Inscribed on the Roll of Connt at the rate of 37 Dollars 99 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of July 1833 and sent Bristol Claimant, Bristol Connt
Arrears to the 4th of March 33 $75.98 Semi-anl. allowance ending Sept 4, 33 18.99 [equals] $94.97
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by E D Bullock Clerk, Book E Vol. 3 Page 5
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7 1832.
State of Connecticut County of Hartford ss
On this 21st day of August A.D. 1832, personally appeared in open Court before James W. Purdee Esq., Judge of the Court of Probate within & for the district of Bristol in said Hartford County, now sitting, Austin Bishop, a resident of Bristol, in the County aforesaid & State of Connecticut, aged sixty eight years, who being of first 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 officers, & served as herein stated, viz, That in the month of July 1779, about one week after the Towns of Norwalk & Fairfield in Connecticut were burnt by the British Troops, he went into the service of the United States, as a private, in a Company drafted from the Connecticut militia, which company with joined & marched to a place called Horse
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[Horse] neck in Connecticut, & was commanded by Capt. Richard Smith, & from thence they march to Ridgefield in the County of Fairfield, in Connecticut, at which they remained until the expiration of the tour of duty, which was one entire month, & that he performed said tour of duty as a substitute of Nathan Merwin.
That in the same year of 1779, soon after the City of New Haven in Connecticut was Burnt plundered by the British Troops, he performed a tour of duty of two months, & was stationed at New Haven aforesaid, that in the month of September 1779, he marched from Brookfield in the County of Fairfield in Connecticut, where he then resided, directly to said New Haven, where he remained stationed on Guard as substitute for a man whose name he has forgotten.
That in the month of June 1780, he was enlisted into the service for six months, and was put under officers belonging to the Continental line, to wit, into a company commanded by Major Walbridge, and the Regiment of Col. Butler, which Regiment was commanded by Lieut. Col Hoyt, that he served the army at a place called, by us, Plankers Point on the north River
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the State of New York, and while there that he was selected by Gen. Steuben, & put into a company of Infantry commanded by Capt. Donihue, belonging to a Regiment commanded by Col. Swift, where he remained about a month, & being taken sick, he was returned to his former company, 
that while he belonged to the Infantry, he marched to Peekskill on the north River, & while at Peekskill, Gen Arnold went off to the British, [British] Major André was arrested, & that he saw him sentenced in the State of New Jersey, that he remained with said company, on the highlands, so called untill the first of January 1781, when & where he was discharged,
That in the months of September, October & Nov. 1781, he served a tour of three months as a substitute of Eli Segar, that he joined the army at West Point in the State of New York, & belonged to Col Canfield Regiment, and remained stationed at West point during said three months, during which time he heard of the surrender of Com Cornwallis at Yorktown, that he was discharged at West point. That he has no papers as documentary evidence. He hereby relin [relinquishes]
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in the State of New York, and while there that he was selected by Gen. Steuben, & put into a company of Infantry commanded by Capt. Donihue, belonging to a Regiment commanded by Col. Swift, where he remained about a month, & being taken sick, he was returned to his former company, that while he belonged to the Infantry, he marched to Peekskill on the north River, & while at Peekskill, Gen Arnold went off to the British, [British] Major André was arrested, & that he saw him sentenced in the State of New Jersey, that he remained with said company, on the highlands, so called untill the first of January 1781, when & where he was discharged, That in the months of September, October & Nov. 1781, he served a tour of three months as a substitute of Eli Segar, that he joined the army at West Point in the State of New York, & belonged to Col Canfield Regiment, and remained stationed at West point during said three months, during which time he heard of the surrender of Com Cornwallis at Yorktown, that he was discharged at West point. That he has no papers as documentary evidence. He hereby relin [relinquishes]
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[relinquishes] quishes every claim whatever to a pention [pension] or annuity except the present, & declares that his name is not on the pention [pension] roll of the agency of any State,
That he was born in [illegible] in Connecticut in the year 1764, That he doth not know of any record of his birth, That he lived in Brookfield & in Danbury in Connecticut when when he entered into the service, and since the War, he has lived in Cornwall, Warren & Wolcott, & now lives in Bristol, all of which towns are in Connecticut,
that he enlisted for six months of service, for the other six months, he was a substitute for Nathan Marrin one month; for a man whose name he has forgotten for two months; & for Eli Seyer three months, That he knew Gen Washington, Gen. Greene, Gen. McDougle, Lord Histing, Gen. Parsons, Gen. Huntington, & That he cannot give any account of his discharges, that he is known in his present neighbourhood by Henry Stanwood, James Atkins, Miss Thomas Barnes, George Mitchell.
