Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23,975, Asa Turner, Conn.

SERVICE
Conn.
Turner Asa
NUMBER
S 23975
CONTENTS

Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6. April from 4 March to 4 Sep 1839. Age notified 16. March 1839
24689 New York 24. 68
Asa Turner of Chautauqua in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company by Captain Gillette of the Regt. by Col. Campbell in the R. H. Art. line for 2 years.
24689
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per to commence on the 14th day of March, 1839.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of Feb 1834 and sent to Hon. A. H. Hazeltine H Rep.
Arrears to the 14th of Sept 1833. $200.00 Semi-ann. allowance ending Feb March 34. 40.00 $240.00
{ Revolutionary Eliza Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by W. L. Williams Book E Vol. 4 Page 8

Louisa Jones heir at law to A. Turner
to Mrs W. Muzzy
Power of Atty.
24689
Asa Turner Deed
Rev pensioner of Stockton New York.

State of New York County of Chautauqua ss.
Be it known.
That on this 23 d day of May A.D. 1854. before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County & State aforesaid, personally appeared Louisa Jones, a resident of Busti in said County, and made oath according to law. That she is child and heir at law to Asa Turner, who was a pensioner of the United States of the Albany Agency, and who died at Stockton - in said County on or about the 27 th day of Novem- ber A.D. 1847 - That she is directly interested as a claimant in whatever arrears of Pension there may be due and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.
I hereby constitute and appoint Amos W. Muzzey of Panama N.Y. my true and lawful Attorney to prosecute the claim of the said Asa Turner dec d to any amount of Revolutionary Pension or increase or arrears of pension that may be due his heirs - and I hereby authorize my said Attorney - to examine all papers or documents in relation to said claim, on file in the Department at Washington or elsewhere - to file additional evidence or arguments.

to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed and to do all things that I could or might do were I personally present. Hereby ratifying all that my said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises - Lorissa Jones
Subscribed, and sworn to before me. and acknowledged - on the day and year above written. And I hereby certify - that I believe the said Lorissa Jones, to be directly interested in said claim as set forth - and to be the ident- ical party herein alluded -
Emmy Davis Justice of the Peace
State of New York Chautauqua County Clerk's Office
I hereby certify that Emmy Davis who was on the 23 d day of May last a Justice of the Peace in for said County, duly elected & sworn & authorized, by law to administer oaths &c, and further, that I am well acquainted with his hand writing & truly believe his signature to the above Instrument to be genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name & affixed the Seal of said County this 27 th day of June 1851 R. O. Mead Clerk

Adm d 24 mo. pri 80 $

State of New York Chautauqua County ss On this twentyth day of February in the year of Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three Personally appeared in open court before the court of Common Pleas of the county of Chautauqua now sitting being a court of Record. Asa Hurd a resident of the town of Ellery in the county of Chautauqua aforesaid aged sixty seven years on the fourteenth day of June last 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 7th 1832 That in the year one thousand eight hundred & twenty eight at Harrieton in the state of Connecticut he believed in the month of March before he arrived to the age of thirteen years he voluntarily enlisted for year one year into a volunteer in- dependent company of minute men un- der the command of Captain Gillett under this company of Captain enlistment he ser- ved as a soldier about six months on guard & patrol at West Haven in the state of Connecticut Lieutenant Hancock was Lieu- tenant the name of the Ensign not recollected This company was stationed as a guard & no regimental or field officers were attached to the same. The company were not called out until about six months after enlistment This company marched from Harrieton through Watersbury Bethany and New Haven to West Haven. In the year 1879 according to my best recollection I voluntarily enlisted into Captain Hurd's company in Col. Banfield's Regiment of Connecticut Militia & served

six months (the term of said enlistment) as a guard at Stamford & Middletown. Lieutenant Buel was Lieutenant in this company. Enlisted into this company at Watertown in Connec- ticut & marched from thence through Wood- bury Southbury. Newtown Redding (Danbury Norwalk & Stamford to Greenwich was his charge from service at Middletown by Capt Avery. Was engaged in several skirmishes with the British during this service on patrol & scouting parties. Not long after this his charge was in service as a volunteer one month in Captain Hems company in Col Hoskins regiment at the time of the alarm when Danbury & other towns in Connec- ticut were burnt & plundered by the British. Marched from Watertown to Stam- ford & was stationed there about three weeks. In 1781 or beginning of 1782 I volun- teered at Watertown in Captain Gib- bily enlisted at Watertown in Captain Gib- bily's company of Militia in Col Wells Col Granger's company of Militia in Col Wells regiment & was stationed for six months at Housatonic in the state of Connecticut this ser- vice consisted in patrolling & watching the motion of the enemy during this service was engaged in several skirmishes with the enemy & was discharged at Housatonic by the Captain of said company at the expiration of six months after the service commenced After the discharge from Captain Granger's company & in the year 1782 I again en- listed at Watertown in Captain Labaree's company of independent volunteers to guard the seaboard & prevent unlawful intercourse

