Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 14483, Reuben Clark, Conn.

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[printed form completed in handwriting]
(3-1776)
Service
Conn.
Clark, Reuben
Zeruiah

Number
W. 14483

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[printed form completed in handwriting]
(3-1776)
Service
Conn.
Clark, Reuben
Zeruiah

Number
W. 14483

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[printed form completed in handwriting]
3607
Massachusetts
Zeruiah Clark
widow of Reuben Clark, Decd:
who was a pensioner under the Act of [blank]
and who died on the 9th October, 1813 –
of Hampden Co in the State of Massa: 
who was a Corpl: & pri in the compy commanded
by Captain Pettibone of the Regt commanded
by Col: Ward in the Connecticut mil. 
for 6 Months Corporal
8 m & 18 days pri.}
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Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts
at the rate of 50 Dollars 33 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of July
1839 and sent to Grove
Griswold, Granby, Ct
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Arrears to the 4th of Mar: 1839 $150.99
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept.  25.16
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					176.15
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{Act July 7,}
{1838}

Recorded by Wm Stewart Clerk,
Book A Vol. 1 Page 80.
D. McCurdy

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[handwritten]
State of Connecticut
Hartford County } ss	
On this 11th day of September 1838 personally appeared before the Court of Probate for the fsd the district of Granby in Hartford County and State of Connecticut Zeuriah Clark a resident of Southwick in the County of Hamden and State of Massachusetts aged 80 years who being first duely Sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by Act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 entitle “An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows”  That she is the widow of Reuben Clark late of Southwick deceasd who was a Soldier in the Army of the Revolution that in the year 1775 when he entered the Service he resided in the Town of Granby which then was a part of the Town of Simsbury in Hartford County and State of Connecticut his first Term of Service was in April 1775
ten days at Lexington Alarm but whether drafted or enlisted she is unable to State  In May 1775 he enlisted into a Company Commanded by Capt. Oliver Hanchett which was the 10th Company in the 23d Regiment raised by Order of the General Assembly of the Colony of the State of Connecticut and Served from the 12 of May to the 12th Day of December 1775 a term of Seven Months and five days where said Company were Stationed and the names of any of the Superior officers She is unable to State  In the month of August 1776 as a Substitute for Samuel Clark his brother who had previously enlisted into a company Commanded by Captain Osias Pettibone from the 15th day of August 1776 untill about the 15th day of February 1777 and was Stationed at New York and in the State of New Jersey but to what regiment Said company belonged She is unable to State  [illegible] in the Month of May 1777 he was drafted into a Company

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Commanded by Captain Noah Phelps a Company of Dragoons and at Newhaven and Danburg in the State of Connecticut performed a tour of duty of five Days but Cannot tell to what regiment Said Company belonged  Also in the Month of August he was again drafted into the last mentioned Company and at White Plains and East Chester performed a tour of Duty of five weeks but is unable to State to what Regt Said Company belonged or who were his Superior Officers

She further Declared that She was married to the said Reuben Clark on the 2d day of April 1778  that her husband the aforesaid Reuben Clark died on the 9th day of October 1813  That She was not Married to him prior to his leaving the Service but the Marriage took place previous to the first of January 1794, vis, at the time above Stated – 
[signed] Zeruiah Clark
Sworn to and Subscribed on the day and year above written before the Probate Court for the district of Granby in Hartford County and State of Connecticut and the Said Court do hereby declare that after the investigation of the Matter and after Putting the appropriate interrogations that the Said Zeruiah Clark is the Surviving widow of the Said Reuben Clark who was a Soldier in the Army of the Revolution and that her said husband is decease and that She Still remains his widow and hath not again Married. 
I Thomas Holcomb Judge of the Court of Probate for the district of Granby in Said County of Hartford hereby Certify the foregoing Contains the original proceeding of Said Court in the Matter of the application of the Said Zeruiah Clark

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[handwritten]	
for a Pension.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Subscribed my Name and affixed My Seal of Office at Said Granby this 17th day of September 1838
[signed] Thos. Holcomb Judge

[faint multi-pointed seal to the left  - no legible print]

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Married Reuben Clark of Simsburg and Zeruiah Owen of Suffield
The above is a true copy of the record with the Exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair and legible figures as follows – April 2d 1778

I David Hemenway of Granby Hartford County and State of Connecticut depose and say that I hold the Office of Pastor of the church in Tr[illegible] Hills, a parish in said Town of Granby and that the above is a true extract from the records of said church with the exception above named as certified by me
[signed] Daniel Hemenway
Pastor of Said Church

County of Hartford
Granby} ss Sept. 14. 1838
Sworn before me.
[signed] Grove Griswold Justice of the Peace

