Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 2,052, Isaiah Bacon, Mass.

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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Mass.

Bacon, Isaiah
Ruth

NUMBER
W. 2,052

CONTENTS

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16235
New York, R
IsaiahBacon
of Groveland in the state of N. York
who was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Sprout of the Massachusetts 
line, for the term of 2 yrs. & 6 mos. War.

Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts
at the rate of Eight Dollar per month, to commence on
the 23 of May 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 30th of Nov. 1819
and sent to John H. Jones, Esq.
Moscow, N. York

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1819 - 15.7.4/3130.   $123.38
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar: 1820 $  48.00
$171.38

{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818}

Continental
Ontario Co'y.

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Notification sent to Stephen Phelps Esq., Canandaigua
29 Sep. 1820.  

Letter to Thomas Maxwell
15th Oct 1849

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STATE OF NEW YORK, Genesee COUNTY, ss.
On this 23rd day of May 1818, before me the subscriber, on of the judges of the court of common pleas for the county of Genesee, in the state of New York, personally appears Isaiah Bacon aged 55 years, resident in Groveland in the [cross out]said [end cross out] ^of Ontario county, 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 the 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 Isaiah Bacon enlisted in the spring of 1781 in Braintree in the state of Massachusetts in the company commanded by captain Luther Bailey of the second Massachusetts Reg't com'd by Col. Sprout that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States, until the fall of 1783 when he was discharged from service in West Point in the state of New York that he was in {cross out] the battles of [end cross out] various skirmishes with the enemy and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Isaiah Bacon

Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid}
John H. Jones

I John H Jones Judge, etc., as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to y satisfaction, that the said Isaiah Bacon did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the secretary for the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. Dated at [illegible] in the county of Genesee this 23rd day of May 1818.

John H. Jones

I do further certify that I have satisfactory  [illegible] of the indigence of the above described Isaiah Bacon.
June 4th, 1818.
John H. Jones.

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State of New York
Genesee County } ss
I certify that from the within declaration and affidavit am well satisfied the the within described Isaiah Bacon did serve in the revolutionary war as set forth in his [illegible] declaration, and from my own knowledge, that he is in much reduced circumstances [illegible] absolutely to regain the assistance of the country for his support.
November 13th, 1819
John H. Jones
First judge of Genesee [illegible]

Genesee County
Clerk's Office} ss.
I Simeon Cumings, Clerk of the County aforesaid do hereby certify that John H. Jones is & was at the dates of the preceding affidavit & certificate; first judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County & that the name subscribed thereto officially is in his own proper hand writing.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this 13th day of Nov. 1819.
S. Cumings

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Isaiah Bacon
Paid

Col. Sproat's
Massachusetts Reg't.
1781 - 2 yrs 6 mos.
23 May 1818

Admitted.
John H. Jones Esqr.
Moscow
N. York

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State of Vermont
Orange County}

I Rhoda Bacon of Washington in the County of Orange and State of Vermont have [illegible] and testify in behalf of Isaiah Bacon my son who inlisted [sp] into the army of the United States in the Town of Braintree, County of Worcester and State of Massachusetts in the year 1781 for the term of three years. The Isaiah Bacon inlisted [sp] in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Sprout and stayed in the army from March 1781 til November 1783 according to my best recollection and was honorably discharged from the army at the close of the war and then returned with his discharge
Rhoda Bacon
x
her mark

Isaiah Bacon
Levi Bacon

State of Vermont
Orange County

Rhoda Bacon of [illegible] come before me this 16th day of August A.D. 1819 and made solemn oath to the truth of the above affidavit by her subscribed and delivered [illegible]. I certify that the s'd. Rhoda Bacon is a credible witness.
Jacob Bliss
Justice of Peace

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Case of
Isaiah Bacon
16235 Sprout
Nov 1819
[illegible]

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STATE OF NEW YROK
ONTARIO COUNTY, ss.
On this nineteenth day of August 1820 personally appeared in open Court, (being a Court of Common Pleas in and for said county, and constituted a Court of Record by proceeding according to the course of the Common Law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, and keeping a record of its proceedings, aged fifty seven years, resident of the town of Groveland in said county, who being, first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows:
Served under Capt. Luther Bailey, Col. Sprouts Regiment, Massachusetts Line as a private, commencing in the Year 1781 and discharged in October 1783.

and that he made application for a Pension on the twenty third day of May 1818 and that he received a Pension Certificate, No. 16.235 And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or 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 Marxh, 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 than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me, subscribed, viz.

