Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 36549-160-55, William Trowbridge, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Trowbridge William Dorcus
B.L.H. 36549-160-55
CONTENTS

Not Recorded June 2d
Doreen Ingham, m.d. William Ingham, m.d.
Col. Bradley
Private Col. Bradley
No 365 Conn Line Rev. war
No Papers
Ad. 160 ac's July 30/56 Hodge
(Large stylized letter C or P)
Elisha Williams Abington Conn
Vol I-140

No. 549
St. Louis
Feb 24-99 Mr. S. A. Barnes. Washington D.C. Niles. O. etc.

State of Connecticut Comptroller's Office Hartford June 2 d 1855
I certify, that on application for evidence of the service of William Frowbridge in the war of the Revolution, I have examined the documents remaining in this Office, and find the name of William Frowbridge on a Pay Roll under the following heading viz. "Return of the 8 months Men in the 5 th Connecticut Regt. commanded by P. B. Bradley Colonel, in the year 1779," where the said William Frowbridge is credited with service as a private from July 26 th 1779 to January 15 th 1780. - 5 months, 20 days.
Alex. Merrell Compt. by Geo. Robinson Clerk

State of Connecticut } County of Windham } ss Dorset
On this 12 th day of June A one thousand eight hundred and fifty five, personally appeared before me a justice of the Peace authorized to administer oaths for general purposes within and for the County and State aforesaid; Darcus Trowbridge aged eighty seven years a resident of Pomfret in the State of Connecticut who being duly sworn according to law; declares that she is the widow of William Trowbridge deceased who was a private in the company of Regiment commanded by Col. Bradley in the Revolutionary war; that her said husband enlisted on or about the 26 th day of July A 1779 and served for the term of five months and twenty days and was honorably discharged on or about the 15 th day of January 1780 reference being had to the records etc., she further states that she was married to the said William Trowbridge in Pomfret on the 12 th day of March A 1798 by one Oliver Dodge a Minister and that her name before her said marriage was Darcus Bartholomew that her said husband died at Pomfret on the 12 th day of January A 1834 and that she is now a widow;
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act approved March 3, 1855
W. S. Grosvenor Susan E. White
Darcus her X Trowbridge mark
We George Colbrook and Daniel Trowbridge residents of Pomfret in the State of Connecticut upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Darcus Trowbridge 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; Daniel Snowbridge further state that I am seventy eight years old George Holbrook further state that I am eighty one years old and that we were acquainted with them both before their intermarriage and we further stat that we was acquainted with the above named William Snowbridge and that he died at Pomfret, on the 12 th day of January 1834 and that the above named Darcus Snowbridge now remains his widow and that her said maiden name was Darcus Bartholomew Chas. S. Grosvenor Geo. Holbrook Susan E. White Daniel Snowbridge
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 the she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim.
Chas. S. Grosvenor Justice of the Peace
State Conn
The Com Grosvenor affidavit was at said Com Signature

State of Connecticut } County of Windham } sp.
I Thomas Gray Clerk of the County Court for the County of Windham hereby certify that Charles J. Grosvenor Esq. before whom the within Declaration & affidavits were made, and who has subscribed the same was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace in & for said County duly appointed and qualified, and his signature thereto is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County Court this 15. th day of June A.D. 1855.
Thomas Gray Clerk

A marriage solemnised between William Trumbidge and Doreas Bartholomew March twelfth A.D. one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight-
State of Connecticut,
County of Windham ss. Porfret June 11 th 1855
I hereby certify that that the above is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date which is expressed on the Record in fair legible figures as follows - "March 12 th A.D. 1798"
Job Williams Town Clerk
I Job Williams above named depose & say, that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the town County & State aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract from the records of said town with the exception of the dates above named as certified by me -
Job Williams Town Clerk of said Porfret.