Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9493, Joseph Upson, Conn. Mass.

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Upson, Joseph
S. 9493
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13. 062 130 62 Ohio. Pittsburgh.
Joseph Morrison.
Cuyahoga Co. in the State of Ohio. who was a Private in the Comp y . commanded by Captain Rawley of the Reg t . commanded by Col. Morehead. in the Mass s ★ line for 6 months.
3 D r W th . - 10. 00 3 D r Cavalry 12. 50  $22.50
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio. Pensions. at the rate of 22. Dollars 50. Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 th day of May 1883 and Santa Fe Markworth. Cleveland Ohio.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1883. 45.- Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept. 1883. 11.25  56.25.
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. M. Palmer Clerk, Book 6. Vol. 8. Page 130.
★ Mass. and Conn. Record completed. Jan'y 31, 1906. B
Date of death not on A.R.

Joseph Upon of
Cuyahoga County Ohio
Disbursed
1860
The Disbursement 2 nd will place a charge to the case of Sam l Stockwell
Cleveland
Ohio

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed 7 th June 1832
The State of Ohio } Cuyahoga County } ss.
1832. On this tenth day of November A.D. 1832, personally appeared in open Court before all the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, now sitting in and for said court Joseph Nelson a resident of the town of Newbury, in said county and State, born at the town of Plympton in the county Hitchfield in the State of Connecticut on the 5 th day of May 1750, and now in the 83 rd year of his age, who first being duly sworn according to law, doth on his kith oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of benefit of the act of Congress passed 7 th June 1832
That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named officer and served as herein stated.
That sometime in the month of June 1776, at Springfield in the State of Massachusetts, he was drafted into a Company, com of Massachusetts militia commanded by one Capt. H. Rawley Rawley, belong- ing to a Regiment, under one Col. Moseley. He marched as a soldier in said company with his said Company and Regiment to a place called Froggenuck, in the State of New York, where said Regiment entrenched, the day after said arrival at Froggenuck in said Entrenchment. Said Regiment was attacked by a body of the British, who continued their attack through the day. The morning after the British retired and said Regiment then retired from the Fort, and marched to Kingsbridge, about several miles from Froggenuck, said Regiment.

remained at Kingsbridge a day or two, then marched to a place, called the "Mile Square" about two miles from Kingsbridge, entrenched at the "Mile Square" for the space of about two weeks. Thence marched to "White Plains" where said Regiment was engaged in the cele- brated battle of "White Plains". He performed duty in said company and Regiment, in all the series marches and engagements, until, about three or four weeks, after the battle of White Plains, when the period for which he enlisted in said company, three months had expired. Having remained at White Plains, until dis- charged, he obtained in writing that, which has been destroyed, and is be- now in his possession, but whether he obtained it from his Captain or Colonel, he does not recall.
While at the "Mile Square", he with several of his company, were appointed to do butchering for his Regiment, the place of butchering was near the quarters of Gen Washington, who with forces under his command, was then at the "Mile Square", used frequently to come out of his quarters, and on one occasion, and engaged in familiar conversation with this applicant, and Gen Washington, on one occasion, observing this applicant to be a tall man, asked to measure heights with this applicant, and Gen Washington, and this applicant, did stand back to back, this applicant, forgot which was the tallest, there being not much difference.
That after his above mentioned service, he removed from Springfield in Massachusetts, to Plymouth his native town in Connecticut where, where sometime in the summer of the year 1778, he was drafted for the term of three months, into a Light-Horse company, under the command of one Robbins, said company proceeded to Head quarters, of the American Army which he thinks was near White

Plains, in the State of New-York. when in a day or two. our Company received orders to proceed on a patrolling service to Horse mt. to New Rochelle, Rye, and Mamaroneck, and other places, and and near Long Island Sound, he served in said Company, about two weeks longer, than the three months for which he enlisted. by reason, that, his company, was not soon relieved from Head quarters at the Station, at Mary Neck, he received his discharge at Mary Neck, from his Capt. Robins, but whether in writing, he cannot remember remember.
The Light Horse company, in which he served, as mentioned in the foregoing, was raised to act in conjunction, with the regular forces, at Head quarters, and was drafted raised by drafting, a few men, from each Cavalry company, in the towns, about Plymouth. These Cavalry companies were volunteer companies, existing then, as they do now, in the militia establishments of the several States.
That at Plymouth, his native town, some time in the Spring of 1779. he enlisted and served for the period of nine months, in a company commanded by one Richard Hitchcock to which company, for this whole period, was in the service of the Continental troops. He furnished in said Company two teams, at his own expense. This company was raised to be engaged in the Field service.
He has no documentary evidence of his said services, or discharges. nor does he know of any living witnesses, by whom he is able to prove them, except, Elizer Farnum of Dunfield, Portage County in this State, and Noah M. Bronson of Medina County in said State and late and Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said Medina County, to whose Depositions, to be forwarded herewith, he refers.
For some years after the Revolutionary war, he continued to live, in his native town of Plymouth.