One cow $15. one calf $2. one yearling $6 -- $23.00
Four old chairs $1. One kettle $1 -- $2.00
One broken tea kettle .25. One old table .75 -- $1.00
One old chest -- .25
One broken bake kettle .25 -- .25
[corss out] One old table [end cross out]
One frying pan -- $1.00
[total] $27.50
Isaiah Bacon
I do further swear and declare that I am by occupation a shoemaker and am by a rupture unable to do much at my trade and that my family consists of my wife aged fifty two year and is weakly, one son George aged sixteen years and is very infirm, daughter Thoda aged fourteen years. Phoebe aged twelve years, son Daniel aged eight years.
Isaiah Bacon

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Sworn to and declared this 19th day of August 1820 in open court before me.
Micah Brooks
a Judge of Ontario Com. Pleas


ONTARIO COUNTY, ss.
I, John Van Fossen Clerk of said county do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath, and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Record of the said Court; and I farther certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, is twenty seven dollars and fifty cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this 22nd day of August 1820.
J. Van Fossen, Clerk of the Court aforesaid, in and for said County.

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Surviving children
Asa Bacon
Nath'l Bacon
Sam'l Bacon
Dan'l Bacon
Phebe Rood
Rhoda Bates
or to Silas Bates [illegible]
of Ruth Bacon [illegible]

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435
New York, Albany
Ruth Bacon [illegible]
widow of Isaiah Bacon
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Private 
Mass Line
Payable to Surv'ing Children

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
96 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on 
the 4th day of March 1848 and
ending 15th June 1849

Certificate of Pension issued the
third day of Dec 1849
and sent to
Thomas Maxwell
Elmira N.Y.
(See over)

Recorded on the Roll of Pensioners under act [cross out] February [end cross out] July 29, Book D. Page 530, Vol. 1

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At a County Court held at the village of Elmira in & for the County of Chemung in the State of New York on the fourteenth day of November 1849.
Present.
Hon. John W. Wisner County Judge.

State of New York
Chemung County ss.} On this 14th day of November 1849 personally appeared in open court before the Judge aforesaid Silas Bates of the town of Dix in the county aforesaid administrator of all & singular the good chattels & credits of Ruth Bacon late of the said town deceased who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the acts of Congress of February 2nd 1848 & of July 29, 1848 & the several acts of which they are amendatory, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. The said Ruth Bacon was the widow of Isaiah Bacon who was a pensioner of the United States on New York Pension Roll under the act of 1818 for services in the war of Revolution in the Massachusetts line at the rate of ninety six dollars per year having been placed on the roll on the 30 November 1819 form 23rd May 1818 and who died on the 14th of January 1831 as appears by document no. 514, called "New York Pension Roll" published by order of Congress. The said Isaiah Bacon being placed on said roll in "Ontario County" as appears by said Roll, and as will appear by the Records of the War Department to which he refers. And he further declares that the said Ruth Bacon (whose maiden name was Ruth Carpenter) was married to the said Isaiah Bacon on the thirtieth day of August one thousand seven hundred & ninety nine (1799) at Northfield in the County of Orange State of Vermont by Amos Robinson Esqr., Justice of the peace a copy of whose record thereof is hereto annexed. That the said Isaiah Bacon died on the 14th of January 1831 as above stated. That the said Ruth Bacon having made preparatory

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arrangements for her application for a pension, died before the same was completed to wit on the 15th day of June 1849 being then the widow of the said Isaiah Bacon never having married since his death. That she was not married to him previous to his entering the service but the marriage took place previous to the first (or second) day of January 1800, to wit at the time above stated.
Silas Bates
Sworn to & subscribed in open court the day above mentioned.
John W. Wisner
Chemung Count Judge

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State of Vermont
Orange County
ss}
Be it remembered that at Northfield in the County and State aforesaid on this 30th day of August in the year of our Lord 1799 Isaiah Bacon of Northfield in the County and State aforesaid and Ruth Carpenter of Northfield in the County and State aforesaid was duly joined in marriage by me.
Amos Robinson, Justice of the Peace

Northfield January 16, 1821 Received and Recorded.
[illegible] Gilbert Hatch Town Clerk

Northfield Town Clerks Office June 2, 1849
I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of Record as recorded in this office.
[illegible] Volney H. Averill Town Clerk
(over)

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State of Vermont
District of Washington
ss}
I Heman Carpenter Judge of Probate within and for the District of Washington hereby certify that Amos Robinson Esqr. was on the 30th day of August A.D. 1799 a Justice of Peace within & for the then county of Orange, now County of Washington, and as such was duly qualified to solemnize the bonds of matrimony. I further certify that on the 2 day of June A.D 1849 Volney H. Averill Esqr. was, and has can [illegible] here, town Clerk, for the town of Northfield as a such full faith & credit should be given to his official acts.
In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of my said court of Northfield this 14th day of June A.D. 1849

Heman Carpenter} Judge of Probate for said District

Ruth Bacon

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State of New York
At a Surrogate Court held at Elmira in & for the County of Chemung on the 14th day of November 1849 (in the State of New York).
Present
Hon'l. John W. Wisner, Surrogate & County Judge

