Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36863, Benjamin Youngs, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Youngs, Benjamin
S 36863
CONTENTS

JA 215 Connecticut.
Benjamin Youngs,
of Sharon in the state of Connecticut who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Ch. Burrill of the Connecticut line, for the term of one year.
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut, at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence the 9 th of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 th of Sept. 1819, and sent to Cyrus Swan, Esq., Sharon, Litchfield Co. Conn.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1819. $ 134. 93.
Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Mar: 1820. 48 " 00
26/30
$ 182. 93
Continued
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }
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Aug. 20. 1831
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District of Connecticut ss. County of Litchfield, County Court.
On this 4 day of July 1820 personally appeared in open Court, being a court of RECORD for said county in said district, having the power to fine and imprison Benjamin Youngs aged 72 years resident in Sharon in said county, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows :
In the Connecticut line - in the Regiment commanded by Col. Charles Burrill - Company commanded by Capt. David Downs - and that he has received a pension certificate, dated the 17 th day of Sept r 1819, and is numbered - 14,215.
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen ; 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 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 18th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen ; 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. And that I am by occupation a Cooper, and am very distressed with Rheumatism and not able to labour but a part of the time, and have a Wife to support by the name of Mehitable, aged seventy four years - who is and has been for two years past under the Doctor's care - I am also in debt one hundred Dollars

I am in possession of the property contained in the following schedule, to wit:
  1 bow  $20.00    1 two year old knife  14.00    1 old trap kettle  4.00    1 Iron kettle  2.00    1 pot  1.00    1 Iron kettle  1.75    2 old tables  1.50    3 do. Shirts  3.00    5 Milk pans  1.50    11 old chairs  2.00    1 Set of Coopering tools  7.00    1 Old Waggon + harness  7.00    1 do. Skitter  6.00    2 do axes  1.75    2 do hoes  1.50    1 Sickle  1.34    1 Earthen cup  1.10    1 pint Glass  1.12    1 Hay knife  1.50    2 old pitch forks  1.42    1 Saddle + bridle  2.50     73.98  
  1 1/2 Set tea cups + saucers  $0.35    2 Pewter basins  0.42    3 Earthen bowls  0.30    10 Earthen plates  0.50    1 old pot wheel  0.75    2 Earthen platters  0.25    6 old knives + forks  0.75    1 pr of andirons  2.00    1 skin + tongs  2.00    2 old cedar barrels  0.50    1 pewter platter  0.42    4 Dry barrels  0.75    2 old candlesticks  0.25    1 Wash tub  0.34    1 Tin Lantern  0.42    2 old pails  0.50    1 Dung fork  0.42    1 Shovel  1.00    3 Glass bottles  0.50    1 Earthen tea pot  0.24     13.34    Am't of 1st column  73.98  
  An estate for my life in 16 acres of land with a dwelling house thereon  65.00    5 Acres of land in fee simple, a swamp  15.00     $107.00  
Benjamin Young

The full value of the Land and the dwelling thereon might be Holliston
Benj. Young 90 14.215
March 16/1820
Sworn to and declared on the 4 th day of July A. D. 1820 before the Court aforesaid  Frederick Wolcott Clerk
I, Frederick Wolcott, Clerk of the County Court, in the county of Litchfield, and State of Connecticut, do hereby certify that the foregoing Bills and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the court ; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court, that the total amount in value of property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is One hundred sixty seven dollars and thirty five cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this 17 th day of July 1820
Clerk of the County Court for the County of Litchfield.
Frederick Wolcott, Clerk.

Benjamin Youngs, private, Col. Charles Burrill's regiment, Connecticut. 9 th April, 1818.
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Augustus Pettibone, Judge, Litchfield, Connecticut. rec d . 30. April, 1818.
John Sedgwick of Litchfield County and

Benjamin Youngs of Sharon in Litchfield County and State of Connecticut deposes and says that in the year 1776. he enlisted in the army of the revolution as a private soldier in the continental establishment & Connecticut line for the term of one year under the command of Capt. David Dorrance, and served in the Northern Army, in the engagement under the command of Col. Charles Burrall of Canaan in said Litchfield County and during said term of service at the Battle of the Clouds the Deponent was taken a prisoner by the common Enemy & was stripped of all his clothes by the Indians. and at the expiration of about twelve Days. the deponent was delivered up to the army and on his parole. & returned to Fort George, and a few Days afterwards the Deponent was by his Com- mander again ordered on duty to fight the common Enemy on pretence that they had broken their Capitula- tion. & the Deponent not long after was taken sick & continued unwell untill long after the expiration of his said term of service & yet remains in ill health from the fatigues & hardships underwent during the afo d service and is now sixty years of age - & has always depended upon his manual labour for support together with the assistance of his friends & now stands in need of immediate support & relief from his country
Benjamin Youngs

