Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42,146, David Crocker, Conn. Navy

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Conn.     Crocker, David          S 42,146
Navy

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Notification sent September 13th, 1820 to
George Woodward, Haverhill, N Hampshire

Transferred to Ohio - (Pittsb. & Agency) March 11h 1829 to take affect

from and after 4h March 1829. Notification sent to Pensioner, Ravenna, 
Portage County, Ohio.

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13.437
To Pittsburgh:
New Hampshire [word on top of Hampshire says “Lebanon”]

David Crocker ___________________
of Lebanon in the state of New Hampshire
Who was a Private ____ in the regiment commanded by Colonel Burrell of the Connecticut line for the term of One Year

Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 8th of April 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 30th of June 1819 and send to E. Evan’s Esqr Enfield
N. Hampshire

Arrears to 4th of March 1819.
10W 23/30 & 4/31 ________________ 87:16

Semi-anl. all’ce ending 4th Sept. 1819 __48:

______________________________________________________________________________
[total amount]   [illegible initials]  $135:16

{Revolutionary claim
Act 18th March 1818}

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SERVICE
Conn.
Navy
Crocker, David
SERVICE
S. 42,146

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State of New Hampshire
Grafton Ct   At the Court of Common Pleas being a Court of record by law established, holden at Haverhill within and for said county of Grafton on the second tuesday of August in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and twenty by adjournment from the first tuesday of August last past

Present the Hon'ble [Honorable]
Ezra Bartlett
Dan'l Blaisdell} Co' [County] Justices

Personally appeared in Open Court David Crocker aged sixty...years resident in Lebanon in said county of Grafton who being duly sworn according to law doth on his Oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war and [illegible] [illegible] private Soldier... in Capt Benjamin Troops ... Company of Colonel Burrells ... Regiment in the Connecticut line & other [illegible]. That his Original declaration is dated 8th day of April 1818 that he has received a pension and his pension certificate is numbered 13,437.
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in 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 & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war passed on the 18th day of March 1818 And that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me subscribed I further declare I am by occupation a farmer midling [middling] health but some palsacal & entirely unable to more than half support myself, have a

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lame arm & other infirmities incident to old age-
I have no wife. I live with my oldest son Charles Crocker aged 34 years on Charity who is under no obligation to support me nor is he able to, he has had a very sickley familly, I have no other children about home with me I am really poor. I have been helped by the Town I now live in & if my countrys pension is not continued to me I shall be dependant on it again & considering my extreme poverty age & inability to support myself by labour I hope my pension will be continued to me
                                    David Crocker.  ---

Schedule of David Crocker estate necessary Cloathing excepted ~
[illegible] 
1 old ax  worth               ..50
1 old hoe  do[ditto]       ..50 
1 Sickle     do                  ..34  
1 Sythe       do                ..84
1 Old Chest                   1..00
1 Rake                             ..25
                                    $3..43
                                David Crocker --

Sworn to and declared before the justices of said Court on this eighth day of August in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred & twenty
Geo. Woodward Clerk

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State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss
State of New Hampshire
Grafton Ss.
I George Woodward Clerk of the Court
of Common Pleas for said County of Grafton do hereby
certify that the foregoing Oath & Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of said Court 
I further certify that it is the opinion of said Court
that the total amount in value of the property
exhibited in said Schedule is three dollars forty three cents
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of
said Court on this eighth day of
August in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and
twenty
Geo. Woodward Clerk