It is hereby certified that satisfactory proof has been made to this Court that Ruth Bacon late of the town of Dix in said County is dead & that she died on the 15th day of June 1849: that she was then the widow of Isaiah Bacon who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States on the Roll of the New York agency under the pension law of 1818 in Ontario County, at the rate of ninety six dollars per year & that he died on the 14th of January 1831: that the said Rugh Bacon had not married since the death of the said Isaiah Bacon & so continued his widow until her death at the time aforesaid: that preparatory arrangements had been made for her application for a pension but that she died before they were completed.
That she left surviving her the following children theirs of the said Isaiah Bacon to wit:
Asa Bacon of Livingston County New York. Nathaniel Bacon supposed of the same County & state. Samuel Bacon of Quincy in the state of Mississippi. Daniel Bacon supposed to reside in Iowa or Wisconsin. Phebe wife of - Rood in the State of Iowa. Rhoda, the wife of Silas Baste of Dix in Chemung County, N.Y. all of whom are of lawful age & the only survivors. It is further certified that letters testamentary of the goods chattels & credits of the said Ruth Bacon deceased have been issued by their Court to Silas Bates of Dix in the said County of Chemung which are annexed. In testimony whereof I the said Surrogate have hereto set my hand & seal of office the day & year above written.
John W. Wisner
Surrogate

[seal]
CHEMUNG COUNTY SURROGATE SEAL

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The People of the State of New York to Silas Bates administrated by the Goods chattle & credits of of Ruth Bates deceased. Send Greeting.
Whereas, Ruth Bates late of the County of Chemung [illegible] as is alleged, lately died intestate having, whilst living, and at the time of her death, goods, chattels or credits, within this State; by means whereof, the ordering and granting administration of all and singular the said goods, chattels, and credits; and also the auditing, allowing, and finally discharging the account thereof, doth appertain unto us; and we, being desirous that the goods, chattels, and credits of the said deceased may be well and faithfully administered, applied, and disposed of, do grant unto you the said, Silas Bates, full power, by these presents, to administer, and faithfully dispose of all and singular the said goods, chattels, and credits; to ask, demand, recover, and receive the debts which unto the said deceased, whilst living, and at the time of his death did belong; and to pay the debts, which the said deceased did owe, so far as such, goods, chattels, and credits will thereto extend, and the law require: Hereby requiring you to make, or cause to be made, a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods, chattels, and credits of the said deceased, which have, or shall come into your hands, possession or knowledge. Also to make or cause to be made duplicates of such inventory, and cause the same to be signed by the appraisers, and the same so made and signed, that you make return thereof, to the Surrogate of the county of Chemung, within three months from the date thereof; and further, to render a just and true account of your administration, when thereunto required. And we do by these presents, depute, constitute, and appoint you Administrator of all and singular, the goods, chattels and credits, which were of the deceased.
In testimony whereof, we have use the Seal of the office of our sailors dSurrogate to be hereunto affixed.
Witness: John W. Wisner, County Judge, of the said county of Chemung, the 14th day of November in the year 1849.
John W. Wisner
County Judge & Surrogate
of Chemung County

State of New York
Chemung County Clerks Office} ss.
I Green M. Tuthill Clerk of the County Courts of said County do certify that the foregoing are the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Silas Bates adm.r &c of Ruth Bacon dec'd for a pension.
Witness my hand & Seal of Office the 14 November 1849.
Green M. Tuthill, Clk.

Adm'r. of Ruth Bacon

[illegible]
Ruth Bacon, dec'd.
widow of Isaiah 
A.D.
Oct 29, 1848
Married 1799
Husb'd. died 1831
Adm. 2 yrs [illegible]
$96 per ann.
Com. 4 march 1848
& ending 15 June 1849.

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This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
Such of the original must and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.

L. W. B.
W. 2032

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D.C.

O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.

December 27th, 1899.

Sir: -
In response to your recent communication you are advised that Isaiah Bacon made an application for pension on May 23rd, 1818, at which time he was 55 years of age and residing at Groveland, New York, and his pension was allowed for two years and six months' actual service as a private in the Mass. troops, Revolutionary war. He enlisted at Braintree, Mass., and served under Capt. Bailey and Col. Sprout. His widow, Ruth, made application and received a pension for the service of her husband as above set forth.
This Bureau must decline to comply with your request for a copy of the papers on file in the above named cases owing to the fact that there is no appropriation by Congress for carrying on work of this character and to a pressure of the regular and more important work of the Bureau.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

Mr. Henry M. Bacon,
832 Marquette Building,
Chicago, Ills.

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Dec. 27 '99
HW Bacon
Chicago, Ills.

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Rev War
Widow, &c.

File No 2052
Rugh Bacon,
Widow
Isaiah Bacon.
Pri. Rev. War.

