Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11,563, John Townsend, Conn.

SERVICE
born.
2 Townsend, John
NUMBER
S. 11,563
carded.
CONTENTS

24.077 utica New York John Townsend
of Oneida also in the State of New York who was a Capt. &c. in the Cont t commanded by Captain Skinner of the Reg t commanded by Col. Shrop ton in the Cont t — time for 2 Months Corporal 5 " Private $16.00 $23.98
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 23 Dollars 98 Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 day of Oct r 1833 and Rev. N. S. Johnston Home
Arrears to the 14th of Sep r 33 $59.95 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4th Mo th 34 11.99 $71.94
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by G. C. Bates Clerk Book E Vol. 4. Page 6

John Townsend,
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STATE OF NEW YORK, } ss. Oneida County, }
On this 28 th day of December 1832 personally appeared in open court  before the Subscribed  the undersigned the court of Common Pleas of Oneida County , now sitting , John Townsend a resident of said county and state, aged seventy four years, 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 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated :
 1 That he was born at Coventry in the State of Conn in the Year 1758  2 That he has a record of his age taken  taken from the Town books in Coventry  Coventry  3 That he resided at Hebron Conn when he entered the service - and that since the Revolutionary War he has resided at Hebron in the State of Connecticut and now at Westmoreland Oneida County where he has resided for about 40 years 
John Townsend

That he served as follows.
4. That in January 1777 was drafted in the Militia in Capt John Skinner's company of Lisbon Lieut. Col. Tyrell — Col. Theop. Root. Conn. militia — and marched immediately to New London, and were stationed in the town of New London — The officers had their quarters at the Court House. He was employed as a guard for the protection of the place and the inhabitants — and this deponent continued in service there for the full term of two months — and was regularly discharged — but did not receive any discharge in writing.
Does not recollect any officers except those above stated.
4. That in the Summer of 1778 this deponent entered as a substitute for his brother David Townsend in Capt. Tilden's co. militia — in Col. Mason's Regt. militia — one Lieut. Burnap was Ensign of the company but the Lieut. don't recollect — We marched directly from Lisbon to New London and were stationed in Fort Trumbull, and continued there in service the full term of two months — and was regularly discharged — but did not receive a discharge in writing — Does not recollect any other officers —

he was drafted on That in the Summer of 1780 he enlisted at Hebron aforesaid in a 'company' commanded by a Major James Clarke in a Regiment commanded by Colonel Stephen Myles and we were engaged at New London - at Mohegan at Chatham on Connecticut river - and we were engaged in cutting fascines, at Mohegan and some at Chatham - and that he continued in service for the full term of three months , and were discharged at New London. But not receive a discharge in writing. Shortly after this deponent joined the Regt. at New London This deponent received a Warrant as Sergeant which is hereto annexed, dated August 11 th 1780 - under which this deponent served the full term of two months of the above term of service. 5 Recounts - 2 nd Day -
This deponent served at other times for short periods, but he does not distinctly recollect the officers or the periods of service -
This deponent knows of no living witness except it be a man that lives in Rutherford County, whose name he does not remember who he believes was with him three months or more - his name he thinks is Daniel Talcott . He refers to Freeman Esq. Esq. Esq. Esq. Chester - Dr. Nathaniel  Sherrill or others residents of Westmoreland who can testify as to his character and reputation.

never received any discharge in writing
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
John Townsend
Mrs. G. A. C. clergyman of Rome
We, Silas Clough and Ebenezer Loomis farmers residing in Westmoreland County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Townsend who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration: that we believe him to be about 94 years of age: that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. & that he is a man of truth & veracity Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
J. Hathaway Judge of Ormisdale Co. Pleas Carswellville
Ebenezer Loomis Silas Clough Mrs. G. A. C.
And the said clergyman  my do hereby declare their  my opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states: And the clergyman  clergyman further certifies, that it appears to him that Mrs. G. A. C. who has signed the preceding certificate, is a resident in Rome and a clergyman and that Silas Clough & Ebenezer Loomis who has also signed the same are resident in Westmoreland aforesaid and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. And that said John Townsend from all the testimony is not in a situation to attend court. J. Hathaway Judge of Ormisdale Co. Pleas Carswellville

