Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 26433, for Ezra Scribner, Connecticut

SERVICE
bonn
Scribner, Ezra
NUMBER
N. 26432.
Nancy
B.L.M. 40686-160-55.
CONTENTS

248. 711 act Mar 3/55
June 16/56.
Nancy Scribner
Asia
Ezra Scribner
Nancy Scribner
Ezra Scribner
Ms 44056
M.
Cunn Feb 28-1692
Rev. War.
Designers
ad. 1600s, Sept 3, 1756
Blyth Dr.
Blainant
Rev. Prochece
St. George
Vol S=1-34

Reported
1695 Connecticut Nancy Scribner widow of Ezra Scribner con who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1st day of Sept. 1848 and sent to
Geo. A. Davenport Norwalk Ct.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 337 Vol. 1,
248711

1689 Nancy Scribner Wid of Ezra same Ad July 7 1838 Mar 1788 d 1825 Allow $80 per ann
Benj Haag Newark Ct.

State of Connecticut County of Fairfield
On this thirteenth day of September 1838 Personally appeared before the Court of Probate within and for the District of Norwalk in said County and State being a Court of Record Nancy Scribner of said Norwalk in said County and State aged Seventy one 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 7 th 1838 entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows." That she is the Widow of Ezra Scribner late of said Norwalk deceased who was according to her best knowledge and belief a private in the Army of the Revolution and entered the service of the United States in said Norwalk on the first of October 1778 in Capt. Oziel Mead's Company of Coast guards Col. John Mead and was on guard at said Norwalk for more than three months.
That on the first of March 1779 enlisted in said Norwalk in Capt. Oziel Mead's Company of Coast guards under Col. Mead & St. John and was on guard at said Norwalk on the lines at Horn Neck and in the Battle when Norwalk and Fairfield was burnt and in actual service nine months.
That on the first of March 1780 said Scribner enlisted in said Norwalk in Capt. Oziel Mead's Company of Coast guards Col. Mead & St. John and was on guard at said Norwalk and on the lines at Horn Neck and was in actual service for the United States nine months.
That on the first of March 1781 said Scribner entered the service of the United States in said Norwalk in Capt. Oziel Mead's Company of Coast guards Col. St. John and was on guard at said Norwalk and on the

him at How Neck and was in actual possession Nine Months the deponent further states that she has no record of her marriage nor can she find any that the Record from her bible on the last leaf contains of her husband and her own and two of her children age or birth and has been in her possession for more than thirty years and she has no documentary evidence in support of her claim
She further declares that she was married to the said Ezra Scribner on the Twenty fifth day of May in the year Seventeen hundred and Eighty eight That her husband the aforesaid Ezra Scribner died on on the Seventeenth day of September Eighteen hundred and twenty five. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred and Ninety four (vix) at the town above stated Swan to one Scribner or Sancy Scribner the day and year above written before said Court of Probate
Benj. Isaac Judge

State of Connecticut Fairfield County Sept. 13. 1838.
Be it remembered that on this thirteenth day of Sept r 1838 personally appeared before the Court below within and for the District of Norwalk in said County & State being a Court of Record Josiah Gregory of said Norwalk who being duly sworn according to Law deposes and says that he is Seventy Eight Years of age and was well acquainted with Ezra Sumbur late of said Norwalk dec d and well remembers that when he entered the Company of Capt. Ozias Main under Col John Mead on the first of October 1778 said Ezra Sumbur was a private Soldier in said Company and was on guard at said with him three Months he fully believes said Sumbur was in the same Service Nine Months that year That on the first of March 1781 said Ezra Sumbur enlisted in said Norwalk in Capt. Ezras Main Company of coast guards under Lt. Stephen At John as a private Soldier and was on guard at said Norwalk and on the lines at Horn Neck Nine Months the aforesaid belonged to the same Company at the time Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year aforesaid that I am well acquainted with said Josiah Gregory & that he is a Creditable Person Josiah Gregory Barnes Isaac Judge

At the same Court personally appeared before the said Court Edmund Tuttle of said Barnstable who being duly sworn according to law deposes and says that he is 75 years of age and was well acquainted with Ezra Sumner late of said Barnstable decd and well remembers that on the first of March 1779 said Sumner enlisted in said Barnstable in Capt Ozias Mearns Company of Coast guards under Col Mearns & Col Stephen St. John and was on guard at said Barnstable and in the Battle when Barnstable and Fairfield was burnt and was in said Service Nine Months the deponent belonged to the same Company at the time Edmund Tuttle sworn and subscribed the day and year first mentioned that I am acquainted with said Edmund Tuttle and his is a credible person
Brig. Isaac Judson
At the same Court Personally appeared before said Court Joseph Platt of said Barnstable who being duly sworn according to law deposes and says that he is twenty four years of age and was well acquainted with Ezra Sumner late of said Barnstable decd and well remembers that on the first of March 1780 said Sumner entered the Service of the United States in said Barnstable in Capt Ozias Mearns Company of Coast guards and was on guard at said Barnstable and on the lines at Horn Neck Nine Months
That on the first of March 1781 said Sumner entered the same Service in the same Company and was in said Service Nine Months the deponent belonged to the same Company with said Sumner at the above Service sworn to & subscribed on the Joseph Platt day and year first mentioned that I am well acquainted with said Joseph Platt that he is a credible person
Brig. Isaac Judson

