Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38689, Zebediah Farnam, Conn Continental

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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Conn
Continental

Farnam, Zebediah

NUMBER
S. 38689

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19,759
Rhode Island
Zebediah Farnam,
of Providence Co. in the State of Rhode Island, who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Trowbridge, of the regiment commanded by Colonel Huntingdon, in the Connecticut line, for the term of one year from January 1776 to January 1777.

Inscribed on the Roll of Rhode Island at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence on the 12th day of March 1827.

Certificate of Pension issued the 9th of Apl. 1827, and sent to Benjamin Cowell Providence, R.I.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept., 1827 $46.39

$46.39

{Revolutionary Claim, }
{Acts March, 18, 1818,}
{and May 1, 1820.       }

Vol. 3 Pa. 178

Dec'd
Oct 21, 1834

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United States of America
Rhode Island District
County of Providence

Special District Court of the United States March 10, 1827

On this tenth day of March A.D. 1827 personally appeared in open Court being a Court of Records within and for said district Zebediah Farnam of providence in said district and County aged 62 years who being duly sworn maketh the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions of the Acts of Congress made for the relief of Revolutionary Officers and Solders viz said Zebediah declares that in the month of January A.D. 1776 he enlisted as a private in the Company commanded by Capt. Trowbridge and in the regiment commanded by Col. Jedidiah Huntingdon in the army of the United States and of the Connecticut line, for one year and served until his time expired and was honorably discharged but his discharge is now lost.  He also served eight months in year 1775 at Roxbury in the State of Massachussetts - his years service was principally in the State of New York, to which State said regiment marched after the evacuation of Boston by the British Troops and I the said Zebediah do solumnly 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 in any manner whatever disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it or to bring myself within the provision 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 eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen - that I have not, not 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.
Zeb Farnam
Schedule of property and income of Zebediah Farnam bedding and clothing executed - viz.
7 chairs, 2 tables, 2 iron pots and 2 small kettles, 1 tea kettle, 1 bake kettle, 1 (illegible), 1 skillet, some cups and saucers, some knives and fork, and spoons, 1 small looking glass, 1 wood saw, 1 axe, 1 hatchet, 1 cradle, the whole being hardly sufficient to keep house - The above is all the property that this applicant now owns except bedding and clothing and being called upon to state what property he has had since the 18 of March 1818 he would respectfully say that since that period he has not owned or possessed any property whatever real or person, except articles of household furniture, the remainder of which are enumerated above - And this applicant would further declare, that he is a wood sawyer and his only means of support for himself and family, which consists of

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his wife, who is 39 years old - and one son aged 4 years and 2 daughters, one aged 7 years and the other one infant only 10 days old, is to labour from day to day as he can find employment - and being called upon to state the reason for not making an earlier application for a pension he would declare that it has been his intention for a long time - but he never could procure any evidence of his services until nearly two years ago, when he traveled on foot to Connecticut and got the deposition of Thomas Farnam, which is herewith annexed, and he was never able to get another deposition, until a few days ago when he got the deposition of Rufus Farnum of Boston, which is also herewith annexed, that he has suffered a great deal, from his poverty, but having now complied with the requisitions of the War department in getting live witnesses of his services he thinks himself entitled to the provisions of the Act aforesaid -

Zebh Farnam

March 10, 1827 Sworn to in our Court
Witness B. Cowell Clk

Valuation $20
Witness B. C. Clk,

Rhode Island District
Clerk's Office of U.S. District Court in Providence March 12, 1827 
I Benjamin Cowell Clerk of said Court, do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court that the said Zebediah Farnam did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy, for the term of nine months, under one engagement on the Continental establishment - I also certify that the foregoing oath and the Zebediah thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said Court; and I do further 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 dollars - I also certify that the following depositions of Thomas Farnham and Rufus Farnham, together with the certificates of their caption by the respective magistrates, and truly copied from the Originals on file in this office, duly compared and examined by me - 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this twelfth day of March 1827 - 
Benjamin Cowell
Clerk of Said Court