And I further Certify that I am well acquainted with the Revd Daniel Hemingway and know he Sustains fair character for truth and veracity
[signed] Grove Griswold Justice of the Peace

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[handwritten]
Honb J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
District of Columbia 

[written in the margin on the left]
Apl 25
Ct
Addl proof 
Zeruiah Clark
July No - 1686

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[handwritten]	
J L Edwards
Sir
I enclose to you a Number of documents to be made use of as Evidence in the Cast of the application of Mrs. Zeruiah Clark for a Pension
I am with much respect  I am [illegible]
[signed] Grove Griswold –
Hon J L Edwards
April 19th 1839 -

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[handwritten]
[left margin]
1686
Sept 19
Ct
7 July 1838
Clark

[round postage cancellation – HARTFORD the rest is illegible]

Honbl J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
District of Columbia

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Honle J L Edwards
Sir
I Send you the application of Mrs Zeruiah Clark for a Pension  at first review I considered the warrant as contradictory to the other Evidence as is was Signed by Samuel Wyllys as Comdt of the 33d Regt and the Comptrollers certificate is of Service in the 2d Regt but I think it is perfectly reconcilable on the Ground that it was the 33d Continental Regiment and the 2d Connecticut Regt as it is a Matter of history that Samuel Wyllys Commanded the 2d Connecticut Regt in 1775
I am with much respect your Obedt Servt
[signed] G Griswold
Honb J L Edwards
Granby 15th Septer 1838

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April Second, one thousand Seven hundred and Seventy Eight- 
Married Reuben Clark of Simsburg and Zeruiah Owen of Suffield.

The above, with the exception of the date, which 
is expressed on the record in fair, legible figures, as follows, April 2 1778, is a correct copy of an Entry on the church record, of Turkey Hill, a parish in the town of Granby, formerly part of Simsburg, Hartford County, State of Connecticut, in the handwriting of Aaron Jordan Booge, who was at that time pastor of said church.

Attest. David Hemenway Pastor of the church in Turkey Hills

I Daniel Hemenway above named depose and say that I hold the office of pastor of said churc, in the society of Turkey Hills, in the county, town, and state aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the records of said church with the exception above named as certified by me
[signed] Daniel Hemenway
Pastor of Said Church

County of Hartford} ss
Granby} 30th March 1839
Sworn before me.
[signed] Grove Griswold Justice of the Peace

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Hartford County SS 
Granby 30th March 1839 –
Personally appeared the Revd Daniel Hemingway with whom I am personally acquainted and know he Sustains fair character for truth and veracity and in My presence Subscribed the within deposition and Made Solemn oath to the Same before me
[signed] Grove Griswold Justice of the Peace

State of Connecticut}
County of Hartford}
I James H Holcomb Clerk of the county court in & for said County of Hartford hereby certify that Grove Griswold who has subscribed the above & foregoing certificate is an acting Justice of the Peace in Said County duly authorized to administer oaths & take the acknowledgement of deeds. & that his signature thereto subscribed is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said County Court this 19th day of April A.D. 1839.
[signed] James H. Holcomb, Clerk
[affixed to the left of the signature is a square slip of paper with a round illegible stamp]

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I, Royal R. Hinman, Secretary of the State of Connecticut, and keeper of the Seal thereof, do hereby certify and make known to whom it doth or may concern,
THAT Grove Griswold Esq is
for more that two months last past, has a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Hartford in said State, duly appointed, commissioned and qualified, having full power and authority, by the laws of said State, to take the acknowledgement of Deeds and to certify the same; also to administer oaths to witnesses and to take Affidavits and Depositions out of Court, and to give certificates thereof; and that full faith and credit may and ought to be given the official acts and attestations of the said Griswold in Court and Country.

In testimony whereof, I have, in my capacity of Secretary as aforesaid, hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the Seal of said State, at the City of Hartford, in said State, the 15 day of September in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight.
And I certify that the signature of said Griswold hereto annexed is genuine. 
[signed] Royal R Hinman Secretary. 
[to the left is a large seal with ribbons attached – print is illegible]

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[handwritten]
V 1686
Zeruiah Clark
Widow of Reuben
[illegible]
Act 7 July 1838
Married 1778
died 1813
Allow 6 mo Corpl 22
8 mo 18d pri 28.33
		$50.33
Capt Pettibone Clo Ward Conn Militia

Grove Griswold
Granby
Conn

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I, Royal R. Hinman, Secretary of the State of Connecticut, and keeper of the Seal thereof, do hereby certify and make known to whom it doth or may concern,
That Thomas Holcomb Esq is and
for more than two months last past, has a Judge of Probate within and for the Probate District of Granby in this State, duly appointed and commissioned, as appears on record in this Office, with power to settle estates of deceased persons, testate or intestate, and to certify any official acts in said Probate Office by his seal of office and signature, to which full credit is to be given in court and country.

