Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 9582, for Jeduthan Simonds, Connecticut

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SERVICE   Conn. 
Simonds, Jeduthan
or Simons
Mary
NUMBER   R. 9582
B.L. Wt. 56917-160-55

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End P. 
Vol 11 page 120
268.859  Act Mar 3 ‘55
Mary Simonds, Widow 
Jeduthan Simonds [unreadable]
56.917 issued March 18th / 57
Captain Jona. Little
Col Selden
Conn. Ma [militia]
Ad: 160 acres Mch 17 / 57
[unreadable] Revy War 
Boynton
Conn [unreadable]
Special by Chief Clerk
S. Cole Feb 18 ‘57
Saml lee
Willimantic Conn

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State of Connecticut 
County of Windham } ss Plainfield 
On this Fifth day of February AD one thousand Eight hundred and fifty seven personally appeared before me a Notary Public within and for the County and State aforesaid Mary Simonds aged 70 years a resident of Plainfield in the State of Connecticut, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of Jeduthan Simonds deceased, who was a Teamster or Wagoner in the Compy commanded by Capt Jonathan Little in the Revolutionary war; (that he was engaged in transporting Forage in Col Seldens Regt when stationed at Morristown New Jersey.  That her said husband enlisted at Windham on or about the first day of May AD 1782 for the term of six months and continued in actual service in said war for Six months and was honorably discharged at Newburg New York on or about the 1 day of November AD 1782 by Wagon Master Cogswell said discharge is lost and cannot be returned.  I have often seen it

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She further states that she was married to the said Jeduthan Simons in Windham on the 15th day of Nov A. D. 1787 by one Stephen White Clergyman and that her name before her said marriage was Mary Huntington that her said husband died at Windham on the 15th day of June  A.D. 1850 and that she is now a widow.  There is no public or private record of my said marriage to my knowledge.  
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She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the Act approved the 3d day of March, 1855. She also declares, that she has never applied for nor received, under this or any other Act of Congress, any bounty land warrant.  
Mary Simonds x her mark
Witness  Saml Lee  
Stephen Wilbur 
We Stephen G Wilbur and Mary Wilbur residents of Plainfield in the State of Connecticut, upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Mary Simonds in our presence, and that we believe from the appearance and statements of the applicant that she is the identical person she represents herself to be.   
Stephen Wilbur 
Mary Wilbur 
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me, on the day and year above written, and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons, that the claimant is the person he represents himself to be, and that I have no interest in [claim]. 
Saml Lee Notary Public

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Declaration of Mr Jeduthan Simonds of
Windham Ct. for a Pension

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STATE OF CONNECTICUT, 
County of Windham  } ss  Windham July 30th 1832 
On this 30th day of July 1832 personally appeared in open court, before the Hon Court of Probate for the District of Windham in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut, now sitting, Jeduthan Simonds a resident of Windham in the county of Windham and state of Connecticut, aged Sixty Eight years, and who being first 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 7, 1832.  That he enlisted under Capt Jonathan Little of Lebanon Connecticut the fore part of May 1781 into the Continental service and was ordered to drive one of the continental teams with the baggage of the army and cart forage for the horses.  He was first  ordered to Hartford West Division from that to Washington in Litchfield County from thence to Fishkill N.Y. from thence he was ordered to New Fairfield Connecticut, from thence to Fishkills and crossed the North River, and went to Morristown and to Blanks Point where he joined the Jersey Brigade where he remained some months carting forage for the army.  From thence he was order to cart a load of baggage of the army to Robinson Ferry on the North River just below West Point from thence to Peekskill N.Y. where he was discharged the last of November 1781 by Mr Cogshall Waggonmaster Genl.   
He further states in answer to the interrogatories of the Court that he has no documentary evidence, to prove his services & that he lived in Windham when he went into the service and has lived in Windham since the Revolution, and that he was born in Windham on the 20th day of September 1763 and has no record of his age except the town records.  Also he states that Mr Benjamin Bibbins of Windham was knowing to his services.  Also that he served six months and a half in the aforesaid campaign. 
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. 
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid 
Jeduthan Simons 
I Richard F Cleveland a clergyman residing in the town of Windham and Joel W. White residing in said Windham hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jeduthan Simons, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be sixty eight 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. 
Richd F Cleveland 
Joel  W White