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I Thomas Farnham of Hampton in the County of Windham State of Connecticut of the age of seventy years, do testify and say that sometime in the month of Jany 1776 I enlisted into the army of the United States in the Regiment commanded by Col. Jedidiah Huntingdon and company commanded by Capt. Trowbridge in the Connecticut line - and in the same month I joined the army at Roxbury in the State of Massachusetts, at which time Zebediah Farnham, (then Zebediah Farnham Jr) was a member of said company I served the United States as a private soldier - till sometime in the month of July 1776 at which time I left the company.  The company into which the said Zebediah and myself enlisted were all enlisted for over year I was called from the company to serve as a mechanic - and further the deponent saith not - dated at Hampton the 5th day of Sept. 1825 -
Thomas Farnham
Windham County } ss  Hampton Sept 5, 1825

Personally appeared Mr. Thomas Farnham, the within deponent and made solumn oath, to the truth of the within deposition by him subscribed before me
Roger Taintor Justice of Peace

I also certify that Mr. Thomas Farnham the within deponent is a person of truth and that his deposition is entitled to full faith and credit -
Roger Taintor Justice of Peace

I David Bolles Clerk of the County Court, within and for the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut do certify that Roger Taintor Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit hath been made is duly enrolled as a Justice of the Peace within and for said Windham County, that the several signatures of his name within preceding certificates are in his hand writing, and that full faith and credit, ought to be given to his acts as such - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the public seal of said Court at Brooklyn in said County this 5th day of September Anno Domini 1825 -
Davie Bolles Clerk

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I Rufus Farnham of the City of Boston in the county of Suffolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts [unk] of the age of about sixty one years, do on my solemn oath testify I say that I was in the service of the United States in the War of Revolution in the company commanded by Capt  Trowbridge in the regiment commanded by Col Jedediah Huntington in the Connecticut Div. and that I entered said service sometime in the year 1775 or the beginning of the year 1776 and served therein about one year [unk] to my late father Jebidiah Farnan, who was a Lieutenant  in said company and regiment-I further on my solemn oath testify and sat that it is a fact within my knowledge, that my brother Jebidiah Farnam, When Jebidiah Farnam of Killingly in the state of Connecticut now of Providence in the state of Rhode Island, was a private soldier in said company & regiment that he, my said brother, served the United States in that capacity on the Continental establishment more than a year without interuption altho I cannot offer this great lapse of time now recalled the precise time of his, my said brothers enlistment,

So help me God,
Rufus Farnham

Common Wealth of Massachusetts

Suffolk [unk] Boston
Be it known that on this 24th day of Fb in the year of out Lord one thousand eight hundred & twenty seven, before me, Samiel Jackson Prescott Esq Notary Public & a Justice of the Peace & of the [unk[ render the Great Seal of the Commonwealth duly commissioned sworn & dwelling in the City of Boston aforesaid-personally came & appeared, the before named Rufus Farnam a gentleman of respectability to me well known, and made solemn oath to the truth of the aforegoing affidavit & declaration by him subscribed- and I hereby certify that said Rufus Farnam is a credible witness.

In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of Office of said Boston the day and year aforesaid.
S. J. Prescott Notary Public & Just Peace [unk]

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March 5, 1937

BA-J/EEl
Zebediah Farnam- S. 38689
Daniel Long-S.C. 4029

Mrs. W. L. Glesemkamp
134 North Liberty Street
Delaware, Ohio

Dear Madam;

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Rosemond Long, Zebidiah Farnam,, soldiers with the surnames Latimer, Wilkins, McNinch, Burns and the War of 1812 record of Daniel Long, who was born August 7, 1789, in Allegany County, Maryland, and was at hu;;'s surrender.

