Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36,478, Jesse Cone, Conn.

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(3-1776)

SERVICE  NUMBER

Conn.  Cone, Jesse  S.36,478

CONTENTS

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[left page] Continued on the Roll under the law 1 May 1820.

Notification Sent John Fisk Esqr 5 July 1820
Middletown
Connecticut

Jesse Cone,
Corporal 4
Connecticut line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.

Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 14th of April 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 30th of June 1818, and sent to Asher Miller, Esquire,
Saybrook, Connt.

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818.
Semi-anl. all'ce ending [crossed out]
4 Months 21/30
[illegible, crossed out] $37.60

Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818

.76 Three years

Middletown Middlesex Ct

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Darrows Co: 11 Connt
Regt.
= Correct

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Jesse Cone now of Middletown in the County of Middlesex & State of Connecticut formerly of Haddam in sd County & State deposeth & saith that in or about the last of December AD 1776 he entered into the Service of the United States in the Army of the United States in the war of the Revolution upon the Continental Establishment in the capacity of a private soldier [crossed out] ^Corporal, in the Company commanded by Christopher Darrow in the 1st Regiment of the Connecticut Line commanded by Colonel Jedediah Huntington, & continued to serve in the Capacity of a private soldier [crossed out] ^Corporal in the same Company in the Army of the United States upon the Continental Establishment from the time of entering the same until the month of December AD 1779 & was during sd month of December AD 1779 honorably discharged from the Service - that the Deponent was sixty three years old the 5th day of October last - that his discharge has been lost by time & accident - & that by reason of his reduced circumstances in life he is in need of Assistance from his Country for support -
Dated at East Haddam in the County of Middlesex & State of Connecticut the 14th day of April AD 1818-

Jesse Cone

State of Connecticut ss Middlesex County Be it remembered that on this 14 day of April 1818 personally appeared before me Asher Miller Esqr Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County Jesse Cone of Middletown in said County a resident Citizen of said State

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and being duly cautioned and carefully examined made solemn oath that the above deposition by him subscribed contains the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth
A. A. Miller C. Justice as aforesd

And I further certify that it appears to my satisfaction the said Jesse Cone did serve in the revolutionary War against the Common as stated in ^the preceding declaration and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary of the department of War pursuant to the directions of the Act of Congress in such ^case made and provided
B. A. Miller C. Justice as aforesd

State of Connecticut
Middlesex County ~ | I John Fisk Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of sd County of Middlesex do Certify that the Hon Asher Miller Esqr of Middletown in sd State is Chief Judge of sd Court and that his name subscribed to the preceeding ( and annexed certificates marked A. B. C ) is his Proper Hand writing & signatures
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my Hand and affixed the seal of sd Court this 1st day of May AD 1818 ~
Jno. Fisk Clk

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Daniel Smith of Haddam in the County of Middlesex County in the State of Connecticut Deposes and says that he is well acquainted with Jesse Cone formerly of said Haddam but now of Middletown in said County who is now claiming pension that he knows him to have been in the Continental army in the Revolutionary war but how long he served he cannot tell that he is reduced in his circumstances and needs assistance from his Country for support
Dated at Haddam 14th April 1818
Daniel Smith

State of Connecticut ss County of Middlesex
Be it remembered that on this 14th day of April 1818 personally appeared before me Asher Miller Esqr. Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County Daniel Smith of Haddam in said County and being duly cautioned and carefully examined made solemn oath that the above Deposition by him subscribed contains the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth
B. A. Miller C. Justice as aforesd.

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83
Jesse Cone

Middletown
No. 1278.
issd. 30 June 1818.

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State and District of Connecticut, ss.

