Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23,577, Jonathan Collins, Conn.

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(3-1776)

SERVICE  
Conn. 
Collins, Jonathan 

NUMBER
S. 23,577

CONTENTS

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New York No. 24. 6[cut off]
24682

Jonathan Collins
of Lewis Co. in the State of New York who was a Pr. Fifer & Sergt. in the company commanded by Captain [blank] of the Regt. commanded by Col. Wadsworth in the Cont. Troops line for Private 5 months & 14 days 18.34
Fifer 2 " - 7.33
Sergt. 6 " - 30.00
$45.67

Inscribed on the Roll of the New York at the rate of 45 Dollars 67 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 4. day of Feby. 1834 and sent to Homer Collins
Collinsville Lewis Co. N.Y.

Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 1833 114.17
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4. March '34  22.83
$137.00

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded  by D. Brown  Clerk

Book E Vol. 4 Page 130

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State of New York
Lewis County Ss.

On this 17th September 1833 Personally appeared in open Court Before the judges of the court of common pleas now sitting at Martinsburgh in said county Jonathan Collins a resident of West Turin in the county of Lewis & state of New York, Aged 78. years. who being 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 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
In the year 1775. [underlined] (thinks) the first of December [underlined], enlisted as a fifer in a company of Volunteers, commanded by Captain John Couch, Col. Wadworths Regt. Marched thro Hartford Ashford to Boston, went on to Dorchester heights, and assisted in Building fortifications, left Dorchester and marched to Roxbury, remained at Roxbury till 15th April 1776. was discharged & returned home
On or about 15th June 1776. enlisted as a volunteer [crossed out] ^was drafted under Capt. John Hough Col. Baldwins Regt. Marched thro - New Haven, ^and from New Haven by water Millford [crossed out] to New York. was transfered to col. John Cluster's Regt. - remained at New York till the British took possession of the City. was sick with the Camp distember and discharged, thinks 1st October 1776.
In the year 1777. Served two months as a volunteer on the North River. scouting and reconnoitering the enemy, marched thro Perkipsey, Fishkill Crompond Peekskill, & Claverack. -
His officer Burgoyne, having been taken, the British burnt. Esopus, and decended the N. River he returnd. home
In the year 1778, thinks, first of April. Enlisted for six months as a Sergeant in Capt Dimon Berry Company Col. Hooker Regt. Genl. Meed, Brigade, Connecticut troops, Marched thro. New Haven Millford, Fairfield, to Horse Neck, where he was - harrassed by Delancey Core and many skirmishs took place
(1 yr. 4 1/2 months)

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at one of which the picket guard, which he was mounted, Stationed three miles from the Regt. was attacked by a Company of troops Commanded by Major Baremoore, at Daylight. the guard faught for some time, was overpowered, and forced to retreat back to the Regt. leaving two or three Dead, on the ground and loss of two taken prisoners. Soon after this was ordered by Genl. Meed, to take nine prisoners, in Iron to the Sherriff of Hartford Cont. on reaching Hartford the Sherriff ^refused to receive them was ordered to Lebanon, to Govenor Trumble, and by the Govenor was ordered to take and deliver the prisoners into Windham Jail [underlined] and to return to him (the Govenor). On his return to the Govener, the term of service having about expired; myself and the gaurd was dischard. and ordered to return home - with his thanks, for our good behavour.
This tour of Duty wanted a day or two of six months, owing to the Circumstance above related - While on the lines at Horse Neck & White plains, served under Genl. Washington and Genl. Putnam. - was in New York at the time the American troops crossed over to Long Island and when they crossed back
And further he has no documentary evidence and knows of no person, whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service; except Nathanial Merriam, whose affidt. is hereunto anexted.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except this present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any state.
He further saith that he was born in the town of Wallingford State of Connecticut, and lived in the same town at the time he entered the service, and untill the the year 1796. when he removed to the (now) County of Lewis and State of New York - He further saith that he is known to Isaac Crofoot and Nathaniel Woods - who can testify to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a Soldier of the Revolution -

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he further saith that he has no record of his age; except, what he himself has kept, and by that he was, 78. years old last May

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Jonathan Collins

We Isaac Crofoot residing in the town of West Turin and Nathaniel Wood residing in West Turin both of the county of Lewis hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Jonathan Collins who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 78. years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn and subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Nathaniel Wood
Isaac Crofoot

And the Said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of this 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 Isaac Crofoot & Nathaniel Wood who have signed the preceeding certificate residents in the town of West Turin and are credible persons and that their Statement is Entitled to credit
I Carlos P Scovil Clerk of the Lewis [crossed out] Court of Common Pleas do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Said Court in the Matter of the application of Jonathan Collins for a Pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 17th day of September 1833
Carlos P. Scovil Clerk

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State of New York
Lewis County Ss.