There is no claim for pension on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of Rosemond Long nor for service of a soldier with surname McNinch. No records could be identified of soldiers with surnames Latimer, Wilkins and Burns. The Revolutionary War record of Zebidiah Farnam and the Way of 1812 record of Daniel Long are furnished you herein as shown in the papers on file in the claims for pension based upon their military service.

Zebidiah Farnam
S38689

The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pensions claim, S.38689, based upon the military service in that was of Zebidiah Farnam.

Zebidiah Fanam (the name aooears, also, as Farnum and Farnham) was the son of Zebidiah. The date and place of his birth and the names of his parents are not shown.

While residing in Killingly, Connecticut, he enlisted sometime in 1775, and served eight months, exact dates of service and names of officers not given: he enlisted in January, 1776, served as a private in Captain Trowbridge's Company, of which his father Zebidiah Farnam Senior, was lieutenant, in Colonel Jebidiah Huntington's Connecticut Regiment, length of service, one year.

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Zebediah Farnam was allowed pension on his application executed March 10, 1827, at which time he was aged sixty-two years and resided in Providence, Rhode Island.

In above year, soldier stated that his wife was aged thirty-nine years and that he has a daughter, aged seven years, a son aged four years and a second daughter, aged sixteen days, but gave no name of wife or children.

He died October 21, 1834, place not stated.

In 1827, soldier's brother, Rufus, was aged sixty-one years and resided on Boston, Massachusetts. Rufus state that he served in the same company with his brother Zebediah and acted as waiter to his father, Lieutenant Zebidiah Farnam. There is no claim for pension on file based upon the service of Lieutenant Zebediah Farnam, father of Zebediah, Junior, and Rufus Farnam.

In 1825, one Thomas Farnam was aged seventy years and resided in Hampton, Windham County, Connecticut no relationship to family was shown.

Daniel Long
S.C. 4029

The data which follows are obtained from papers on file in War of 1812 pension claim, S.C.4029, based upon the military service in that war of Daniel Long.

The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of Daniel Long are not shown.

Daniel Long enlisted in Champaign County, Ohio, and served April 27, 1812 to October 26, 1812, as a private in Captain Samuel Stewart's Company of Ohio Militia. Soldier stated that he was taken prisoner at Hull's surrender, August 16, 1812 and was exchanged, length of time held in captivity not shown.

October 28, 1850, Daniel Long, then aged sixty-one years and a resident of Mill Creek Township, Union County, Ohio, applied for the bounty land which was due on account of his service.

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in the War of 1812. Daniel Long was granted eighty acres of bounty land on Warrant No. 2129, under the Act of September 28, 1850. March 27, 1855, this soldier applied for the additional bounty land which was due on account of his service in the War of 1812. He was still a resident of Union City, Ohio, and gave his age as sixty-five years. He was allowed eighty acres of bounty land on Warrant No. 5530, under Act of March 3, 1855.

In order to obtain information in regard to the location of the land cited above, you should address the Commissioner of the General Land Office with the numbers of the warrants, the acreage and the acts under which said warrants were issued.

Daniel Long was allowed pension on his application executed April 4, 1871, while residing in Union City, Ohio, one and one-half miles from Belle Point, Delaware County, Ohio, which was his post office. 

The soldier married April 22, 1813, in Champaign County, Ohio, Nancy Kelly. S. She was dead in 1871. There are no further data in regard to her and no reference was made to children.

Very truly yours

A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator

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20,286

Zebediah Farnam,
Providence CO R.I

Benjn Cowell,
Providence, R.I.

Rec'd 9 Apr 1827

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Right side up:
Rec'd April 9, 1827

Written vertically:
James L. Edwards, Esq. $125
Superintendent of the Pension Office
Washington

Written upside down:
20,286
Zebediah Farnum
Providence Co. R. I

Benj'n Cowell
Providence R.I.