with the British. Was Stationed at Stamford during this service was in one engagement with the British on Long Island sound at Thorne's bay opposite Greenwich. Under this enlistment served one year as a private Sol- dier In addition to the foregoing services in all of which I volunteered I served four months as a substitute Run- -ner, Pick in Captain Seldon's company in Col. Starr's company Genl. Huntington's Brigade of the Connecticut line This was in the year 1780 or 1781 was in winter quarters at Redding in Connecticut was engaged in patrolling & was to Horse neck to assist Genl. Putnam at the time he rode down the Stone Stairs In the first service herein named in Captain Gillets company I marched from Harwington through Watertown Bethany & New Haven to West Haven. And in all the other enlistments & services named marched from Watertown through Wood- bury, Southbury, Newtown Redding Danbury, Mil- ton or Milford to the places named on the Seaboard That he has no documentary evidence of his ser- vices & that he knows of no person whose testimo- ony he can procure other than that of his brother & sister; the latter he has not been able to procure The affidavit of his brother is hereunto to annexed We hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension & annuity, except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state That in the whole of the services rendered he served at least two years & ten months as a private Soldier & for which he claims a pension for eight eight Dollars per month Sworn to & subscribed the day 2 & year aforesaid in open court Asa Jewett James B. Lowry, Clerk

In answer to the questions put by the Court the ap- plicant answered as stated before below
1. Where & in what year when you born? 2. Have you any record record of your age & if so when is it? 3. Where were you living when called into service where have you lived since the revolutionary war and where do you now reside 4 How were you called into service were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom 5 State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops where you served such continental and militia regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstan- ces of your service 6 Did you ever receive a discharge from the service and if so by whom was it given & what has become of it 7 State the names of the persons to whom you are known in your present neigh- bourhood & who can testify as to your character for veracity & their belief of your services as a soldier of the revolution
In answer to the 1st question this Deponent saith that he was born at Watertown in the county of Litchfield on the fourteenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & sixty five as he is informed & believes
2nd That a record of his age was kept in his father's family bible from which record his age was copied into his own family bible

We, Ebenezer Harrington & the undersigned a clergyman residing in the town of Charlemagne adjoining the town of Ellery, pastor of the church of which the said the undersigned is a member, and Charles Bennis & Odin Benedict residing in the same town hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Asa Hurlbut who has subscribed & sworn to the annexed declaration that we believe him to be sixty seven years of age & that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion & we also certify that he is a man of good moral character of truth & veracity & that in our opinion his declaration hereunto annexed is entitled to full credit.
Subscribed & sworn in open Court this 12th day of February 1833. James B. Dorr, Clerk
Ebenezer Harrington Charles Bennis Odin Benedict
I certify that Ebenezer Harrington, Charles Bennis & Odin Benedict have subscribed & made oath to the above certificate as credible persons.

And the said court do hereby de- clare their opinion after investigation of the matter & after putting the inter- rogatories prescribed by the war de- partment that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the said court further certifies that it appears to them that Ebenezer Harrington who has signed the funding certificate is a disingenuous resident in the town of Ellery in the County of Chautauqua & that Charles Berrys & Olin Benedict who have also signed the same are resi- dents of the same town are credible per- sons & that their statement is entitled to credit.
I James B Lowery Clerk of the County of Chautauqua certify that the annexed declaration was subscribed & sworn to by Mr Turner in open court the answers made by him to the interrogatories put by the court & that the above is the opinion of the judges of the court of common pleas of said County expressed thereon in testimony of the said court the 12th day James B Lowery Clerk
with I have said County January 1833 New York