I Nathaniel Merriam of the town of Leyden in said County aged Sixty four years being duly sworn according to Law Deposeth and saith that he is personally acquainted with Jonathan Collins, who is applying for a pension, and personally known him ever since he was quite a young man having been born and brot. up in the same town, to witt, Wallingford Connecticut - have often heard him speak of being in the Service in the Revolution War [underlined]. Was personally Knowing to his being in the service one summer at Horse Neck White plains and there abouts in the year 1778 and further it is generally reputed and believed, that the said Jonathan Collins was a soldier of the Revolution - and further I have been neighbour to him for twenty five or thirty years past am knowing to his holding many important offices in said County for many years first Judge and further said Jonathan sustains a good character for truth and veracity

Sworn this 14th September 1833. Nathaniel Merriam
Before me
A. W. Collins Justice

I certify that I am personally acquainted with Nathaniel Merriam who made the above Affidavit and know him to be a person of truth and veracity and whose statement is entitled to credit -
A. W. Collins Justice

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28.164
Jonathan Collins
Care of
Homer Collins
Collinsville Lewis Co.
N. York

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Clerks Office
Lewis County Ss

I Carlos P Scovil Clerk of said County do hereby certify that Anthony W. Collins Esq before whom the written affidavit purporting to have been sworn was at the date of the same a Justice of the peace in and for said County dwelling in said County
Commissioned and duly sworn and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice and verily believe that his name subscribed to said affidavit is his proper hand writing Given under my hand and seal of office this 17th day of September 1833
Carlos P. Scovil Clerk

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28.164

Jonathan Collins

Admitted
Fifer 2 mo
Private 5 " 15 days
Sergt 6 " 
13, 15
Is not the Service
in 1775 perceptable
of proof [illegible] no
Elv  suspd

Homer Collins Esq
Collins Ville
County of Lewis
New York

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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,

Nov. 1h 33
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 shew 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 compling with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.

A Statement, shewing the Service of Jonathan Collins

Period when the service was rendered | Duration of the claimant's service. | Rank of the claimant. | Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. | Age at present and place of abode when he entered the service. | Proof by which the declaration is supported.
| Years. | Months. | Days. | | | | 
1775 | " | 4 | 15 | Fifer | Col Wadworths | | Traditionary
1776 | " | 3 | 15 | private | Col. Baldwin &. Col. Chester. - | |
1777 | " | 2 | " | Do | - | | 
1778 | " | 6 | " | Sergeant | Col. Hooker [illegible] Genl. Meed. - Cont. troops - | Wallingford Cont. - 78. yrs | Traditionary and one witness -

| | 13 | 15 | | | |

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
James L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

Served but 2 Months

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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 of 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 instance, 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 served 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. [pointing hand symbol] This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons 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 in 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 revolutionary 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 declarations, 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 or his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person 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 the 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 to 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 be 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 definite 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 not 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 service 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 the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four, 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 their 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 affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if be has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character 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 must contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which 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 witnessses 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 as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses [underlined], and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. }
[pointing hand symbol] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases. [underlined]
[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.

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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION. 3-525

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.