State of Connecticut Litchfield County ss April the 9 th A D 1818 - Personally appeared Benjamin Youngs signor of the foregoing affidavit and made solemn oath to the truth of the same before me Augustus Pitelbore Chief Judge of Litchfield County Court
State of Connecticut Litchfield County ss I Augustus Pitelbore Esq r chief judge of the County Court for Litchfield County do hereby certify the foregoing affidavit and that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Benjamin Youngs served in the Revolutionary war against the common Enemy on the Continent established for more than nine months That by reason of his reduced circumstances in life he is in need of his country's protection for support
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court which is a Court of record to be offered this 9 th day of April Anno Domini 1818
Augustus Pitelbore Chief Judge
I Frederick Wolcott Clerk of the County Court in the County of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut certify that the seal hereto annexed is the seal of said Court & that the above signature is the lawful signature of the judge of said Court ~ April 21. 1818.
Frederick Wolcott, Clerk

18. 1819 John Sedgwick of Cornwall in Litchfield County and State of Connecticut do hereby certify that he The subscriber was Major in Charles Burrall Regiment The Commissions were signed John Hancock President of Congress, without limitation of time and dated 19th Jan'y 1776 and the Soldiers were enlisted for one year from Feby 1st 1776 served in Canada, were discharged Feby 1st 1777 and Mount Independence now in the State of New York I have no reason to doubt of the truth of the foregoing. Those Companies or part of Companies were captured at the Cedars by the British and Indians the other part of the Reg't passed down for Inverness Jan'y 17th 1779 . To settle this Point I sent my Commiss: to Washington. it is returned June 17th 1819 John Sedgwick
Litchfield County ss. Cornwall June the 18. 1819 Personally appeared the above named John Sedgwick, and made solemn oath that the facts stated in the above affidavit are true Before me Samuel E. Dyer Jus't of the peace

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
W.S.
July 16, 1925
Mrs. F. W. Schaefer 1508 S. Limestone St. Springfield, Ohio
Madam:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 35863, it appears that BENJAMIN YOUNGS enlisted in Litchfield County, Connecticut, February 1, 1776, served as private in Captain David Downs' Company, Colonel Charles Burrall's Connecticut Regiment; he was in the battle of The Cedars where he was captured, held for twelve days and then released on parole; he was discharged February 1, 1777.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 9, 1818, at which time he was seventy years of age and a resident of Sharon, Litchfield County, Connecticut.
In 1820 he stated that his wife, Mehitable, was seventy-four years of age. The date of marriage is not given.
He died August 30, 1831.
There is no further data on file relative to family.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner

36 863
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Benjamin Youngs His Her Was
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May 31-1904 Hon Chas. A. Russell Killingly - Conn.
Nov. 15, 1904 Hist Arthur Jenkins Governneur N.Y.
1909 May 3. Hist. to Mrs L Sweet &
1925 July 14 Hist. to Mrs. F.W. Schaefer M.A.
1925 July 22 Hist to Mrs. Olson H. Sleson M.A.

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MAY 27 1925
JUN 16 1925
1508 South Lime- stone Street Springfield Ohio.
U.S. Pension Commissioner
Dear Sir - Will you please send me a copy of the pension application of Benjamin Young - I wish the name of his wife, date of marriage etc. The num- ber of the application is S. 36863.
Very truly yours.
Mrs. F. W. Schaefer 1508 South Limestone St. Springfield Ohio. May 25. 1925.

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GENERAL OFFICES, PROVIDENCE, R. I. — U. S. A.
L. HORSFORD FARLOW, PRESIDENT. NEWTON D. ARNOLD, TREASURER.
CABLE ADDRESS "RUMFORD, PROVIDENCE"
MANUFACTURERS OF
RUMFORD BAKING POWDER, HORSFORD'S BREAD PREPARATION, HORSFORD'S PHOSPHATIC ACID POWDER, HORSFORD'S CREAM PHOSPHATE.
HORSFORD'S ACID PHOSPHATE, RUMFORD YEAST POWDER, HORSFORD'S SULPHITE, HORSFORD'S ANTI-CHLORINE.
PROVIDENCE, R. I. Apr. 20, 1909.
V. Warner, Commissioner, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Sir:-
I am in receipt of your favor of the 17th, and have to advise you that Benjamin Young enlisted February 1st, 1776 for one year in the Continental Troops, serving under Col. Charles Burrell and Captain David Downs.
He received a pension at the rate of $8.00 per month; his residence being at Sharon, Conn., and he died August 30th, 1831.
I understand that this record is on file in your Department O. W. & H. Division T. R. W. #36863 Inv. Revolutionary War.
Such a military record as I request has already been furnished a relative of mine. I desire one for my own use, and therefore make the request.
Trusting that the above information will be such that you can grant my request, I remain
Yours respectfully,
Wm L. South Box 1515

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OLD WAR & NAVY OCT 29 1904 FILES.