Rec'd 9 Apr 1827

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James L. Edwards Esq. $125
Superintendent of pension office
Washington

On Right Margin:
Rec'd April 9, 1827

Written Vertically from left:

20,286
Zebediah Farnum,
Providence Co. R.I.

Benj'n Cowell,
Providence, R.I.

Rec'd. 9 Apl 1827

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Providence April 4th 1827

Sir

I herewith enclose the application of Zebediah Farnum, for a pension together with evidence taken to be used. The roll of regiment however which I promise is in the War department, will furnish the most conclusive testimony of his services. I take the liberty to say that I have known Mr Farnum for the last two ears, & believe him to be [unk] been a [unk], property, he [unk] me means of support. I have [unk] to think but by his named labour.

I am with great respect your obd. sevt,

Benjamin Cowell

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38689

INVALID

File No. 38689

Zebediah Farnam
Pri. Rev War

Act: 18th March 18

Index:- Vol. 3, Page 132

[Arrangement of 1870.]

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1908 Mar. 3 Hist to Mrs Alice J Schenck & 1932 Sept 22-Hist to Lela M. Brookshire

19337- Mar 5 Hist to Mrs. A.L. Glesenkamp

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303 [unk] St Fulton N.Y

To the Honorable Commissioner

Dear sir,

I would like the record of one Zebulas Farnum who served in the Revolutionary War from  either Mass or Conn he was born in 1723. If you have [unk] to can send same
You will confer a great [unk].

Very respectfully,

Alice J Schenck

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Record Division,
Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions
Briefed by L.D. Lamparter
Soldier Zebulas Farnum
Service Mass. or Conn.
Additional Service Rev. War

Remarks:
o Claim as above
Try (illegible) #38689

Zebediah Farnam
Farnum
or Farnham
born 1765

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194 Olney Ave.
Marion, Ohio
Sept. 19, 1932

Mr. A.D. Hiller,
Assistant to Administrator, 
Veterans Administration, Rev & 1812 Wars Sec.
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir -

I am working on the genealogy of the Zebadiah Farnum (Farnam) family and I just recently received a letter from the State Record Commissioner of Rhode Island.  He informs me that their records show that a Zebadiah Farnam served as a Private, Connecticut Continental Line; because a Pensioner residing in Providence County, R.I.; placed on pension roll April 9, 1827; pension commenced March 12, 1827; last payment of pension Sept. 3, 1832.  He couldn't give any information concerning date and place of birth or any family data, but advised me to write to you, that probably you could elicit some information relative to this Zebadiah Farnam.
I will greatly appreciate any information

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you can offer.
Awaiting a reply, I beg to remain
Very Sincerely,
Lela M. Brookshire

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194 Olney Ave.
Marion, Ohio
Aug. 27, 1932

Bureau of Pensions,
Revolutionary War Dept.
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir-

I am working on the Jane McNich - Zebadiah Farnum genealogy and would like to know if the Pension Bureau ever issue a pension to a soldier by the name of McNich of Connecticut or Farnum of Rhode Island or Ohio.  If by any chance the Bureau has

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will you please inform me of the same and any information concerning them.  Awaiting a reply and thanking you in advance, I bed to remain,
Yours truly
Lela M. Brookshire

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Mrs. W. L. Glesenkamp
134 North Liberty Street
Delaware, Ohio

Jane McNinch in New York, but I don't know when but around 1791.

Have you any record of a McNinch from Connecticut who had a daughter named Jane born Oct 13, 1763?

Have you any record of a Burns from Bradford Co. Pa. who had a daughter named Dimmis born Sept 29, 1797?

Any date that you may be able to give me about any of these persons will be greatly appreciated.

I may have been too garrulous but the Regent of the D.A.R. chapter here advised giving this data to you.  Thank you for your courtesy.

Very truly yours,
(Mrs. W.L.) Hazel L. Glesenkamp

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MRS. W. L. GLESENKAMP
134 NORTH LIBERTY STREET
DELAWARE, OHIO
The Pension Bureau 
Washington, D.C.