S. F. 23,577  Washington, D. C.,  , 19

In reply to your request of  , received  for a statement of the military history of Jonathan Collins a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. | LENGTH OF SERVICE. | RANK. | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. | STATE.
| | | CAPTAIN. | COLONEL. |
Dec. 1. 1775 | Apr. 15. 1776 | Fifer | John Couch | Wadsworth | Conn.
June 15 1776 | Oct. 1. 1776 | | John Haugh | {Baldwin  John Chester |
1777 | 2 mos. | | scouting and reconnoitering, | no officers given | 
Apr. 1778 | 6 mos. | Sergt. | Dimon Berry | Hooker | 

Battles engaged in, none stated.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Wallingford Conn and until 1796.
Date of application for pension, Sept. 17. 1833 His cl. was al.
Residence at date of application, West Turin, Lewis Co. N. Y.
Age at date of application, born in May 1753 at Wallingford, Conn.
Remarks: There is no data on file as to his family.
The above noted is the only soldier of this name ^Conn. Troops found on the Rev. War records of this Bureau.

Respectfully,

Commissioner.
5-2856

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[left side] 23577
Revolution INVALID.

File No. 23,577
Jonathan Collins
Sergt Rev War

Act: June 7" 32
Index:-Vol. 2, Page 78
[Arrangement of 1870.]

[right side] Feby 24 - 99
Mr. Chas. W. Collins
Beaver. Penna - [illegible]
Apr 1' 99 as admd
Mch. 21. 1905 - Hist to
Clara Collins Titus, Peoria

1920 May 12 Hist. to Mrs. J. D. Shunck.

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Beaver, Pa., January 30, 1899

Hon. H. Clay Evans,
Com. of Pensions,
Interior Department,
Washington, D.C.;

Dear Sir;

Will you kindly give me information concerning the late Jonathan Collins, of Lewis Co., New York, a Revolutionary pensioner?
Did he receive a pension during the years 1840-44?
What was his rank in the Revolutionary Army?
I have received a transcript of his military records from the Adjutant General of Connecticut, but the above data are [crossed out] is missing.

Yours truly,
Charles W. Collins

[US Pension Office stamp dated Feb 4 1899]

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[check mark] One 29 [illegible]
[illegible]
Revy
Rev. Sec.
CSed  Columbiaville, Mich.
April 19, 1920.
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
[Pension Office stamp dated APR 21 1920]

Dear Sir;
S. 23577 - Will you please tell me if the name of Jonathan Collins is on the pension roll of Connecticut soldiers in the Revolutionary War.
Jonathan Collins Sr. was born April 28, 1695 [underlined] and lived in Wallingford Conn at the time of Revolutionary War, & is mentioned in family history as Capt. Jonathan Collins

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whose daughter Martha married to Jonathan Hall.
The Revolutionary War records of Adjutant Generals' Office in Hartford Conn. state that Sergt. Jonathan Collins served under Col. Hooker and was discharged from the service July 12, 1779 his leave of service being nearly expired.  What I want to know is if this Sergt. Jonathan Collins is Jonathan Collins Sr.  b 1695, or his son Jonathan b 1755, d 1845.  Jonathan Jr is mentioned in family history as Judge Jonathan Collins and no mention made of war service.  I am in hopes that the Conn. pension rolls will

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M
517 W. Gift Ave. Peoria Ill. Mar. 18. 1905
[stamp] MAR 22 1905

Return Stamp-
M

[stamp] To [illegible] Div.
Action.
MAR 22 1905
COMMISSIONER.

Major (?) [illegible] Warner
I have known for years that I was eligible to become a Daughter of the Revolution on my fathers and mothers ^side also but now that I want to join the organization I presume I must be verified, and write to you as Commissioner of Pensions to look up my claims entitling me to membership. For I am told this is one of your duties when requested.
My maternal Grandfather Isaac Dalton was Capt. of a Co. raised at Warner N.H. ^during Revolutionary War but whether he raised the Co. or enlisted as a private and became Capt. I do not know. 
My paternal Great-Grandfather

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served under two enlistments in the Revolutionary war.
His name was Johnathan Collins and I think was from Merrimac Co but am not sure - nor do I know any dates - nor the name of my great grandmother - having neglected these things when I could have found out.
Dalton Genealogy
I Philemon Dalton & Hanna his wife came from England Apr. 1835 on the ship Increase
II Samuel Dalton wife Mehitable Palmer
III Samuel Dalton " name not known
IV Isaac Dalton " " " " 
He was in Battle of Lewisberg in 1745
V 5 [crossed out] Samuel Dalton - wife Hannah Evans
VI Isaac Dalton - wife Eleanor Merrill
Revolutionary Soldier.
VII Nancy Dalton married Saml P. Collins
VIII Clara Elizabeth Collins m. Samuel Titus
On the Dalton side my grandchildren are the X. generation since coming to this country 1635
On the Collins side they are the IX generation since coming to this country in 1668.