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Personally appeared Mr Benjamin Bibbens of Windham before the Hon Probate Court for the District of Windham this 30th day of July 1832 and after having been Sworn according to law in open Court says that he enlisted in May 1781 under Capt Jonathan Little of Lebanon (Ct) into the continental service for six months and was ordered to drive one of the continental teams to cart baggage for the army and forage for the horses. He was first ordered to Hartford West division thence to a place now called Washington in Litchfield County (Ct) from thence to Fish Kills N. Y. from thence to New Fairfield (Ct) from thence to Fishkills and crossed the North River and went to Morristown New Jersey and to Blanks Point where he joined the Jersey Brigade and he states that M. Jeduthan Simonds of Windham enlisted with him and was ordered into the same service and accompanied him driving a continental team untill they reached Blanks Point New Jersey when they joined the Jersy Brigade.  Soon after he says he was ordered off with Col Seldens Regiment to New Bedford on the [unreadable] lines and saw no more of the Simonds untill after they were discharged.   
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court the day & year aforesaid 
Benj Bibbens 
State of Ct.
Windham County } ss  Windham July 30 1832 this may certify that Mr. Jeduthan Simonds of Windham was born Sept 20th 1760 as appears from the records of said town of Windham.   
Attest Thomas Gray Town Clerk  
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 abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the court further certifies, that the Certificate signed by Richard F. Cleveland who is a Clergyman in the town of Windham and Joel W White Esq residing in Windham, also the deposition signed his Benjamin Bibbens of said Windham are all credible persons and their statements can be relied upon.   
I Thomas Gray Clerk of the aforesaid Court in the County of Windham do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court, in the matter of the application of Jeduthan Simons for a pension. 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 30 day A. D. 1832, Thomas Gray Clerk

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Official Business 
FREE
[stamp]  SOUTH WINDHAM CONN FEB 7
Hon George A Whiting 
Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington D.C.

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56,917
160 acres

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268859
Connecticut 
Jeduthan Simonds 
act 7 June 1832 
Rejected on Aug 15 ‘32
Letter Hon E. Young
17 Dec ‘33
9582

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REJECTED
9,582
Jeduthan Simons

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Jeduthan Simons

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Windham, March 26th 1862
 Hon J. H. Basset 
Sir 
I have employed Messr Niles A. Addison as my attorney to prosecute the claim of my Mother Mary Simons claiming Revolutionary Pension as the widow of my Father Jeduthan Simons, who enlisted the last year of the Revolutionary war, as a private and served to the end of the war.  
Will you please allow Mssr Niles A. Addison to examine the papers in the case filed in  your office,   
Very respectfully 
Joshua Fitch a child of Mary Simons

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Willimantic Feb 7 1857 
Hon Geo A Whiting 
Hon Sir I herewith forward you Widow Mary Simonds application for bounty.  If her papers are found to be correct and a warrant is issued you will please forward the same to my address.  
Very Respt  
Saml Lee 
P.S. I understand that Mr Simonds in his lifetime made application for pension and his claim suspended for want of sufficient record evidence to establish the length of time required. I would remark that I applied for Benj Bibbins of Windham for bounty land and obtained a warrant.  I understood that Bibbins and Simond Each enlisted at Windham and served together during the term of there enlistments.   
Respectfully yours Saml Lee

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State of Connecticut 
County of Windham } ss Windham On this 7th day of February A D 1857 before me personally appeared Charles Fitch and Thomas Gray residents of Windham in the State of Connecticut who being duly sworn according to law; Each depose and say that they was well acquainted with Jeduthan Simonds late of Windham deceased, Also with his wife Mary Simonds that they knew them as residents of Windham for a period of Fifty years or more, that they lived and cohabited as man and wife, raised a family of children, was esteemed and respected by there neighbours, and it is our belief that they were lawfully married, we never heard it doubted.  We each further state that the said Jeduthan Simonds died at Windham, according to the best of our knowledge in the summer of 1850; that his wife Mary Simonds Still remains his widow. 
Charles Fitch 
Thomas Gray 
The foregoing affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me the on the day and year above written and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons. 
Saml Lee Notary Public