In testimony whereof, I have in my capacity of Secretary as aforesaid, hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said State at the Office of the Secretary of said State, in Hartford, the 15 day of September A.D. 1838.
And I certify that the signature of the said Holcomb is his genuine signature.
[signed] Royal R Hinman Secretary of sd State
[to the left is a large seal– print is illegible]

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I Certify that on application for evidence of services of Reuben Clark I find in this office a Pay Roll of the 10 Company of the 2nd Regiment raised [unknown symbol] order Genl Assembly Colony of Connecticut May AD 1775 Oliver Hanchet Cap Reuben Clark a Corporal from July 3 Enlisted May 12 and discharged Decb 12 Term 7 mo 5 days wages £14.15.0
[signed] Henry Kilbourn Comptroller

Comptrollers Office June 9 1838
Hartford County State of Connt

I also certify that in Captain Zachary Gillets [illegible] in Lexington alarm whos Company March,d from Simsburg for the Relief of Boston or in the Lexington Alarm Apr 1775 – I find the name of Reuben Clark number of days in Service Eight
[signed] Henry Kilbourn Compt

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Comptrollers Office 
Hartford Apr 20 1839

I Certify that on Pay Table Book I find the following
Col. Andrew Wards Regiment raised June 1776 to Serve One Year. has Cap. Noah Phelps & Osias Pettibone each Commanded Companies in the Regiment  that no Pay Roll of Capt. N. Phelps or Pettibone Companies are on file in this office  that Col. Andrew Ward was attached to the Military Service. ~
[signed] Henry Kilbourn Compt

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Roger Moore of Southwick in the County of Hamden and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of Lawfull age testifies and Says that in the Month of May ~ 1777 he was Drafted from the Militia into the Revolutionary Army in a Company Commanded by Captain Noah Phelps at which time Reuben Clark deceased and late the husband of Zeruiah Clark of Said Southwick was drafted in the Same Company which was at the time of the Newhaven Alarm and the burning Same Military Stores at Danbury in Connecticut and Marched with Said Clark in Said Company to Newhaven and from there to Said Town of Danbury and were on Duty four or five days and dismissed after in the Month of August AD 1777 ~ we were again drafted into the Same Service and in the Same Company and were Marched to White Plains and East Chester where we performed a tour of Duty of five weeks and were then dismissed.
[signed] Roger Moore

The erasure on the 10th line from the top of the foregoing Deposition was made before Signing the declaration and before the oath was administered.

Hamden County ss Southwick June 16th 1838
Personally appeared Roger Moore Signed of the

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foregoing Deposition and Made oath to the Same and I further certify that I am acquainted with Said Roger Moore and know that he Sustains a fair character for truth and veracity and that the inter[illegible] on the 10th line from the top afs deposition was made before the Same was Signed and the oath administered.
Sworn before me
[signed] Jos. M Forward Justice of the Peace

[printed form completed in handwriting]
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Hampden, ss.

I, John Ingersoll, Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth, for the County of Hampden, do certify, that Joseph M. Forward Esquire,  whose signature is affixed to the certificate on the paper hereto annexed, was, at the date thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace, within and for said County, duly commissioned, and acting under the authority of this Commonwealth; and that full faith and credit are and ought to be given to his acts and attestations done in that capacity; and that I am acquainted with the hand-writing of the said Joseph W. Forward and believe his signature to said certificate is genuine. 

In testimony whereof, I havehereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas for said Commonwealth, this Nineteenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty Eight.
[signed] John Ingersoll Clerk.

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Joseph Forward Esq of Southwick in the County of Hamden and State of Massachusetts of Lawfull age testifies and Says that during the time of the revolutionary war and for Some years afterwards he resided in Granby in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut and in the immediate Neighborhood of Captain Reuben Clark late the husband of Zeruiah Clark of Said Southwick  That in the Month of August 1776 the deponent was drafted into the Army of the revolution and Stationed in the City of New York where he performed a tour of duty of three Months  A few days after he arrived in the Said City of New York in Said Month of August and before the Middle thereof the Said Reuben Clark came to Said City and as a Substitute relieved his brother Samuel Clark who had previously thereto enlisted for a term of Nine or twelve Months in a company Commanded by Captain Osias Pettibone and then Stationed in Said City of New York which was a diferent company from that to which the deponent belonged  At which time the Said Samuel Clark had become Sick and unable to perform duty  the Regiment to which Said Company belonged and the names of any of the Superior officers the deponent does not recollect  Said Company remained in New York but a few days and were March into the State of New Jersey  during their Stay in New York he Saw the Said Reuben Clark daily – that the Said Reuben Clark remained with Said Company untill the term of his brothers enlistment expired and returned home in the Month of February 1777 – the particular day in August when he Joined Said company and the day of the Month in February when he arrived at home he is unable to State  but the deponent is confident is confident the Said Clark Joined Said Company before or by the Middle of Said August – and that he did not return home before Said Month of February   that they resided in the Same Neighborhood and recollects the time of his