State of New York Rensselaer County } ss.
I, Thomas Furness of the Town of Lansingburgh in the County and State aforesaid being duly sworn, saith that he the deponent is a Brother of Asa Furness that he the deponent well understands that the said Asa Furness was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and served his time, but how long this deponent is unable to state. And this deponent further says that the said Asa is a person of good character and his statement of his services is entitled to full faith and credit.
Thos. Furness
Given this 6 th day of November 1832 before me The subscribing known to me as entitled to credit in all places
Jacob C. Lansing
Supreme Court Commissioner
State of New York Rensselaer County } ss. Clerk's Office
I, Archibald Bull clerk of said County do hereby certify that Jacob C. Lansing Esquire before whom the above Affidavit purports to have been sworn was on the day of the date of said affidavit a Supreme Court Commissioner in and for the State of New York residing in said County
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my name and affixed the Seal of the said County this seventh day of November 1832.
Archibald Bull Clerk

State of New York Schenectady County ss Ara turns the applicant for a pension re- med in the annexed statement being duly sworn says in explanation of the objections that his services were rendered when only fifteen years of age says that his services in Captain Grangers company & Captain Pitches were after he was fifteen years of age that he was fifteen years old on the fourteenth day of June one thousand seven hundred & eighty that after this he served six months months in Captain Grangers Company for six months and one year in Captain Pitches com- pany as will be perceived by reading the whole of his declaration instead of fifteen years of age he was more than seventeen years of age when he left the service & in answer to the objection that it was contrary to the regulations of the service to enlist or receive persons under fifteen years of age it will be observed that the enlistments were in volunteers & independent companies the officers of which were not at all connected with the regular service & had a right to receive into their com- panies persons of any age & were governed more by the will than the age of the persons they received. As to the objection that his name is not found on the roll of Col Starks regiment it will be observed that in this regiment he was a substitute only for four months only for Reuben Puck to whom name he answered during the whole time he served in this regiment & was known in the Regiment by no other name than that of Reuben Puck who took his place in the regiment again at the expiration of my service as his substitute. As to the name in the regiment If the name of Reuben Puck is not found on the roll of Col Starks regiment this Deponent is willing

to be subjected to further proof but be- lieving that he has already complied with every requisite mentioned in the adver- tisement of the war department as requi- ry for applicants under the act of the 7 th of June 1832 he again submits his claim with the explanations mentioned in this affidavit & wishes his papers to be carefully reexamined & fully believing that he is entitled to a pension under the law of the 7 th of June 1832 for voluntary laborious & severe service services & during the revolutionary war he will not relinquish his claim on the government of his country without a persevering effort to obtain it.
Asa Turner
Sworn & subscribed the 11 th day of June A.D. 1833 before me Asahel Potter J.P.
I certify that Asa Turner is a man of truth & veracity & entitled to credit. A. Potter J.P.
Grantangee County Clerks office James B Lowry Clerk of said county do hereby certify that Asahel Potter before whom the above affidavit has been to have been made was on the day of the date of said affidavit a justice of the peace in & for said county & that I am acquainted with the hand writing of said justice & verily believe that his name is subscribed in his own proper hand pursuant to the certificate of said affidavit. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name & affixed the seal of said county the twelfth day of June 1833 James B Lowry Clerk

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Asa Turner 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. S. F. 23,975.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     2 1778 6 mos. Pri. Gillett ✓ Conn.   4 1779 6 " Herwit Canfield   1 1777 1 " Fern Hopkins   3 1779 4 " Selden Starr   5 1781 6 " Gideon Granger Mells   6 1782 1 yr. Jabez Fitch ✓  
Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Watertown Conn.
Date of application for pension, Feb 12, 1833 His cl. was al.
Residence at date of application, Ellery, Chautauqua Co., N.Y.
Age at date of application, B. June 14, 1763; Watertown, Conn.
Remarks: Soldier died Nov. 27, 1847, at Stockton, Chautauqua Co. N.Y., leaving a daughter, Lovisa Jones who was living in Rusti, Chautauqua Co. N.Y. in 1854. Soldier had a son-in-law Anselm Potter living in Chautauqua Co. N.Y. in 1833. Soldier was a clergyman of the Bap. Ch. (Soldier had a brother Thomas Turner living in Rensselaer Co. N.Y. in 1832)  Respectfully,
Putnam's Ride was in Mar 1779 6-2856 Danbury burned in 1777 see Com. p 584. for last service Fitch Co from Mar. 1, 1782  Commissioner.