Wd 4215
C. H. BOWNE & CO., HARDWARE.
Gouverneur, N. Y., Oct. 26, 1904.
U. S. Pension Commissioner, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
I am very sorry to trouble you but would appreciate it very much if you would, as soon as possible tell me all you can ascertain from the files of your office concerning one of my wife's ancestors one Benjamin Young who enlisted in a Connecticut regiment in Feb. 1776 and who applied for a pension in 1818. I wish to know the following facts.
Date of enlistment and term.
Where born.
Date of birth.
Next of kin.
Date of death.
Place of death.
Who received his pension after his death.
Any additional information you may be able to give me will be very much appreciated. My wife desires to join the Daughters of the Revolution and we must have this information as soon as possible.
Thanking you in advance for your kindness, beg to remain.
Yours very truly,
Arthur Jenkins
Late Pay Clerk, U. S. Navy.

mea → Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
July 22, 1925
Mrs. Alson H. Gleason Keith Hill Grafton, Mass.
Madam:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 36863, it appears that BENJAMIN YOUNGS enlisted in Litchfield County, Connecticut, February 1, 1776, served as private in Captain David Downs' Company, Colonel Charles Burrall's Connecticut Regiment; he was in the battle of The Cedars where he was captured, held for twelve days and then released on parole; he was discharged February 1, 1777.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 9, 1818, at which time he was seventy years of age and a resident of Sharon, Litchfield County, Connecticut.
In 1820 he stated that his wife, Mehitable, was seventy-four years of age. The date of marriage is not given.
He died August 30, 1831.
There is no further data on file relative to family.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner

LITCHFIELD May 22
FREE
Honorable John C. Calhoun
Sumter South Carolina Washington
200 cans

Honble John C Calhoun
I have returned the application of Benjamin Young with the further evidence required and also the application of Elisha Goodrich - I suppose the evidence will be satisfactory and should be glad to have the affidavits directed to me at Sharon in season to draw money in September.
I am respectfully
Littlefield August 14 th 1819 E. G. Goodrich

Keith Hill Grafton, Mass.
U. S. Pension Commissioner Washington D. C -
Dear Sir -
May I have a copy of the pension declaration of Benjamin Young a Rev- olutionary soldier, who served in the Connecticut line & was on the pension roll 1818 or 1819. I wish to find out his wife's name, date of marriage &c. & such items are usually found in the appli- cation for a pension

or so I have been told - If there is a fee for this I will gladly forward it. Very truly yours.
Mrs. Alson H. Gleason.
May 22-1925.

Joel Chaffer of Sharon in the State of Connecticut deposeth and says that he is well acquainted with Benjamin Youngs of said Sharon and knows that said Youngs enlisted in the revolutionary Army of the United States of America in the year 1776 in the Company commanded by Capt. David Darrow in Colonel Charles Burrill's Regiment, and the deponent knows that said Youngs enlisted for one year, and will recollect his serving as a soldier in said Company, and believes he was taken Prisoner, and further the deponent saith not -
Joel Chaffer
Litchfield County ss. Sharon June 17. 1819. Personally appeared the above named Joel Chaffer and made oath to the truth of the facts stated in the above affidavit. Before me.
Samuel E. Everest Jus of the Peace
I hereby certify that the above named deponent is a man of good character for truth and veracity
Samuel E. Everest Jus of the Peace

I Frederick Wolcott, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within the County of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut, certify that Samuel D. Dorr Esq. was on the 17 th day of June A. D. 1819 & now is a Justice of the Peace within said County legally commissioned & qualified; that his name subscribed to the preceding instruments is his hand writing, and that the Seal here affixed is the Seal of said Court. August 17 th 1819. Frederick Wolcott.
Yours Respectfully J. H. Chaplin

John Jackson Depositor.

John Jackson of Sharon in the State of Connecticut deposeth and says that he is well acquainted with Benjamin Youngs of said Sharon and knows that Youngs enlisted in the revolutionary Army of the United States of America in the year 1776 in the Company, commanded by Capt David Downs, in Colonel Charles Burrill's Regiment and the deponent knows that said Youngs enlisted for one year and well recollects his serving as a soldier in said Company and knows that said Youngs was taken prisoner, by the Common enemy, and believes he served through the year and further the deponent says not
John Jackson
Signed before me this 13 th 1819. Subscribed County of Sharon Personally appeared the above named John Jackson and made solemn oath that the facts stated in the above deposition are true before me.
Samuel E. Eustis Just of the peace
This certifies that the above deponent is a man of good character for truth and veracity
Samuel E. Eustis Just of the peace

I Frederick Wolcott, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within the County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut, certify that Samuel B. Everett, Esq. is a Justice of the Peace within said County legally commissioned & qualified, & that he was a Justice of the Peace as aforesaid on the 13 th day of instant August - that his name subscribed to the preceding instruments is his proper hand writing & that the Seal hereto annexed is the Seal of said Court. August 17 th A. D. 1819. Frederick Wolcott 

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Benjamin Youngs a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. S. File 36863
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Litchfield Conn. Feb. 1, 1776 discharged Feb. 1, 1777 Pri. David Downs Charles Burrall Conn.                                            
Battles engaged in, The Cedars where he was capt & held 12 days - & released  on parole
Residence of soldier at enlistment,
Date of application for pension, Apr. 9. 1818  Storrs Conn.
Residence at date of application, Sharon Conn.
Age at date of application, 70 yrs.
Remarks: 1820 wife Mehitable ae 74 yrs.
(Wedd Aug 30, 1831 Agency book -)
date of mar. not given