Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40592, Benjamin H Trobridge, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Conn.
Trobridge, Benjamin H. Trowbridge or
8. 40592
CONTENTS

9506
Pennsylvania
Benjamin R. Trowbridge
of Indiana Co. in the state of Pennsylvania who was a Private (in the regiment commanded by Colonel H. D. M. ) of the 1st Regt. Con. me, for the term of 3 years .
scribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 21 st of July 1810 .
ertificate of Pension issued the 26 th of April 1819 and sent to Applicant. Indiana, Pennsylvania .
arrears to 4th of March 1819 - $7 13/21 59.35 Semi-ann. m ce ending 4 Sept. 1819 140.00
$207.35
Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. } Con R. Notif. Dec. 9. 1820 to Gen. Stannard Indiana Indiana County Pa.

40592 INVALID.
Rev
File No. 40592
Benjamin Crowbridge His Rev. Mrs
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 578
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1439 V Dan. Standard Indiana Pa Rec July 25. 1818.
1 leave
sent to
indorsed

Sir at the request of Benj H. Trowbridge I enclose to you his application for the allowance made to old soldiers by a law passed at the last session of Congress. without having any thing more to do with his claim In case the evidence is deemed sufficient to entitle him to the Benefit granted out of Congress please send his certificate to him in Washington Township Indiana County Pennsylvania Post office at Indiana
Yours &c
D. W. Harnady
Indiana 21 July 1840.

21 st July 1818
Henry H. Foxbridge - Ind th County Penn ya 1777 First Constitutional Reg t Served 3 Years - disch d in 1780
Roll.
David Howard
Indiana Line
see Letter herewith -
Admitted.

District of Pennsylvania ss
On this 28 th Day of July 1818 Before me the Subscribed One of the Commonwealth Judges of the Court of Common Pleas and for the said County of Indiana in the District of Pennsylvania Personally appeared Benjamin H Frowbridge aged sixty one years Resident in Plaquemine Who Being first duly sworn according to Law With him His & Solemn Oath Make the following declaration In Order to Obtain the Provisions made by the Late 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 that the said Benjamin H Frowbridge enlisted in the year one thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy five in Captain Housebrooks Company of Foot Col d Wenchkoop Regiment Of the Connecticut Line that the Declarant served the Whole of the Contract Time that He in 1776 Enlisted in Captain Mills Company Col d Wells Regiment and served for the term Of one year that the Declarant Enlisted Again in 1777 In Captain Holmes Company in Col d Wells Regiment for the term of three years and served for the Whole of the said term and when the year 1780 discharged from the Service that He the Declarant Received a Warrant Discharge & Certificate of His Service But hath lost it And hath not any other Evidence of His Service at this Time in His Power and that He is in reduced Circum- stances and Needs in Need of the Assistance and Support of His Country Sincerely and Subscribed Before me the day and year above written Benj m H Frowbridge Chas d Campbell
Indiana County ss
I Charles Campbell one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas and for the County and District of Pennsyl- vania do Certify and Make Known that it hath been Made Appear to my Satisfaction that the above named Benjamin H Frowbridge did serve more than one month in the Continental Establishment in the Revolutionary War as is stated in the Act of Congress for to receive the

Gratuitously Allowed By the P Act of Congress and that the The said Nowbridge is in Indigent Circumstance and That He is in Need of Support and Assistance of the Country and I Herewith transmit the Proceedings and the Testimony taken Before me to the Secretary of the War Department Pursuant to the Direction of the Act Of Congress given Under my Hand and Seal this Twenty first Day of July 1818.
Chas Campbell Esq.
Pennsylvania
Indiana County Pa
I John Taylor Clerk of the Court of general quarter Sessions of the peace for and of Indiana County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, do certify that Charles Campbell Esquire before whom the foregoing declaration was made and at the time of signing of the annexed Certifi- cate was, and still is a Judge of said County of Indiana duly Commissioned and qualified to act and as such full faith and Credit are due to all his official acts as well in Courts of Justice as otherwise -
In Testimony whereof I have here to Set my hand and Seal of Office at Indiana this Twenty- first day of July Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and eighteen -
John Taylor Clerk

Benjamin H. Frobridge 9506 April 19 Washington Township Indiana Co Penn a
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District of Pennsylvania } Indiana County } ss
On this twenty sixth day of September
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty personally appeared in open court of common pleas being a court of record which proceeds according to the course of the common law with a Sine die action unlimited in point of Amount keeping a record of their proceedings and and having a Seal for the said County. Benjamin H Grobridge aged sixty three (last Sine) years resident in Washing- ton Township in said County who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his solemn oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows. he was enlisted in Captain Holmes Company in the first Connecticut Regiment commanded by Colonel Starr in the Spring of 1777 for the term of three years which time he served and was at the Battle of Danbury, Redfield, Camp hill Monmouth, and Germantown, White Marsh, and was discharged at West Point in the year 1779 The original certificate is the 20 th day April 1819 he was also at the Battle of White Plains. The certificate here referred to is the one granted to him as a pensioner and is Number 9506 under the law of the 18 th of March 1818 and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 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 to diminish it as to bring myself within the provision of 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 18 th of March 1818 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 in come other than that which is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
* And the deponent has previously served in the New York Line under the name of Capt. Hill and Colonel Hill in the Continental Line

Property
2 acres of land worth. ————— $20:00 one cow ————— 11:00
my family consists of my wife Margaret aged sixtyone year. I am by profession a labourer and by age and infirmities am now totally unable to work - Given and Subscribed in open Benj n H. Trobridge Court the twenty sixth day of September in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty.
John Taylor Trotter
State of Pennsylvania Indiana County ss
I John Taylor Trotter notary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County of Indiana do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied for the record of the said Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount or value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Thirty one Dollars —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Indiana on this twenty seventh day of October A.D 1820
John Taylor Trotter