Act: July 29, 1848
Index: Vol A, Page 29

9Arrangement of 1870.)

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Payable to Asa Bacon
Nath'l Bacon
Saul Bacon
Dan'l Bacon
Phebe Rood &
Rhoda Bates, only surviving children, or to Silas Bates, Administrator of the Estate of Ruth Bacon, dec'd.

Thomas Maxwell
Elvira
Chemung
N.Y.

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State of New York
Geneses County}ss.

Daniel Shays whom I know to be a credible and disinterested witness, being by me duly sworn doth depose and ver'y that he was a Captain and commanded a company in the revolutionary war; That he was well acquainted with Isaiah Bacon described in the annexed declaration, which in the service, and that he still knows him to be the same person; That according to the best recollection of this deponent, the s'd Isaiah was a private soldier in Cap't. Luther Bailey's Company, Col. Sprouts [illegible] and in Gen'l. Patterson's Brigade and verily believes that he knew the s'd. Isaiah to be in the service nearly or quite two years.
Daniel Shays

Sworn to and subscribed the 3rd of November 1819 before me. John H. Jones
First Judge of Genesse [illegible]

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State of Vermont
Addison County ss}

I, Levi Ball of Kingston in the county of Addison & State of Vermont of lawful age do testify and say this: I enlisted in the army of the United States in April 1782, in Colonel Sprouts regiment, and Captain Luther Bailey's company, and joined the army at West Point, according to my best recollection inJune following, and I continued in the army until the month of December 1783: and while in the service I was acquainted with Isaiah Bacon who belonged to the same company, and I have since seen the said Bacon in this State, and, I think, he then lived in Tunbridge, or in that neighbourhood, in this State, and [illegible] that he has since moved into the State of New York. I am not able to recollect, with certainly, how long the said Bacon served with me in the army; but know he served then a considerable time. and from my present recollection, it is my belief that I know of his being [illegible] there as much as a year.

State of Vermont
Addison Count ss}
Levi Ball came before me this 3rd day of August A.D. 1819, and made solemn oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him [illegible]. And I certify that the said Levi Ball is a credible witness.
John Simmons, Jus. Peace

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State of Vermont
Addison Count ss}

I, Sam'l Swift, Clerk of th eCounty of Addison do hereby certify that the within named John Simmons is a Justice of the Peace for said County, and that his name there written is his own proper signature. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County at Middlebury this 3rd day of August A.D. 1819.
Sam'l Swift.

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Original Pension
declaration

FREE

Hon. James S. Edwards
Com'r of Pensions
Washington DC

Bacon

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Elmira, Nov. 15, 1849

Dear Sir:
I enclose the application of Silas Bates administrator of Ruth Bacon made out in compliance with your instructions on the subject in yours of the 15th Oct last. In turn my thanks for the kindness of your suggestions & hope the papers may prove satisfactory.
Very respectfully
Your obedient servant
Th Maxwell

Hon. J. L. Edwards

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J.L. Edwards
Comm'r. of Pensions
Washington, DC

FREE

[postmark] ELMIRA N.Y.
Jul 18


Inq. [illegible] July
Mrs. Ruth Bacon dec'd.

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Elmira, July 17, 1849

Dear Sir,

Permit me to present for your consideration and advise a case which has occurred here. Isaiah Bacon a pensioner on the New York Roll at $96 per year who died 14 Jan'y. 1831 (of Ontario County) leaving a widow ruth Bacon who was married to him August 30 1799 at Northfield Orange County Vermont. The widow applied to me some months since to make her application for a pension under the act of 1848. I advised her that proof of the marriage was necessary after taking her statement to prepare her declaration. The proofs of the marriage at the time above mentioned were not procured until the 2nd of June last: the Certificate was returned for evidence of the official character & signature of the Town clerk which is dated on the 14 June 1849. Before these reached me the old lady died on the 15 June last. Under these circumstance can her heirs finish the application & receive her pension to the time of her death or is her death previous to making the declaration fatal to the case?
Your answer will confer a favour.
Very Respectfully
Your obedient servant
Th Maxwell

Hon. J.L. Edwards

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U.S. PENSION OFFICE.
H
OCT
19
1899

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HENRY M. BAOCN,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
832 MARQUETTE BUILDING,
CHICAGO.
TELEPHONE, MAIN 3660

October 17, 1899.
United States Pension Bureau,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sirs: -
Have you among your records of former Revolutionary pensioners one Isaiah Bacon, or Isaiah Rynders Bacon, or his wife, Ruth Bacon? I suppose from information in my hands that Mrs. Ruth Bacon, widow of Isaiah, applied for a pension about 1848 or 1849. She was then living at, or near Dix, in New York State. I would be glad to obtain copies of the papers in these cases, if any, and full information, and will remit fee for same on request.
Yours very truly,
Henry M. Bacon
[illegible]

Dictated H. M. B.