I Moses Gillet Clergyman of Rome Oneida County do hereby certify that I am acquainted with John Townsend of Watrousland in said County who is about 74 years according to my belief - That his upright & have been a Revolutionary Soldier in the Nighthawk where he lives and that I concur in that opinion - and that I believe him to be a man of truth & veracity -
Moses Gillet -
Given before me this 28th day of Decr 1837
I know the foregoing Witness to be a Clergyman man of credibility -
J. H. Hathaway Judge of Oneida Co. Circuit Court

I, George Brown Clerk of the said County of Onondaga do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of John A. Bath away from said County in the matter of the application of John Townsend for a pension - and that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Judge and certify the foregoing signatures to be his proper hand writing. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of said County this first day of February 1833
Geo. Brown Clerk Jos. B. Read Dep Clerk

Alma
2 mo corpe
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Watervliet N.Y. June 20 th 1832
Paid 6
B. P. Johnson Esq. Rome Oneida Co. N.Y.

State of New York Rutland County
vs Daniel Tallcott of Haver
in said County. being duly sworn Says he is well acquainted with John Townsend of Westmoreland Oneida County who is about 74 years of age - and that he knew the said John Townsend in the Revolutionary war - and this deponent further says - that he served in the same company of militia with the said John Townsend in the year 1777 Capt John Skinner's Co. and this deponent served with him for the full term of three months at New London - in the winter of that year -
And this deponent further says, that he served again with the said John Townsend in the year 1780 in Col. Benedict Ryely's Regt for the term of three months - according to his best recollection. This deponent then resided at Hebron in the state of Connecticut and well knew the said John Townsend - This deponent is 72 years of age.
And further this deponent says not. Daniel Tallcott
Personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the peace the above named Daniel Tallcott a man of credibility, truth & veracity who made oath to the truth of the above affidavit - this 4 th day of July 1833

23243
John Brownson. Oneida Co. N.Y.
1777. Capt Jno Skinner Co. Col Throop's Rgt Mil 2 months
1775 Capt Tilden Co Col Mason's Rgt - 2 mos
1780. Col Benjamin Wiggins Rgt 3 months.
73. P. Johnston Genl. Com. Mil.
Payable Utica N.Y. March Bank

Test Clerk's Cert. of county that Man is a person...
State of New York Clerks Office Herkimer County } ss-
I Julius C Nelson Clerk of the said County do Certify, that Job Bronson Esqr before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn, was on the day of its date a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, and duly authorized to act as such, and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice, and verily believe the signature of "Job Bronson" subscribed to the said Certificate, to be his proper hand writing and signature
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and seal of Office this 17th day of January 1833
Julius C Nelson Clerk

State of New York Rutland County
Daniel Tallcott of Warren in said County being duly sworn deposes and says in addition to his former affidavit - that when he served with the said John Townsend in the year 1780 in Col. Benjamin M'Nally's Regiment for the term of 3 months - the said John Townsend was a Sergeant during most of this term of service, and this deponent believes that said John Townsend served at least two months of that time as a Sergeant
Daniel Tallcott
Personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the peace the above named Daniel Tallcott a man of Credibility Truth & veracity & made oath to the truth of the foregoing afft this 15 th day of June 1833.
J. Bronson Justice
The Clerk's Certificate annexed to former affidavit as to Col. Bronson being a Justice

23243.
John Townsend Oneida Co New York
Explanation reg d
Yrs in law aff
Talcott Annick
Ans & B.P.S. Ans & Miller
B.D. Johnson Esq. Rome. Oneida Co N York.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of John Townsend. Oneida Co New York.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Jan 1777 " 2 " Priv. Col. Throop. Capt. Schuyler. Lieut. Tyrrell. 75 years Hudson Can. One Witness   Dec 1778 " 2 " " Col. Mason. Capt. Tilden.   Dec. 1780 " 3 " Sergt. for 2 m. Col. H. Woolsey. Major J. Bellchurn.  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
The failure of the witness to state the grade in which Claimant served in Wylly's Regt coupled with the appearance of that part of the Warrant which discloses the grade, renders some explanation or farther proof necessary { Witness Wm Fovear that Mr Townsend served as a Sergeant in Wylly's Regt. B.P. 3