At the same Court formally appeared Clapp Rockwell of Milton in Fairfax County who being duly sworn according to Law deposed and says that he was well acquainted with Ezra Lumbum formerly of said North Hale and will remember that on the first of March 1781 said Lumbum entered the service of the United States as said North in the Coast guards the deponent further was Supt. of the Company under Capt. Oziel Morris at Mead St. John and was in the service thereabouts the deponent was in the same service under Capt. Samuel Keeler the deponent is 75 years of age Clapp Rockwell sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid that I am well acquainted with said Clapp Rockwell & his credible Person
Benj: Isaac Judge
At the same Court formally appeared Aaron Abbott of New Boston in Fairfax County who being duly sworn according to Law deposed and says that he is seventy nine years of age and was well acquainted with Ezra Lumbum formerly of said North and will remem- ber that he was married to Nancy Craft on the 25 th day of May 1788 by the Rev. Matthias Beusnet at that time Minister of the Congregational Church in said North who has been dead a number of years the deponent was present and saw them married and knows that said Nancy Lumbum has continued the Widow of said Ezra since his death Aaron Abbott sworn to & subscribed on the day and date aforesaid that I am well acquainted with said Aaron Abbott that he is a credible Person
Benj: Isaac Judge

At the same Court personally appeared before said Court Miriam Pettit of New Canaan in said County who being duly sworn according to law upon oath says that she is sixty seven years of age was well acquainted with Ezra Gribben late of said Borough and is sister to his Widow Nancy Gribben and well remembers that said Ezra Gribben was married to said Nancy Gribben at that time Nancy Gribben on the twenty fifth day of May Seventeen hundred and Eighty Eight the deponent was present and saw them married by the Rev. Matthias Bennett the Congregational Churchman of said Borough who has been dead a number of years and well remembers that said Ezra Gribben died on 17 day of September 1825 and that said Nancy Gribben has continued his Widow ever since that period and is now his Widow
Sworn and subscribed to the day and date aforesaid That I am well acquainted with said Miriam Pettit and that she is a respectable and Credible Person
Miriam Pettit
Benj: Isaacs Judge

I Richard B Isaac Clerk of the said Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the proceedings of said Court in the matter of Mary Scruburn Widow of Ezra Scruburn application for a Pension and that Benj. Isaac is Judge of said Court of Probate Commissioned and Sworn and that his signature hereunto annexed is his genuine signature. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said Probate Court. this 13 day of September 1838
Richard B Isaac Clerk

Ezra Scribner was born June 17 1762 D.R.
Nancy Scribner was born January 29 1767
Lucretia Scribner was born April 8, 1789
Nancy Scribner was born March 14 1791
W. H. S.

New York  Westchester STATE OF CONNECTICUT , COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD , } ss.
On this 13 th day of May A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty Six before me, the undersigned,
a justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid
duly authorized by law to administer oaths within and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared
Nancy Scribner aged 89 years, a resident of New Rochelle in the County of Westchester and State of New York ; who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the identical Nancy Scribner who is the widow of Ezra Scribner late of the Town of Nouralk in the State of Connecticut deceased, that she is now a pensioner of the United States, at the rate of Eighty Dollars per annum, as the widow of said Ezra Scribner on account of the services of said Ezra Scribner in the Revolutionary War that said Ezra Scribner her said husband served and was employed in said war for the term of fourteen days and upwards, and for proof of the said service of her said husband and of her entitlement to him and of all the particulars thereof she hereby refers to the papers on file in the pension Office at Washington upon which her said pension was granted
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which she may be entitled on account of said service, under the Act approved the 3d day of March, 1855. She also declares that she has not received a Warrant for Bounty Land, under this or any other Act of Congress, nor made any other appli- cation therefor and that she has not intermarried and is now the widow of said Ezra Scribner
Nancy Scribner
We, Nancy Scribner and Richard Palmer residents of New Rochelle in the County of Westchester and state of New York , being duly sworn do upon our oaths declare that the
State of New York, } ss. County of Westchester. }
I, JOHN P. JENKINS, CLERK of the County aforesaid, and also Clerk of the Courts in and for said County, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That Richard Palmer
Esquire, whose name is subscribed to the Certificate of the proof or acknowledgment of the annexed Instrument, and endorsed thereon, was, on the day of the date of the said Certificate, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, residing in said County, elected and sworn, and duly authorized to take the same, according to the laws of the said State. And further, that I am well acquainted with the hand-writing of the said Justice, and verily believe that the signature to the said Certificate is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Courts and County, this 13 th day of June 185 6
John P. Jenkins CLERK.