Sworn to & subscribed the day year aforesaid
[signed] Austin Bishop
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6492 Austin Bishop
on rolls 5 mo & 12 days Admitted Private 11 mo & 12 days $37.99
claimant Bristol Connecticut
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WAR DEPARTMENT, Pension Office, 6 April 1833
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 show 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 Austin Bishop
Period when the service was rendered. | July 1779 | year 1779 | 1780 | 1781
Duration of the claimant’s service | Years. | Months. | 1 | 2 | 6, 5 | 3 | 11 | Days. | 12 | 12
Rank of claimant. | Pri | Pri | Pri
Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. | Smith | Col Canfield
Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. | none | Col Butler
Battles in which the applicant was engaged. | none | none
Country through which he marched. | Horse Neck to Bridgefield | Stad N. Haven | Event Point | “ [Event Point]
Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. 67 yrs
Evidence by which the declaration is supported. Witness
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 oof 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 in-stance, 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 [provision] 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 serv-ed 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 which he resided when he [entered] the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and per-sons 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 n 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 revolu-tionary 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, ass they are known at the Department. A very full account oof the services of each person
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3 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.
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. 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 in 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 detailed 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 no 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 servixe 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 to 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 the 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 has his neck and has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public 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 submitted, 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 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.
The notes from a to i are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops, The proof required by j applies to continental troops only. k. The 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,
not on rolls
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Connecticut 907
Annah Bishop of Bristol widow of Austin Bishop, decd, who was a pensioner under the Act of 7 June 1832, and who died on the 25 September 1833, of Hartford in the State of Connt, who was a private in the Compy commanded by Captain __ of the regt commanded by Col Butler in the Connt line for Conn, 11 mos 12 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 37 Dollars 99 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8th day of Novr 1838, and sent F. H. Merriman, Hartford, Ct.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1838 $95.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar ‘39 19.00 [equals] $114.00
Act July 7, 1838. Recorded by D. McCurdy, Clerk, Book A. Vol. 1, Page 166
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State of Connecticut Probate District of Bristol ss.
on this 31st day of August AD 1838, personally appeared before the Probate Court holden within and for the district of Bristol, Annah Bishop, a resident of the town of Bristol in sd [said] Probate District, in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut, aged Seventy two years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed July 7th 1838, entitled “an Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows.”
That she is the widow of Austin Bishop, who was, as she has often heard him say, a private in the Army of the Revolution. In what years or under what officers he served, she does not recollect. And she further declares that her maiden name was Annah Stalker, and that she was married to the sd [said] Austin Bishop by the Revd Justus Hull, in the town of Danbury in sd [said]  State, on the twenty fourth day of October, Seventeen Hundred Eighty Eight.
That her husband the aforesaid Bishop died on the twenty fifth day of September, Eighteen Hundred thirty three, at sd [said] Bristol, and that she has never married since his death. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage
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took place previous to the first of January Seventeen Hundred ninety four, viz, at the time above stated. She further declares that her late husband, the aforesaid Bishop, was a pensioner under the laws of the United States, and drew a pension until his death, and that his pension certificate is now in her possession.
She further declares that her age, marriage, and the births of her children are on record in an old family Bible, in the hand writing of her late husband, the aforesaid Austin Bishop, and that she & her sd [said] husband resided in sd [said] Bristol more than thirty years before his death; all of which will more fully appear from the evidence hereunto annexed.
[signed] Annah Bishop
State of Connecticut, Probate District August 31st A D 1838. Sworn to and subscribed before the Probate Court for the District of Bristol on the day and year above written. Tracy Peck Judge of Probate
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State of Connecticut Hartford County ss
I, Tracy Peck, Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Bristol, in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut, hereby certify that the above and foregoing contains the original proceedings of Sd [Said] Court, in the matter of the application of the widow Annah Bishop for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of Sd [Said] Court this 31st day of August AD 1838 Tracy Peck Judge of Probate
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State of Connecticut Office of the Secretary of State Sept 11th 1838
I hereby certify that Tracy Peck is a Judge of Probate for the District of Bristol in this State, and that Silas H Hicock is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Fairfield, and that Tracy Peck is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Hartford, and have been since the 20th day of June last, and that their signatures hereto annexed are genuine.
