Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 22,529, Roger Wadsworth, Conn.

SERVICE
Conn
Wadsworth, Roger Ann
NUMBER
W. 22.529
CONTENTS

Connecticut 38
Ann Wadsworth of Hartford in the State of Connecticut who was a _____ in the _____ commanded by Captain _____ of the _____ commanded by Conn, _____ in the _____ line for Widow of Roger Wadsworth Lieut. Lieutenant in the Revolution three years service and
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 320 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 day of Sept. 1836 and Lieut Roger Wadsworth Hartford Ct
Arrears to the 14th of Sept 1836 $1.760.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar '37 160.00 $1.920.00
Act 4 July 1836 { Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by H.H. Addison Clerk,
Book _____ Vol. - 1 - Page - 93

This certifies that I find by a memorandum kept by Rev. Mr. Rawland that Roger Wadsworth was married to Anna Prior July 10. 1777- It appears that this mar- riage was solemnized by Rev. David S. Rowland - Charles Walker Pas. of Cong. Chh Wendover.

State of Connecticut County of Hartford
I, Philo A. Goodwin Clerk of the County Court for said County of Hartford do hereby certify that James D.oomis Esq. whose name is subscribed to the annexed certificate is an acting Justice of the Peace within & for said County of Hartford, duly commission- ed & known to me that I am acquainted with his hand writing, & that the foregoing signature purporting to his is genuine and that full faith & credit are due to his official acts.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of said County Court and subscribed my name this twenty ninth day of August A.D. 1836 Philo A. Goodwin Clerk

State of Connecticut } ss Meriden August 29 1836 County of Hartford } Personally appeared Deacon Alroy Rowland to me well personally known and made solemn oath that the words quoted within viz July 10 1777 Roger Wadsworth married to Anna Fison, attested by the Rev. Charles Walker from the Church records are a true and literal copy from said records which are now in my hands and have been carefully compared with the above Before me the subscriber to this deposition Alroy Rowland Deacon of the First Church in Meriden
State of Connecticut } ss Meriden Aug t 29. 1836 County of Hartford } Personally appeared Deacon Alroy Rowland to me well personally known and made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed Before me James Loomis Just. of the Peace
State of Connecticut } ss Meriden Aug t 29. 1836 County of Hartford } I certify that Deacon Alroy Rowland a resident of this place is to me personally and well known that he is a person of strict truth and veracity and that his statement above is entitled to credit from me James Loomis Just. of the Peace

July 10. 1777 Roger Wadsworth married to
Anna Prior -
A true copy from the Chh. Records in the handwriting of Rev. Henry A. Rowland -
This marriage it seems was solemnized by Rev. David S. Rowland - Chs. Walker Past of Cong. Chh Windsor (Conn.)
Windsor Aug. 15. 1836
State of Connecticut County of Hartford ss. Windsor August 29. 1836 Personally appeared Deacon Henry Rowland to me personally known and made solemn oath that the words quoted above as certified by the Rev. Chs. Walker from the Church records are a true and literal copy from said records which are now in my hands and have been carefully compared before me Samuel Loomis Just. of the Peace

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Susa Wadsworth-
Rolls Bradley, Regt.
"Roger Wadsworth Lieut. 1 Jany 77. Resigned 7 th ap l . 1780"
2 years Lieut.
adm d 2 yrs Lt
320
Roger Wadsworth Esq r Hartford Count.

State of Connecticut Hartford County, ss
On this seventeenth day of August A.D. 1836, Personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace for Hartford County, in State, Ann Wadsworth a resident of Hartford in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut, aged Seventy six years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 4th 1836. That she is the widow of the late Lieutenant Roger Wadsworth, who was a Lieutenant in the Revolutionary War, served as orderly sergeant in Capt Alner Fivver's company in 1776, & as Lieutenant under Capt Alner Fivver from 1 st day of January 1777 to January 1 st 1780 - From January 1 st 1780 to April 7th 1780. The Regiment was commanded by Col. Philip B. Bradley. Lieutenant Wadsworth was was in the Battles of Princeton, Trenton, Germantown, & Monmouth.
She further declares that she was married to the said Roger Wadsworth on the 10th day of July in 77 the Year seventeen hundred & Seventy Seven, and that her husband, the aforesaid Roger Wadsworth, died on the 17th day of May in the Year 1810, and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed. Given the above declaration on this day & year above written before
Ann Wadsworth
Sworn to, & subscribed, on the day & year above written (by Ann Wadsworth who is by me known to be a credible witness)
Before me
Philo A. Goodwin Just of Peace

State of Connecticut } County of Hartford } I Philo A. Goodwin Clerk of the County Court for said County of Hartford, do hereby cer- tify, that Philo A. Goodwin is a Magistrate as above, regularly commissioned & sworn, that I am acquainted with his hand writing, & that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine and that full faith and credit are due to his official acts.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of said County Court & subscribed my name this Seventeenth day of August in the Year of Our Lord A.D. 1836.
Philo A. Goodwin Clerk

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 22,529
Mrs. Wadsworth.
Widow of
Horace Wadsworth,
Lieut. Genl.
Act July 4 th 36
Index: Vol. 16 , Page 313
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Comptrollers Office
Hartford Connecticut
August 10th 1836
I certify that the name of Roger Wadsworth appears on the Books of the Connieticut Sine in this office under the following head viz "Settlement with the 5th Connieticut Regiment Philip B Bradley Esq Col before Jan'y 1st 1780" wherein he is named as serving as Lieut from Jan'y 1st 1777 to Jan'y 1st 1780, amount of wages $241-12-, Lieut Roger Wadsworth is also named on the same Books as serving in Col Philip B Bradleys Regt from Jan'y 1st to April 7th 1780 amount of wages $26-3-10-
Wm Field Comptroller

I Moses Goodwin of Hartford, in the County of Hartford & State of Connecticut, being duly sworn do depose & say, that I was well acquainted with the late Lieut. Roger Wadsworth of Hartford  Windsor , in said State & with his wife Ann, who now resides in Hartford. I was present at their marriage, & saw them married by the late Rev. David S. Rowland, then pastor of a Church in Windsor, where the ceremony took place at the house of her father Capt. Abner Pious. Lieut. Roger Wadsworth died in Hartford on the 17 th day of May A.D. 1810, & his widow the S. Ann has never since been married, as I very well know, having lived a near neighbour to her ever since. I do Dated at Hartford August 16 th 1836. Further testify that I well recollect that Lieut. Wadsworth was married to the S. Ann while he was in the army during the year 1777, & that he continued in the service several years afterwards -
Moses Goodwin
State of Connecticut } Hartford Aug 16 . 1836 Hartford County }
Personally appeared Moses Goodwin & made oath to the truth of the foregoing depositions by him And I do certify that the deponent is a credible witness subscribed, Before me J. Toucey Justice of Peace
State of Connecticut } County of Hartford } Philo Goodwin,

Clerk of the County Court for s County of Hartford do hereby certify that Isaac Govey is an acting magistrate as above, regularly commissioned & sworn - that I am acquainted with his hand writing & that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine & that full faith & credit are due to his official acts -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said County Court & subscribed my name this sixteenth day of August in the Year A.D. 1836.
Philo A. Goodwin Clerk

R. Wordsworth
Oct. Aug 23 rd abt 4 July 1836
Jamshid Edwards Esq re Commissioner of Pensions Washington

Newfield August 19th-
James L. Edwards Esq. Sir
In closed is the paper of Anna Warrenton to establish her claim for a pension as Widow of the late DeWitt Rogers Warrenton I wish you would examine her and place her on the pension list
Yours Respectfully DeWitt Warrenton