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State of New Hampshire
On the eighth day of April in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen & of the independence of the United States the forty second
before me William H. Woodward Chief Justice of the Courts of Common Pleas in the second district in said State comprising the County of Grafton - Came David Crocker of Lebanon in said county a citizen
of the United States and being duly sworn made solemn
oath that the succeeding declaration by him subscribed
is just and true-- the declaration aforesaid being
made in order to obtain the provisions made by an act
of the Congress of the United States approved on the eighteenth
day of March now last part- the said Crocker declaring
that he has no other evidence in his possession of the
services mentioned in said declaration.
I therefore hereby certify that it appears to my
satisfaction that the said David Crocker served on
the Continental establishment in the army of the
revolution against the common enemy a longer term
than nine months at one period of the war
that he is in reduced circumstances and needs the assistance of his country for support.
and on this seventeenth day of April aforesaid do also certify that Samuel Selden Esqr who has attested
the annexed affidavit is a Justice of the peace in and for said County of Grafton qualified to take affidavits, and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to his attestations.
And I now transmit the declaration
and affidavit aforesaid to the Secretary of the Department of War as the law directs
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my name and affixed the seal of
said Court to be hereunto affixed (no
particular impression or divine therefore
having been accepted or used by said
Court) at Hanover in said County the
day and year before written
Wm H. Woodward
[Paper seal]

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I hereby certify that the said David Crocker is in  reduced circumstances & needs assistance from his Country for his support.
   [Signed]  E Evans Judge of Probate
June 4 1819

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David Crockers
Declaration
Sworn Apr. 8. 1818

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I David Crocker of Lebanon in the County of Grafton in the State of Newhampshire do depose and declare that I was born in Norwich in the State of Connecticut and that I am a citizen of the United States of America that in the month of February in the year of our Lord one thousand seventeen hundred and seventy six I enlisted as a private soldier [last four words inserted] in the Company of Captain Benjamin's Troop in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Burrell in (as I understood) the Connecticut line of the army of the United States, [several words crossed out]  to serve for the time of one year, that I served in that capacity until sometime in the month of February the year 1777 when the term for which I had enlisted expired, I was dismissed from the army but received no written discharge - I further say that afterwards in the month of March in the year seventeen hundred and seventy eight I enlisted as a marine on board the continental ship Providence, commanded by Captain Abraham Whipple, to serve for six months. In April following we sailed for France charged with dispatches for Doct. Franklin the American Minister there, and arrived at France in May following  on our return we brought back a Cargo of Arms ammunition & clothing for the American Government and we arrived in Boston in New England in the month of October following & soon afterwards I was discharged, having served on board, about
eight months; but I received no written discharge: and I further say that no pension has heretofore been

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allowed me that I have known of, & if any has been allowed, I hereby relinquish it - I further say that, by reason of my reduced  circumstances in life I am in need of my Country' Assistance for support -    [Signed]  David Crocker

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   David Crocker
    Priv


Col. Burrill's
   Connecticut Regt

1776

8th April 1818
E Evans Esq
Enfield, N.H.

Admitted

[NOTE:  The following paragraph of eight lines is illegible, with words that are decipherable and often run together]

The Naval service is & away
[last line illegible]

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We Diana Allen & William Benton of Lebanon in the County of Grafton & State of Newhampshire being selectman of said Lebanon -  & I Stephen Kendrick also of said Lebanon & town  .... thereof do testify& say that we have for several years, known David Crocker of said Lebanon, who has been for many years an inhabitant of, and resident at said Lebanon, & he was as we have [next word crossed out] understood, and fully believe, a private soldier in the late revolutionary Army of the United States of America.  We further say that he is indigent; and that, by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, he is in our opinion in need of his Country's assistance for support.
   [Signed]       Diana Allen
                        William Benton  
                        Stephen Kendrick

State of Newhampshire
      Grafton tn Lebanon April17th  1818
These Diana Allen, William Benton & Stephen Kendrick subscribed the above affidavit & made solemn oath that the same contains the truth & nothing but the truth in presence of the subscribing authority-  Attest
           Samuel Selden          J.Peace