In Testimony of which I have affixed the seal of this State & signed the Same  - Royal R Hinman Secretary of State
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678 FAMILY RECORD. BIRTHS.
Austin Bishop was Born on Friday May 25 1764
Annah Stalker was Born Thursday May 29 1766
1 Sally Bishop there [their] first child was Born Wednesday August 5 1789
2 Elmore Bishop Was Born Friday September 24 1790
3 Lois Bishop was Born Monday October 1 1792
4 Thalia Bishop was Born Sunday August 3 1794
5 Harriet Bishop was Born Monday August 17 1796
6 Austin Bishop was Born December 12 1798 Wednesday
7 Cyrus Bishop was Born Monday June 30 1800
8 Nabby Bishop was Born Wednesday June 29 1803
9 George Bishop was Born Tuesday November 5 1805
BIRTHS.
Homer Bishop was born May 11 1809 Thursday
Grand Childrens names
Lois B. Fancher born August Sept 29th 1812
William Fancher born August 3rd AD. 1814
Elmore Wildman born August 16th AD. 1814
Nathan E. Wildman born Nov. 7th AD. 1815
Ellen Atkins born Oct. 22nd AD. 1818
Harriet Bishop Daughter of Austin Bishop Jr was Born June 1st 1820
George Rollin Atkins born August 11th AD. 1820.
Austin son of Austin Bishop Jr born May 7th 1822
Harriet Bishop Atkins born Friday Oct 31st 1823
Thalia Bishop Daughter of AB Jr Born July st1 1825
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677 FAMILY RECORD. MARRIAGES.
Austin Bishop was Married to Annah Stalker October 24 1788 Sunday
Sally Bishop Married to Giles Fancher August 15 1810 Wednesday
Thalia Bishop Married to Nathan W Wildman November 11th 1813 Thursday
Harriet Bishop Married to Rollin Akins Thursday 22nd May AD. 1817
Austin Bishop Jr Married to Ann Berry in Indiana June 16th 1819
Austin Bishop Jr Married to Mary Yeatman Sept. 2 1844
Thalia Wildman Married to George Wilde Feb. 22 1829
Homer Bishop Married to Martha Smith Nov 18 18th 1829
Grandchildren MARRIAGES.
Lois B. Fancher Married to Eliada Dickinson Nov. 24th 1833
Harriet Bishop Married to John W. Rush
Ellen Atkins Married to Volney G. Barbour July 30th 1837
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I, Homer Bishop of the town of Bristol, in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut, of lawful age, being first duly sworn according to law, depose and say,
that I am the son of Austin Bishop and Annah Bishop, and that my father, the sd [said] Austin Bishop, died the 25th day of September AD 1833. That he was a pensioner at the time of his death, and that his pension certificate is now in the possession of my mother. That my mother, the sd [said] Annah, now lives with me, and has remained a widow ever since my father’s death.
I further depose and say that the leaf from the old family Bible hereunto annexed, containing the marriage of my mother and the births and deaths of our family, is in the hand writing of my father, the sd [said] Austin Bishop, and that his hand writing is familiar & well known to me, & further the deponent saith not.
[signed] Homer Bishop
State of Connecticut Hartford County ss Bristol Aug. 31 1838 Then personally appeared Homer Bishop, signer of the above deposition, and after being duly sworn made solemn oath to the
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truth of the facts therein contained and subscribed his name thereto in my presence, and I hereby certify that I am in well acquainted with the deponent, and that his declarations are entitled to full credit and confidence.
And I further certify that I was well acquainted with the deponent’s father Austin Bishop & his mother Annah Bishop. I know they lived together as husband and wife until sd [said] Austin died, which was, to the best of my recollection, in the year 1833. I know his widow has not been married since his death. Tracy Peck Justice of Peace
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information as contained in his, or his widow's, application for pen sion on file in this Bureau.
Austin Bishop Wid File 17306
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. | July 1779 | 1779 | Sept. 1779 | June 1780 | Sept. 1781
LENGTH OF SERVICE. | 1 mo. | 2 mos. | 6 mos. | 3 mos.
RANK. | Pvt. | Pvt.
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. | CAPTAIN. | Richard Smith | stationed at New Haven | on guard at New Haven | Denker | Couch | COLONEL. | Butler | Swift | Canfield
STATE. | Conn.