About thirty years ago, he removed from said Plymouth, to Fort Edward, on the Hudson River in the state of New-York. About twenty years ago he removed to the state of Ohio, and has contin- ued here at his present place of residence, about seven years. He has here lived a need neighbor to Job Doan Esq., present member of the Legislature of Ohio, and Ahimaaz Sherwin Esq. to whom as benefactor herewith, he refers.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to any pension or annuity except the present, and declares, that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency of any state. subscribed & sworn to in open court this 12 th November A.D. 1832 - Horace Perry clerk Clerk Comptroller
We Job Doan, and Ahimaaz Sherwin, residing in the township of Cleveland, Ohio, do hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Joseph Upson, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, having lived a need neighbor to him, for the last seven years. That we believe him to be in the 83 rd year of his age that he is respected and beloved, in the neighbor- hood where he resides, to have been a soldier in the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Job Doan Ahimaaz Sherwin
Subscribed and sworn to in open court this 12 th of November A.D. 1832 Horace Perry Clerk Comptroller
Joseph Upson

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories presented 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 Job Drown and Ahimaaz Shewin Gen d who have signed the above certificate are residents of the County of Cuyahoga and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
The State of Ohio, Cuyahoga County
I, Horace Perry Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Joseph Upton for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this fourteenth day of November one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
Horace Perry Clerk

18662 13.062
Joseph Upson Ohio
Adn for 6. Months From 1776. 8 Months Cavalry
so
12. 50 100 22. 50
Sam Markweather Cleveland Cuyahoga Co Ohio

BRIEF in the case of Joseph Upson  County of Cuyahoga in the State of Ohio  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 83  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     dropped in 1776 3 Private Gen. Washington, Capt Rawley, Col Morley   " 1778 3 Cavalry Capt Robins   enlisted 1779 9 Private Capt. Hitchcock, no Freed Offic named,  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? White plains,  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Plymouth Mass.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? living witnesses & traditional  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? not properly attached 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
E. H. Foster Examining Clerk.

March 21, 1935
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Mrs. James W. Upson 56 Oakland Road Southington, Connecticut
JOSEPH UPSON S. 9493 BA-J/MLB
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Joseph Upson, born in Plymouth, Connecticut, from which place he enlisted, and applied for pension while residing in Newburgh, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
You are furnished below the record of Joseph Upson as obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 9493, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
Joseph Upson was born May 5, 1750, in Plymouth, Litchfield County, Connecticut; the names of his parents are not stated.
While residing in Springfield, Massachusetts, he enlisted, served as private in Captain Rowley's company, Colonel Moseley's Massachusetts regiment, stationed at Kings Bridge, was in the battles of Throg's Neck and White Plains and was discharged three or four weeks after the last named battle, after having served about three months. The soldier then moved from Springfield, Massachusetts, back to his native town of Plymouth, Connecticut, where he enlisted sometime in the summer of 1778 and served three months two weeks as private in Captain Robbins' Connecticut company of light-horse. He enlisted in the spring of 1779 and served as private in Captain Zachariah Hitchcock's Connecticut company, length of this tour nine months.
The soldier continued to reside in Plymouth, Connecticut, until about 1802, when he moved to Fort Edward on North River in New York, where he lived until about 1812, then moved to the State of Ohio.
Joseph Upson was allowed pension on his application executed November 11, 1832, while a resident of Newburgh, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, where he had lived about seven years.

There are no family data shown in the claim of Joseph Upson for pension.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of the person paid and possibly the date of death of the soldier, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
Joseph Upson Certificate 13062 Issued May 7, 1833 Rate $22.50 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act June 7, 1832 Pitsburg, Ohio Agency
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Joseph Upson which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. * Has he mentioned 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? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? no
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? no
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? witnesses
XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? no as to one witness
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? yes
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? yes
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? no
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? 2, 6
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 _____ For _____ 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 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 shewn 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.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
†QUERE XVI. 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 paper 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.
□ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.