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I Samuel Crocker of Lebanon   etc  well remember that I lived with my father Mr. Jabez Crocker in Norwich on Connecticut in the year 1776 in January or February my brother David Crocker enlisted into the Continental army under Capt Benjamin Throop in Cornal Burrels rejament  for the term of one year about two or three weeks after he inlisted  he went to Lebanon about ten milds whare he joined the Company and was mustred and marchd for Albany to join the rejament  by Letters feom him CApt Throop and of others of my acquaintance in sd throops Company  have every reason to believe that the d Cornal Burrells rejament marchd almost to Quebeck whare the army was Defeeted and retreated back to tyconderoga and  mountindependence whare he was stashened till his term of his inlistment was [word inserted] out and thare he was dismisd from the army and he the sd David Crocker came home to my father whare I then lived in february or march 1777 having bin gown more than one year  I and the sd came from Con -  38 years ago to this town whare he now livs and is in poor & low surconstances and needs help - further I know of no man in this Country that served with him in said rejament but Mr.  Barnd  tisdale of Hanover
                  [Signed]  Samuel Crocker

   State of New Hampshire
Grafton Tn  May 15th 1819 Then 
the above named Sam

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- and have then Made solemn oath that the above declaration by him subscribed contains the truth and nothing but the truth before me  [Signed] Edward Evans} Notary public

Testify that the above named Samuel Crocker is a credible witness
   [Signed]  E Evans   J. P.
 June 4th 1819

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Raversmith, Jan 30, 1899

Pension Office
War Department
Washington City D.C.

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Application for a Transfer
County of Portage
State of Ohio
On this 29th day of January AD 1829 before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Portage, Personally appeared David Crocker who on his
oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Benjamin
Throop in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Burrill in the service of the United States, that his name was placed on the Pension roll of the State of New Hampshire
from whence he has lately removed. That he now resides in the State of Ohio Portage County where he intends to remain and
wicked his pension to be made payable at Pittsburgh in the State of Pennsylvania in future.  [Signature David Crocker]

Sworn and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid
[Signature Benoni Thomson Justice of Peace]

Before me Benoni Thomson a Justice of the Peace in the County of Portage in the State of Ohio personally appeared this day James H. Crocker of Shalersville in said County
who did make oath that he well knows David Crocker and that he is the same person described in the above affidavit and that he has been for a number of years well acquainted with him
[Signature James H Crocker]
Sworn and subscribed to before me this day of Jan. 1829
[Signature Benoni Thomson Justice of Peace]
I hereby certify that James H. Crocker the above deponent is a person of veracity.
[Signatuer Benoni Thomson Justice of Peace]
Benoni Thomson senting
I Seth Day Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas
for the County of Portage in the State of Ohio
do hereby certify that Benoni Thomson before whom the foregoing affidavit was sworn was at the time a Justice of the Peace and duly empower to administer oaths and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this
29 day of January AD 1829
[Signatuer Seth Day Clerk]

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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION
3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
S.F. 42.146
Washington, D. C. [Blank line]19 [Blank line]
In reply to your request of [blank line], received [blank line] for a statement of the military history of David Crocker 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.
Captain.   Colonel.
STATE.
[Line 1 February 1776 [next column] February 1777 [next column] Private [next column] Benjamin Throop [next column] Burrall [next column] Connecticut]
[Line 2 March 1778 [next column] 8 months [next column] Marine [next column] Abraham Whipple [next column] on ship Providence [next column] Many]

Battles engaged in, [blank space with a check mark]
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Norwich Connecticut
Date of application for pension, Apr 8 1818. His el. was al
Residence at date of application, Lebanon Grafton county N.H.
Age at date of application, 58 years born at Norwich Conn.
Remarks: Soldier as the son of Jabez Crocker
In 1820 he stated that he had no wife and that he was living with his oldest son Charles then 34 years of age.  Names of other children not stated.  In 1829 he had moved from New Hampshire to Portage Co Ohio.
Respectfully,
Commissioner
brother Samuel

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42146
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 42146
David Crocker
Private Revolutionary War
Act:  18 March 18
Index: Vol. 8, Page 105

[Writing on right margin below]
Aug 6 96
Pension to
F Naimael
1913 Dec. 29 Hist to Hiram M. Holton L.
1923 July 19 Hist. to Ada L. Chamberlin - aunt