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
 This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service. 
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops. 2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers. 3. Persons employed in the Naval Service. 4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
 [Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.] 
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____ the day and year aforesaid. A. B.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____, who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this            day of            &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (1) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  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 circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
Mr Townsend's declaration Contains answers to
Joseph Rowen Esq
19. P. 3

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section.
Q117 February 14, 1929
Mrs. Elizabeth T. Salmon 213 W. Bloomfield Street Rome, N. Y.
Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 11563, it appears that John Townsend was born in 1758 at Coventry, Connecticut.
While residing at said Coventry, he enlisted and served with the Connecticut Troops, as follows-
From January 1777, two months in Captain John Skinner's Company, Colonel Throop's Regiment; in the summer of 1778, two months as substitute for his brother, David, in Captain Tilden's Company, Colonel Mason's Regiment; he was appointed August 11, 1780, fourth sergeant in the Second Company, Colonel Hezekiah Wyllys' Regiment and served three months.
He was allowed pension on his application executed December 28, 1832, at which time he was living at Westmoreland, Oneida County, New York.
There are no data as to family.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

Rehaz
11.563 INVALID.
File No. 11.563
John Larsen Copel New Mar
Act: June 7th 82
Index: — Vol. a , Page 81
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1929 Feb. 14 - Hush R. Mrs. Eliz abeth J. Salmons

John Townsend S.F. 11563 Conn

Hezekiah Kyllys, ESQUIRE, Colonel of a Regiment of Infantry, raised by the State of CON- NECTICUT. for the term of three Months
To John Townsend, GREETING.
R EPOSING especial Confidence in your Courage, Skill and good Conduct, I Do by these Presents, constitute and appoint you the said John Townsend to be the fourth Serjeant in the Second Company in the Regiment now under my Command. You are therefore faithfully and diligently to exercise the several Acts and Duties of said Office, in a strict and careful Discharge of the same. And you are to observe and obey all such Orders as you may from Time to Time receive from me, or other your Superior Officers, and to instruct said Company in the Use of Arms, and all necessary Duty, commanding them to obey you as their Serjeant ; for which this shall be your sufficient Warrant.
GIVEN under my Hand and Seal, at arms NEW-LONDON, this Eleventh Day of August Anno Domini, 1780.
Hez. Kyllys

213 W. Bloomfield St. Rome, N.Y. Feb. 11, 1929.
U. S. Pension Office Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:
Recently I wrote Mr. Geo. S. Godard, the State Librarian of Connecticut in regard to the war record of my great-great grandfather, John Townsend. He sent me the following data from Draper's Index, Connecticut Revolutionary Pensioners:
Townsend , John S 11563 " John R 10659.
He also stated that one of these men was from Andover and one from New Haven. It is the man from Andover that was my ancestor.
Will you please write me any information that can be obtained from the pension application blank in

regard - The war record of Jo n - Townsend. He was born Dec 22, 1758, married Mary Kingsbury June 1, 1785 and died in Westmoreland N.Y. Apr. 9, 1841 where he had lived since 1790. His pension was sent to him at Westmoreland, N.Y.
I shall be very grateful to you if you can supply me with his war record as that is all I lack for my application to the D.A.R.
Yours very Truly, (Mrs.) Elizabeth Townsend Salmon

December 6, 1928.
U.S. Pension Office Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen -
I am desirous of obtaining a certification of the Revolutionary service of my great-great-grandfather John Townsend of Connecticut (1758-1841) for the D.A.R. entrance requirements.
I believe I will need all information given in the pension application blank as there are two John Townsends referred to in the Connecticut archives, one of New Haven and the other of Andover. I do not know which of these men I desire information on. All I know is that my ancestor married Mary Kingsbury in 1787 and moved to Westmoreland, N.Y. in 1790 where his pension was sent till he died in 1841. His grave there has a D.A.R. service marker on it.
Draper's Index of Revolutionary Connecticut Pensioners gives the following:
(over)

Townsend, John S 11563 " " R 10659
Thanking you for your assistance in this, I am
Yours truly (Mrs) Elizabeth Townsend Salmon
213 W. Bloomfield St Rome, N.Y.