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Capt. Isaac Dalton, born Mar 2. 1761 at Salisbury Mass. and married to Eleanor Merrill Mar. 4. 1784 who was born at Amesbury Mass.
All [underlined] their children including my mother Nancy Dalton were born at Warner, while my grandmother died Sept. 21. 1829. He ^Isaac Dalton died Aug. 30. 1838 leaving a [crossed out] his second wife a widow. Her name was Judith Sawyer Hoyt Dalton, who died Mar. 2. 1865 at the age of 93 years.
I do not know whether my grand father or his widow drew a pension or not, but I have given those names and dates from the Dalton Genealogy that it might help you to locate Capt. Isaac Dalton.
My father Samuel Plummer Collins married Nancy Dalton Nov. 13. 1817.
Came to this with 8 children from Warner NH, where they both lived and where

[written up side and around top upside down] The Record says all the 8 children were born at Bradford N.H. not Warner as I thought.

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Capt. Isaac Dalton was buried.
I was one of two children ^born after they came west and knew little of my fathers family except his line of descent, which is as follows

I Benjamin Collins & Martha his wife came from England in 1668.
II John Collins - wife Elisabeth
III Benjamin Collins - wife Mary Jones
IV Johnathan Collins - Revolutionary Soldier
My G. Grandfather - wifes name unknown
V Johnathan Collins Jr. "- Plummer
VI Samuel Plummer Collins - Nancy Dalton in Mar of 1812. at close - 20 years of age.
VII Clara E. Collins married Samuel Titus

I have daughters and granddaughters who will be glad if I prove my claim to be a D. A. R. I was not told whether I should have a document or a letter only as proof. Intended doing this when H. Clay Evans was Com. of Pensions.
Very Respectfully
Clara Collins Titus

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31 Jany. 1834.
Jonathan Collins
New York State

[sideways down page] Collinsville Lewis Co. N. Y.
Free
Jany. 22d -

War Department
Washington
Pension Office.

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West Turin. N. Y. Jany 20. 1834

D Sir

On the application of Jonathan Collins for a pension a communication has been recd. from the Department under date of 6th. inst. saying "The case is suspended and the papers placed on file" in Consequence of "Documentary evidence disproving the applicants Statement in regard to the term of Service in 1775. under Col Wadsworth. That officer not having the command of a Regt. untill after the period alluded to" I would respectfully beg leave to affirm, That I possatively Know that I enlisted into a company of volunteers commanded by Capt. John Couch ^of Wallingford Lieut Parsons and Ensigh Camp of Durham, where a part of the company was raised. rendezvoused and Marchd. to Boston in Jany 776. was stationed at ^or near Roxbury.- That I was one that went in the night and carried fascines onto Dorchester hights; worked and assisted in building fortifications, saw and heared the canonading; saw the British when they sailed out of Boston harbor, - was discharged and returnd. home in April 1776 -
The objection raised appears, is, that Col. Wadsworth did not command a Regt. untill after the period alluded to fifty eight years are past.0 but it does appear to me that Col Wadsworth came on to Boston about the 1st of Feb 1776 and took the command of the Regt which I belonged to. (If he did not I cannot state who the Col. was), but I may be mistaken from the fact that I was well acquainted with Col. Wadsworth, both before and after the time alluded to, &c -
The person who I speak of was Col. James Wadsworth of Durham Connt.-
The two months service in 1777 was not mentioned with a particular [illegible] of claim; but to set forth all the time spent; and is therefore abandoned.
Not knowing of any witnesses who can further testify to my service I submit the case to the further examination and decision of the Department. Trusting that a just claim is not to be rejected by the omission or an error in naming
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the commanding officer of the Regt.

Respectfully your
obt Sert
Jonathan Collins

Note. Was it necessary to show my character and standing in society I refer to Samuel Beardsley & Abijah Mann Jr of the house of Representatives.