Battles engaged in,
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Brookfield, Fairfield Co. Conn.
Date of application for pension, Aug 21, 1832 His cl was al [His claim was allowed]
Residence at date of application, Bristol, Hartford Co. Conn.
Age at date of application, born at New Milford, Conn. May 25, 1764; died Sept 25, 1833 at Bristol Conn.
Remarks: Soldier married at Danbury Conn. Oct. 24, 1788 Annah Stalker, she was born May 29, 1766, and was allowed pension on an application executed Aug. 31, 1838, while a resident of Bristol, Conn. Children, Sallie, b. Aug. 5, 1789, mar. Giles Fancher Aug. 15, 1810; Elmore, b. Sept 24, 1790; Lois, b. Oct. 1, 1792; Thalia, b. Aug 3. 1794, mar. Nathan W. Wildman Nov. 11, 1813, and Feby. 22, 1829 mar. George Welch; Harriet, b. Aug. 1, 1796, mar. Rollin Atkins May 22, 1817; Austin Jr., b. Dec. 12, 1798, mar. Ann Berry June 16, 1819, and Mary Yeatman Sept 2, 1824; Cyrus, b. June 30, 1800; Nabby, b. June 29, 1803; George, b. Nov. 5, 1805; Homer, b. May 11, 1809, mar. Martha Smith Nov. 18, 1829
Very respectfully,
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Rev WIDOW, &c. File No. 17306 Annah Bishop Widow of Austin Bishop Pri Rev War Act: July 7th 38 Index:—Vol. 1, Page 63 Arrangement of 1870.
1909 Oct. 26 Hist. to Mrs Ellen Barbour, Letter in Wid File 26260
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3-871. RECORD DIVISION. Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by George M. Moore, Claim No. Oct. 18, 1909, Certificate No., Claimant, Soldier Austin Bishop, Service Conn., Additional Service, No. claim, State records, 190, No claim, combination records, 190., REMARKS: [illegible] Rej. as above except W. F No. 17306. 0-8 Chief Division
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State of Connecticut Hartford County, on this eleventh day of April one thousand eight hundred thirty three, personally appeared before me James W. Parker Esqr, the Judge of the Court of Probate, within & for the district of Bristol in the said County of Hartford, Forward Stevens, of Danbury in the County of Fairfield, in Connecticut, who being duly sworn according to law, doth depose & say
that he is now of the age of Seventy one years, & that in the year 1781, & for several years before that time, & ever since hath resided in the town of Danbury aforesaid, and that during said year of 1781, & for several years before and after said year, he was well acquainted with Austin Bishop, who then resided in said Danbury, but who now & for some years has resided in the town of Bristol aforesaid.
That the Deponent & said Austin Bishop were both called into the service of the United States, as private soldiers in the War of the Revolution, and said Bishop was a member of the Company of Captain Couch, which Company constituted
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form were part of the Regiment commanded by Col. Canfield, who commanded a Regiment of Connecticut Militia, & that said Austin Bishop served in said company with the deponent, as a private solder, for the full term of three months, commencing in the month of August 1781, & ending in the month of November 1781, and were stationed & performed duty in said Company & Regiment, in the service of the United States, at a place called West Point, and its vicinity, on the Hudson River, in the State of New York.
And the Deponent further says that he well knew & perform Military duty with said Austin Bishop, during the said three months as aforesaid, and further the deponent saith not.
[signed] Forward Stevens
State of Connecticut Hartford County ss. Bristol Probate District, on the seventh day of April AD 1833, personally appeared Forward Stevens, to me well known, & a credible witness, & subscribed the foregoing affidavit, & made oath to the truth of the same before me Jared W Pardu Judge of District
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I, Tracy Peck, Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Bristol, in the State of Connecticut, do hereby certify that Jared W. Pardu, who has affixed his name in his own proper hand writing to the above deposition, is Judge of Probate for the district of Bristol in Connecticut.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office, this eleventh day of April AD 1833 Tracy Peck Clerk of Probate
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I, Lois Ketcham, of Bristol in Hartford County, State of Connecticut, Seventy two years of age, do testify that I am sister to Austin Bishop of sd [said] Bristol, & being a member of the same family, have a general knowledge that the sd [said] Austin was a soldier in the service of the United States for a long time, & particularly know that he was in the City of New Haven several months as a soldier, as I resided in sd City during sd time,
that the sd Austin Bishop, during the fore part of the Rev’y War, was an inhabitant of Brookfield, & the remainder of sd War time, he was an inhabitant of Danbury, both of Fairfield County in Connecticut, & that by the common report, I think sd Bishop was in the service of the United States about one year, & that I have been well acquainted with the inhabitants of both of the towns.