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of his coming home and that his term of Service was more than Six Months  the deponent is acquainted with no person living that belonged to Said Company  Osias Pettibone the Captain and Nathaniel Winchell the Ensign thereof both belonged to Said Town of Granby and are both dead  that he lived a Near Neighbor to the Said Reuben Clark when he died which was in the fall of the 1813  And that the Said Zeruiah Clark hat ever Since remained a widow. [signed] Joseph Forward

County of Hartford ss Granby Septr 11th 1838
Personally appeared before me Joseph Forward Esqr Signed of the foregoing deposition and Made oath to Same and I Certify that I am well acquainted with the Said Joseph Forward Esq and know he Sustains a fair character for truth and veracity
Sworn before Me [signed] Grove Griswold Justice of the Peace

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[printed form and completed in handwriting]
Conn.

Rev Widow, &c

File No. 14483
Zeruiah Clark
Widow of 
Reuben Clark, 
Corp. Rev. War
Act: July 7th, 1838
Index: - Vol. A, Page 137
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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Ephraim Gillett of Granby in Hartford County and State of Connecticut Testifies that he is Seventy Eight years of Age and was a Soldier in the Army of the Revolution  that he was well acquainted with Reuben Clark late of Southwick in the County of Hamden and Sgate of Massachusetts deceased  that he knew him in the Army of Said Revolution that in the year AD 1776 tow Companies were raised in the [illegible] town of Simsburg in Said County which has Since been divided into the Towns of Simsburg Granby and Canton  one of Said Companies was Commanded by Captain Noah Phelps and the other by Capt. Osias Pettibone  Said Companies were enlisted for the term of one year and the Deponent enlisted into the Company Commanded by Captain Noah Phelps on the 14th Day of May 1776  that the Said Reuben Clark belonged to one of Said Companies the deponent believes as a Substitute for his brother Samuel Clark late of Said Granby but is unable to State positively – And is unable to State which of Said Companies he belonged to  Said Companies belonged to the Regiment commanded by Colonel Andrew Ward Lieut Col Johnson and Major Cook  they were Stationed at New York for a few Days and there removed into the State of New Jersey and were in the engagements at the take in of Trenton and Anniston and were Stationed for a time at Westchester in the State of New York  Marched into the State of Pennsylvania and were finally discharged in the Month of May 1777 in Chatham in the State of New Jersey  Said Companies both of them belonged to Said Regiment during Said Term of one year and the Said Reuben Clark belonged to one of them during Said Term of one year and was discharged at the time aforesaid  Said Clark

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afterwards Settled at Said Southwick and was killed in the explosion of a Powder mill as the deponent hath been informed and further Saith not –
[signed] Ephraim Gillett his X Mark

County of Hartford ss Granby March 29th  1839
Personally appeared Ephraim Gillett with whom I am personally acquainted and now he Sustains a fair character for truth and veracity and in my presence Subscribed the foregoing Deposition and mad Solemn oath to the Same before me.
[signed] Grove Griswold Justice of the Peace

State of Connecticut}
County of Hartford}
I James H Holcomb Clerk of the County Court in & for Said County of Hartford hereby certify that Grove Griswold who has Subscribed the foregoing certificate is an acting Justice of the Peace duly authorized to administer oaths & take the acknowledgement of deeds & that his signature thereto subscribed is genuine,

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of Said County Court this 19th day of April A.D. 1839
[signed] James H. Holcomb, Clerk 
[slip of paper attached to the left, illegible print]

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By Samul Wyllys Esq.
Colonel of the 33d Rigment of Foot in the Continental Army Raised in
America ~ To Reuben Clark Greeting ~
By Virtue of the Power and Authority to me Given by the Commander in Chief – Do Constitute and Appoint [illegible] the Said Reuben Clark to be the Third Corporal in the Tenth Company In the Rigment of which I am Colonel For the Ensuing Campain and to proceed therein under the Command of the Commander in Chief in North American Troops  You are Carefully and Diligently to do the duty of A Corporal in Said Company for which this Shall be your Sufficient Warrant –
Given under my Hand and Seal at Arms this 24 day of August 1775
[signed] Saml Wyllys Co of the 33d Regt