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I Barna Tisdale of Hanover in the County of Grafton and State of 
Newhampshire of lawful age do testify and say that in January or 
February in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred and seventy 
six, I enlisted as a private soldier into the Company of which 
Benjamin Troop was Captain in the continental Regiment 
commanded by Colonel Burrell whose lieutenant colonel 
was Bud(?), and whose Major was Sidgwick; my enlistment 
was for the term of one year I then lived in Lebanon in 
Connecticut. soon after this, David Crocker then of Norwich in 
Connecticut, now of Lebanon, Newhampshire, who 
had also enlisted for a year as a private in said Captain Troops 
company came to Lebanon in Connecticut and joined the com
pany and we were there mustered and we were soon after marched 
for Canada. I will recollect that on said march we arrived 
at Albany about the first of March of the same year.
I further say that I continued and served as a private in said 
company during the year for which I had enlisted and that 
said Crocker also served his year out with me in the 
same company; and that we both remained in said service 
a fortnight after said year had expired, at the request of the 
commanding

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Commanding General; and that said Crocker and myserlf were 
both dismissed from service together some time in Janu-
ary or February in the year seventeen hundred and seventy 
seven. but we recieved no written discharges. I futher
say that I have lived in Hanover aforsaid about
thirty years; that not long after I cam to live here
I saw said Crocker as Lebanon, Newhampshire and knew
him to be the same David Crocker who enlisted and served 
with me as before stated, in said Troops Company and
said Crocker has resided in said Lebanon from thta time
to the present. – I further say that there is no other
person who belonged to said Colonel Burrall's Regiment
that I know of in this Country, ... said Crocker and 
myself. –
Barna Tisdale
State of Newhampshire
Grafton Hanover May 14th 1819 ... Barna Tisdale subscribed the above affidavit, and made oath, be
for me the subscriber, that the same contains the truth
the whole truth and nothing but the truth
... Ben J Gilbert Justice of the peace

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I ... that Barney Tisdale who
who ... the ...
is a valuable witness and that Ben J 
Gilbert before whom the same
was sworn ... on the day of the
... there of a Justice of the Peace
for ... County of Grafton
E Evans ...
June 4th 1819

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O.W. & N. Div.
I 42146
L. W. S.

Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C. 
Aug. 6. 1896.

Sir:
Replying to your request for information concerning the milita-
ry record of David Crocker, a soldier of the Revolutionary War,
you are advised that he made application for pension April 3,
 1818, at which time he was residing in Lebanon, N. H., and 53 
years of age, and his pension was allowed forone year's actual 
service as a private in the Connecticut troops, Revolutionary 
War; a part of the time he served under Capt. Benjamin Troop 
and Col. Purrell; (place of enlistment not stated).
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mr F. Naimaster,
Care Nelson Morris & Co.,
629 B Street N.
City.

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Revolutionary Service
O.W. &  N. Div.
Memoranda
Please supply as much as possible of the data called for below.
Full name of soldier:
David Crocker
Place of residence before service:
(Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Place of residence after service:
(Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Lelamon N. H
Date of death (as near as possible):
Christian name of widow:
Did either he or his widow receive a pension?
Remarks:
Your name and address:
F. Naimaster
629 B St. N. H
c/o Nelson Morris
Washington DC

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135 Hausberry Rd
Germantown Phila PA.
June 1-1923
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen-
Will you kindly send me a copy of the pension record in the Revolutionary war of David Crocker who served in Connecticut, was pensioned in Act of 1818 and was residing in New Hampshire.
Appreciating and thanking you for your courtesy. I am
Very sincerely yours,
Ada L Chamberlin

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Ohio Soldiers Home
Sandusky O
Dec 21 13
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C
My great grandfather whose name was David Crocker was a soldier in the Revolutionary war was living in streets boro. Portage Co. Ohio in 1840 and died there before the year 1850. He was buried at that place. I do not know for certain that he was a pensioner but think he was. Will you please give me what information you have concerning him and greatly oblige me.
Fondly yours
Hiram M Holton
Soldiers Home
Sandusky  Ohio