My dear sir
Have you any record of Rosemond Long having served in the Revolutionary War? He was born in 1743, but I do not know where he lived or moved on to land in Maryland west of Fort Cumberland.
I do not know when he moved there, but he was living there in 1788. He was married to Margaret De Vault, there were nine children one of whom was Daniel Long. Do you have the names of his other children? Have you any record of Daniel

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Long's service in the War of 1812?
He was born August 9, 1789 in Allegheny County Maryland and served in the War of 1812, being in Hull's surrender. 

Have you any Revolutionary War record of Latimer who had a son named Stephen Latimer born {son's birthdate October 22, 1795? 
This Latimer about whom I ask was from Bradford County, Pennsylvania but I do not know that he was born there. 

Have you any Revolutionary War record of a Hilkins who served in Vermont, and who had a son named Seymour who was was born {February 29, 1796? son's birthdate
This son married Priscilla Farnum

Have you any record of Jebediah Farnum born in Rhode Island March 31, 1761, his wife was

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September 22, 1932
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Zebediah Farnam - S.38689
BA-J/EEL

Lela M. Brookshire
194 Olney Avenue
Marion, Ohio

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letters in which you request information in regard to Zebadiah Farnam, a soldier of the Revolutionary War and also a soldier with surname McNich who served in that war.  (Handwritten note - McNich searched by Mrs. Finch)

A careful search of the records has been made in your behalf and no record found based upon the services of any soldier with surname McNich.  The history of Zebediah Farnam is given below:

Zebediah Farnam (the name also appears as Farnum and Farnham) was the son of Zebediah.  The date and place of his birth are not given.

While residing in Killingly, Connecticut, he enlisted sometime in 1775, and served eight months, exact dates of service and officers' names not given; he enlisted in January, 1776, served as a private in Captain Trowbridge's Company, of which his father, Zebediah Farnam, was Lieutenant.  Colonel Jedediah (Mis-typed Z changed to J in handwriting) Huntington's Connecticut Regiment, length of service one year. 

He was allowed pension on his application executed March 10, 1827, at which time he was sixty-two years and resided in Providence, Rhode Island.

In the above year, he stated that his wife was aged thirty-nine years and referred to a daughter, aged seven years; a son aged four years and a second daughter, aged sixteen days, but gave no names.

The soldier died October 21, 1834. (Initials AB)

In 1827, soldier's brother, Rufus, was aged sixty-one years and resided in Boston, Massachusetts.  Rufus stated that he served in same company with his brother, Zebediah, and acted waiter to his father, Lieutenant Zebediah Farnam.  There is no claim for pension on file on account of the services of the father, Zebediah Farnam.

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Pension Cl. S17408
In 1825, one Thomas Farnham was aged seventy years and resided in Hampton, Windham County, Connecticut; no relationship to the family was shown.
Very truly yours,
A.D. Hiller
Assistant to Administrator.
See Pension claim
Rufus Farman Farnum or Farnham
W-10923

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In reply to your request of ...received Feby 24, 1948
for a statement of the military history of Zebediah Farnam [Jr]
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. Surv. File 38.689
Dates of Enlistment or appointment: 1775, Jany 1776
Length of Service 8 mo, 1 year
Rank
---, Private
Officers under whom service was rendered
Captain Trowbridge
Colonel Jeddiah Huntington
State: Connecticut, Continental

Name also appears with Farnham and Farnum
Battles engage in --
Residence of soldier at enlistment: Killingly, Conn.
Date of application for pension: March 10, 1827, His claim was allowed
Residence at date of Application: Providence, R. I.
Age at date of application: 62 years
Remarks: Soldier was the son of Lieut. Zebediah Farnham deceased and brother of Rufus and Thomas Farnham all of whom arrived in the above named company ---
his wife age 39 years, son, and daughters 7 yrs and 16 mo respectively but did not ---
Very respectfully,