On this 21st day of June 1820 personally appeared in open Court, before the adjourned Court [crossed out] ^County Court holden at Middletown within and for the County of Middlesex in said State, on the 20th day of June 1820, the same being a court of record, proceeding according to the course of common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings, and having power of fine and imprisonment, Jesse Cone aged 65 years, resident in the town of Middletown in said State, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war, as follows: That he the said Jesse Cone enlisted for the term of three years on the 10th day of December in the year 1776 in "the Clove" so called in the State of New Jersey in the company commanded by Captain Christopher Darrow in the regiment commanded by Colonel Jedediah Huntington in the line of the State of Connecticut on the continental establishment: That he continued to serve in the said corps until the 12th of December 1779 when he was discharged from the said service in Morristown in the State of New Jersey That he made a declaration to obtain a pension under the law of the 18th of March 1818, as nearly as he can recollect, having no minutes, on the  day of April 1818; and had transmitted to him a Certificate for a pension from the Secretary for the Department of War, No.
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 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;" 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.
I do further solemnly swear that I was in the battles of Dorchester heights when I was in the 6 months service, in all the battles on Long Island & at White Plains when I was in the years service, at Ridgefield & Compo hill - and at German town & Monmouth
That I am by occupation a Day labourer

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That the number of my family residing with me is none, and their names and ages are as follows [crossed out] :
And that I live altogether upon my pension without which I could not subsist unless releived by charity, old age and the infirmities attendant on it preventing me from labouring
Jesse Cone

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SCHEDULE annexed to the Declaration and Oath above made and taken before the  Court aforesaid.

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Jesse Cone
Middletown
No. 1278
issd. 30 June 1818.

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[circular seal depicting a woman holding scales (Justice) with text around edge] MIDDLESEX 

I John Fisk Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for Mx Co aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the foregoing Oath and Schedule annexed, are truly copied from the record of 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 none
dollars and cents [crossed out]

IN TESTIMONY whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this 21st - - day of June - - 1820
Jno. Fisk Clerk of sd. Court

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July 27, 1933

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Jesse Cone, S. 36478
BA-J/MCS

Mrs. Ivan E. Parkin
33 Dorothy Street
Hartford
Connecticut

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your request for information in regard to Jesse Cone, a soldier of the Revolution.

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S. 36478, based upon the military service of Jesse Cone.

He was born October 5, 1754. The place of his birth and the names of his parents were not given.

He stated "that I was in the battles of Dorchester Heights when I was in the six months service, in all the battles of Long Island and at White Plains when I was in the years service"; no further reference was made to these enlistments. He enlisted "in the Clove, so called, in the State of New Jersey" on December 10, 1776, served as corporal in Captain Christopher Darrow's company in Colonel Jedediah Huntington's Connecticut Regiment, was in the battles of Ridgefield, Compo Hill, Germantown and Monmouth, and was discharged December 12, 1779.

He was allowed pension on his application executed April 14, 1818, at which time he was living in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut. He then stated that he had formerly lived in Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut.

The name of his wife was not given nor was it stated that he was married.

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In order to obtain the data of the last payment of the pension of Jesse Cone, the name and address of the person to whom it was paid and possibly the date of the soldier's death, it is suggested that you address The Comptroller General, Records Division, General Accounting Office, Washington, D.C.? citing the following data: Jesse Cone, Certificate 1278, issued June 30, 1818, rate $8 per month, commenced April 14, 1818, Act of March 18, 1818, Connecticut Agency.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator

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33 Dorothy St.
Hartford, Conn.
July 20, 1933.

The Pension Office
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir,
Will you please supply me with any information you have concerning Jesse Cone [underlined]. I am particularly anxious to know the names of his wife and his parents. He began receiving a pension in 1818, I believe, and was listed as a corporal. When [underlined] did his pension cease to be paid? Have you the date of his death?
Thank you for any assistance concerning the facts of his life or family.
Sincerely yours,
(Mrs. Ivan E.) Phyllis E. Parkin

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36478
Revy INVALID.

File No. 36,478
Jesse Cone
Corp Rev War

Act: 18th March 1818
Index:-Vol. 2, Page 91

[Arrangement of 1870.]

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