Mar. 16-1900 Mrs Andrew Simpson 1110 L St NW, W.C.
Reuben
9493 INVALID.
File No. 9493
Joseph Wipson Print Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1832.
Index: Vol. 1 , Page 84
[Arrangement of 1870.]

O. W. & N. Div.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Washington, D. C.,.....189....
Respectfully returned to the writer, who is requested to furnish, for purposes of identification, as much as possible of the information called for below.
Wm Lockhorn Commissioner.
Full name of soldier:
Joseph Upson
Place of residence before service: (Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Conn - Mass
Place of residence after service: (Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Near Cleveland, Ohio
Date of death (as near as possible):
Dec 21, 1835
Christian name of widow:
Did either he or his widow receive a pension?
Yes
Remarks:
O. W. and N. Div. MAR 12 1900 Chief Clerk
Your name and address:
Mrs. Andrew Simson 1110 L street - N.W. Washington, D. C.
2338b2m

DAR 133.567
MRS. JAMES W. UPSON 56 OAKLAND ROAD SOUTHINGTON, CONNECTICUT
March 12, 1935
Perusine Bureau Washington, D. S.
Revolutionary War.
Gentlemen
Please send me only one a copy of the Perusine paper of Joseph Upson who fought in the battles of Froget- neck and White Plains N.Y. His residence Springfield, Mass. place of enlistment Plymouth, Mass. Date of perusine application Nov 11, 1832 while living in Newburgh Ohio (Cuyahoga Co) home in Plymouth Conn. May 5, 1750. Lived awhile at Ft Edward N.Y. Very truly yours Edith M. Upson

Rev. War.
S. S. 9493
Joseph Upson
Complete the Recent to show Massachusetts or Connecticut service.
Att.

Elihu Thomson Disposition

Eliza Farnum Deposited in hand of Joseph Nason.

State of Ohio Portage County
I Elisha Farnum residing in Decatur Portage County and State of Ohio on Solemn Oath depose and say that of my own knowledge know that Joseph Wipson was a Soldier three months in the Revolutionary war in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Wooster and in the company commanded by Capt Rowley stationed at Kingsbridge and in action at White Plains in the year 1776- Elisha Farnum
Sworn to and subscribed this twenty seventh day of August A.D. 1832
Elias Harrison Ass't Judge
The State of Ohio Portage County
I John N. Skinner Deputy Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Portage in the State of Ohio do hereby certify and make known that Elias Farnum Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavit was taken, was at the time of taking such affidavit once more is an Associate Judge of the County of Portage, aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn, to all whose official acts as such full faith and credit is and ought to be given throughout the United States In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of said County this twenty seventh day of August A.D. 1832. John N. Skinner Dept. Clerk

North Brown. Deposition. in favor of Joseph Wilson.

I Noah M. Bronson of Medina in the county of Medina, in the State of Ohio, aged sixty five years, being duly sworn according to law, do on my oath depose and say, that I was born in the town of Plymouth, in the the County Litchfield, in the State of Connecticut, and re- sided there until sometime in the year 1815- that I am well acquainted with Joseph Upson who now resides in Newburg in the County of Cuyahoga, in the State of Ohio, and that he formerly resided in Plymouth aforesaid, I well remember that sometime during the revolutionary war, that the said Joseph Upson returned to Plymouth after an absence of some time, the exact time I cannot remember, that on his return to Plymouth he was in cavalry uniform, and I understood and verily believe that during his absence he was engaged in the service of the United States, in a company of cavalry - I can also state that it was generally reported in Plymouth, aforesaid, and believed that said Upson was a soldier of the Revolution - And further this deponent saith not Noah M. Bronson
State of Ohio } Medina County } ss
I Lathrop Seymour a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Medina aforesaid, hereby certify, that I am well acquainted with Noah M. Bronson who has sworn to, and submitted to the foregoing affidavit, and that I verily be- lieve him to be a person of truth and veracity - I also cer- tify that said affidavit was sworn to, and subscribed by the said Bronson before me, this 3 rd day of November - 1832 at Medina Lathrop Seymour Justice of Peace

The State of Ohio Medina County ss. I Timothy Hudson Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County do hereby certify that Lothrop Seymour Esq. whose name in his own proper hand writing is subscribed to the within Certificate, is an acting justice of the peace of said County, duly elected, commissioned and sworn —
In testimony whereof I herunto sign my name, and affix the seal of said Court, at Medina this third day of November, A.D. 1832 —
Timothy Hudson Clerk.

Declaration. with Depositions. of Joseph Mpsnd. Lynchburg County Ohio
18882 ✓
The Department will please address to, the care of Sam l Starkweather Cleveland Ohio