Asa Turner
Mr. Hazeltine -

County of Delaware Town of Franklin
I do swear in the presence of Almighty God that I was a resident in the town of Watertown in the State of Connecticut in the time of the Revolutionary war and was intimately acquainted with Asa Trumbull as I lived in the same town and in the same family a part of the time and was knowing to his going into service of the war - how long he served I cannot tell but believe from credible reports that he served in the several campaigns to the amount of two years or more
Sworn and Subscribed } Polly M. Hall this 5 th Day of November 1835 before me Allis Brown
Justice of the peace I certify that Polly Hall who subscribed the above affidavit is of good moral character and a credible person Allis Brown Justice
State of New York County of Delaware ss
I Bradford Bethune Clerk of the said County do certify that Allis Brown before whom the above affidavit was sworn was at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Delaware duly commissioned and sworn. and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and verify believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit to be his proper hand writing and signature. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of office this 13 th day of November 1835 B. Bethune Clerk

Asa Turner.
Hon. A. H. Hazeltine
Rev. Hon. S. L. Edwards, Commissioner of Pensions Pension Office -

House of Representatives,
Feb. 3 d . 1834
Hon. James L. Edwards,
Dear Sir,
The enclosed affidavit, in relation to the revolutionary services of Asa Turner of Ellery in the County of Chautauque (N.Y.) has been sent to me with a request that I would lay it before you. Mr. Turner, I presume, is an applicant for a pension under the act of June 1832. His papers were probably transmitted to your office, through his son-in-law, Asahel Datter, Esquire, of Mayville in Chautauque County. Mr. Turner is a respectable clergyman of the Baptist Church, and should place much confidence in his own statements. —
I have the Honor to be &c.
Oliver Hazeltine.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
January 9 th 1841.
Sir :
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Asa Turner , — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany, N.Y. Agency, at the rate of Eighty — Dollars and — Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832 , has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March , to the 4 th Sept. 1839 ,
Respectfully yours,
Wilson B. Parris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

Asa Turner & Ashbel Hitchcock
Rev Cases 6780
New York Suspended Roll -
H. H. Sylvester to Jas. G. Austin
Power of atty
Aug 2 nd 1852
I desire to see the papers in each the above cases
Aug 2 nd 1852
J. G. Austin Print
Asa Turner was removed at 180 -
N.Y.
admitted file
Asa Turner at 180
Ashbel Hitchcock

Charleston N.H. July 16 1852
Dear Friend
Sir
I will thank you to report to Genl G Austin, on the case of the claim of Asa Farnum & Abner Ditchburn of New York, in which case powers of attorney were filed in my name
I have the honor to be
Very Respectfully Yours
H H Sylvester

New York Rev.
Asa Turner Suspended
lot. 113 Lowry 25 Sept. 1883
adm o .
Act. y June '32

23975 INVALID.
No. 23975
Asa Turner
Pr. Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82 nd
Box: — Vol. 9 , Page 498
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Feb 26-1902
Mrs Jennie T. Browning Toledo O.
1915, mch. 19. Hist. to Mrs. W. H. Cooper. F.W. Letter with { Cl. S. F. 11-03 Elijah Cook.
1920 June 12. History to Mrs A. F. Harvey
1922-Dec. 13. Hist. To Bernice H. Turner. MMH

Rev Sec
Maryville, Mo.
May 20, 1920
The Pension Office, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
Please send me the pension record of Asa Turner who was granted a Revolutionary War pension from Chautauqua Co., N. Y. but who served in the war from Watertown, Conn. or vicinity. His name was placed on the pension roll Feb. 6, 1834 but the pension had commenced Mar. 4, 1831. I want the name and number

of his company, regiment and commanders for admittance to the D. A. R.
I enclose stamp for reply.
Yours truly,
Mrs. A. F. Harvey
Maryville, Mo.
His name is set down as having served in the Conn. militia .

Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
I am investigating the Revolutionary War records of my ancestors, Asa Turner and his father Jedediah Turner, residents of Watertown (also called Waterbury) Connecticut, during the Revolutionary War. Asa Turner was born June 14, 1765, Watertown Conn.
Negative Jedediah Turner was born May 27, 1733 Hartford Conn.
Asa Turner was the recipient of a pension from the government on account of his war services. Whether or not Jedediah Turner received a pension, we do not know.
Will you kindly send me such information concerning the services of both Asa Turner and Jedediah Turner as the Dept. of Pensions has on file?
I'll be very grateful for an early reply as I want the records for the D.A.R.
Very truly,
Bernice H. Turner 1415 Buchanan St. Topeka Kansas
Nov. 14, 1922