[signed] Lois Ketcham
State Connecticut Bristol Probate District SS Bristol
on 13 day of August 1832 personally appeared, Lois Ketcham, Subscriber of the above deposition, & made Solemn oath to the truth of the same before me Jared W Pardu Judge of Probate for the District Bristol
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State of Connecticut County of Hartford SS Bristol Probate District
I, Tracy Peck, Clerk of the Court of Probate in the aforesaid District, do hereby certify that Jared W Pardu Esq is the Judge of the Court of Probate within & for the District of Bristol aforesaid, duly commissioned & sworn according to law, & that the signature annexed to the within deposition his genuine signature.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set hand & seal of Probate office, this twenty first day of August 1832 Tracy Peck, Clerk of Probate
State Connecticut Probate District of Bristol May 4 1833
I certify that the within named deponent, Lois Ketchum, with whom I am well acquainted, is a credible witness, counted before by mistake. Jared W Pardu Judge of Probate
I, Tracy Peck, Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Bristol, in the State of Connecticut, hereby Certify that Jared W. Pardu Esq is the Judge of the Court of Probate for the Probate District of Bristol aforesaid, and that the signature to the foregoing Certificate, dated the 4th day of May A.D. 1833, is his genuine signature.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the aforesaid Court of Probate this 4th day of May A. D. 1833. Tracy Peck, Clerk of Probate
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We Henry Stanwood & James Atkins, both Clergyman, & both residing in Bristol aforesaid, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Austin Bishop, who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be sixty eight years of age; that he is reputed & believed in the neighbohood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, & that we concur in that opinion. Sworn & subscibed the day and year aforesaid.
[signed] Henry Stanwood, James Atkins
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was Revolutionary soldier, & served as he states.
And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Henry Stanwood & James Atkins, who have signed the same, are both of them Clergyman residents in Bristol aforesaid, & that their statement is entitled to credit
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I, Tracy Peck Clerk of the Court of Probate within & for the District of Bristol, in the County of Hartford, in Connecticut, to do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Austin Bishop for a pention [pension].
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Probate office, this twenty first day of August one thousand eight hundred thirty two Tracy Peck Clerk of Probate
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1495 [illegible] Ct act 7 July 1838 $37.99 per anm Send cut to F. H. Merriman Esq Hartford Con.
Hon. J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington D C
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State of Connecticut Hartford September 11th 1838
Sir, Enclosed I send you the papers in the case of the widow Annah Bishop, who makes application for a pension under the late Laws Respectfully Yours F. H. Merriman
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I, Stephen B Benedict of the town of Danbury in the County of Stanford and State of Connecticut, aged seventy years, being sworn according to law, depose and say,
that I was well acquainted with Austin Bishop and Annah Stalker; that I well remember being present when the sd [said] Bishop and Annah Stalker were married; They were married in the town of Danbury aforesaid, by the Revd Justus Hull, in the year Seventeen Hundred Eighty Eight, and I should think the marriage took place in the fall of sd [said] year. I saw the marriage ceremony performed by the sd Hull.
I know that the sd Bishop after his marriage as aforesaid, removed with his wife to the town of Bristol, in the County of Hartford in this State, and further the deponent saith not.
[signed] Stephen B Benedict
State Connecticut Fairfield County Ss Danbury September 6th 1838
Then personally appeared Stephen B Benedict, signer of the foregoing deposition, and after being duly sworn according to law, made solemn oath to the truth of the facts therein contained, and subscribed the same in my presence, and I hereby certify that I am
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well acquainted with the sd [said] Stephen B Benedict and that his declarations are entitled to full credit and confidence. Attest Silas H Hickok Justice of Peace
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Payments to be made at Hartford by Pres. W. & Br Bank Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of Connecticut
Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book E Vol. 3 Page 5 by E D Bullock 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, Austin Bishop of the State of Connecticut, who was a Private during the Revolutionary War, is entitled to receive Thirty Seven dollars and Ninety Nine 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 July 12 day of one thousand eight hundred and thirty three. John Robb Acting Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned. J L Edwards Commissioner of Pensions.