New York Westchester STATE OF CONNECTICUT , COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD , } ss.
On this 28 th day of May A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty six before me, the undersigned,
a justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid
duly authorized by law to administer oaths within and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Nancy Scribner aged 89 years, a resident of New Rochelle in the County of Westchester and State of New York ; who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the identical Nancy Scribner who is the widow of Ezra Scribner late of the Town of Norwalk in the State of Connecticut deceased, that she is now a pensioner of the United States, at the rate of Eighty Dollars per annum, as the widow of said Ezra Scribner on account of the services of said Ezra Scribner in the Revolutionary War that said Ezra Scribner her said husband served and was employed in said war for the term of fourteen days and upwards, and for proof of the said Nancy her said husband and of her marriage to him and of all the particulars thereof she hereby refers to her papers on file in the pension Office at Washington upon which her said pension was granted
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which she may be entitled on account of said service, under the Act approved the 3d day of March, 1855. She also declares that she has not received a Warrant for Bounty Land, under this or any other Act of Congress, nor made any other application therefor and that she has not intermarried and is now the widow of said Ezra Scribner
Nancy Scribner
We, and residents of New Rochelle in the County of Westchester and state of New York , being duly sworn, do, upon our oaths, declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Nancy Scribner above named in our presence, and that we believe, from the appearance and statement of the applicant, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be.
Peter G. Galander Mark Laycock
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 he represents himself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim.
Richard Palmer Justice of the Peace

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
W. F. 26433
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Ezra Scribner a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     9 mos. Oct. 1. 1778 3 mos. Pvt. Oziel Marvin John Mead Conn.   March 1. 1779 9 mos. Oziel Marvin Mead   Stephen St. John   March 1. 1780 9 mos. Oziel Marvin Mead   March 1. 1781 9 mos. Oziel Marvin Stephen St. John  
Battles engaged in, Burning of Fairfield & Norwalk Residence of soldier at enlistment, located at Norwalk Conn. Date of application for pension, Sept. 13. 1838. Her d. was at Residence at date of application, Norwalk Fairfield Co. Conn. Age at date of application, She was b. Jan'y 29. 1767
Remarks: Soldier was born June 19. 1761 or 1762. He married May 25. 1788 Nancy ---- and died Sept. 17. 1825. Children Lucretia b. Apr. 8. 1789 and Nancy b. March 14. 1791.
The above noted is the only Nancy Scribner found on Rev. War Records of this Bu.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

WOMAN'S CLUB OF NEW ROCHELLE
New Rochelle N. Y.
December 29, 1913
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:-
Will you kindly send me proof of the fact that Mary Scribner was a Revolutionary pensioner? She was the widow of a Scribner who was connected with

the navy, and afterwards drew a pension. Will you also send his name and service -
Yrs. respectfully,
Jessie E. Beers (Mrs. Wm. L. Beers)

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
1914 Jan 5 - Hist. Soc. Me. Wm S. Beers. V. L. M.
File No. 264, 33
Nancy Scribner wid of Ezra Scribner Dis. Rev. Mass
Act Feb 2d 48
Index: Vol. 1 , Page 195
[Arrangement of 1870.]

9503
Nancy Scribner
$80 per am
Benj. Isaacs
Nowalk
Co

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 3 rd March 1843 granting pensions for one year to certain Widows who have received pensions under the Act of July 7. 1838
State of Connecticut Fairfield County
On this 3 day of May 1843 personally appeared before the Subordinate Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Fairfield Nancy Scribner a resident of Danbury in the County aforesaid aged 76 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 3 rd March 1843 granting pension to Widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War that she is the Widow of Ezra Scribner who was a private of the Militia of the Revolution in Col: Stephen & John Regt. in which he served and that the annual amount of Pension which she received under the Act of July 7. 1838 was Eighty Dollars She further declares that she is still a Widow sworn to and subscribed on the Nancy Scribner day and year above written and that the said declarant Nancy Scribner is personally known to me as the identical person placed on the Pension List roll of the Connecticut Agency under the Act of July 7. 1838
Benj. Lucas Justice of Peace

State of Connecticut Fairfield County ss I Tho: B Butler Clerk of the Court of Probate within and for the District of Norwalk in said County do hereby certify that Benj. Isaac within name was at the day and date thereof and still is a Magistrate and that the within signature purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof I have set my hand and Seal of said Probate Court this 5 th day of July. 1843
Tho B Butler Clerk

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, County of Hanford COUNTY COURT CLERK'S OFFICE.
} ss. Bridgewater
I, Wm H Pohl Esq., Clerk of the County Court, within and for the County of Hanford and keeper of the seal thereof, and of the Commission of the Justices of Peace for said County, hereby CERTIFY:—
THAT,
Benjamin Isaac Esquire was on the 3 rd day May
184 3 and now is a Justice of the Peace within and for the said County, duly appointed, commissioned and sworn, with power by the laws of this State, to administer OATHS, and take the acknowledgment of DEEDS and other instruments; that I am acquainted with his hand writing, and that the signature to this instrument hereto annexed, purporting to be his, is his genuine official signature.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and seal of the said Court this 11 th day of November 184 3
Wm H Pohl Clerk.

Admitted
H. A. Davenport Norwalk C. S.

State of New York p. Westchester County - On this Fifteenth day of June A D 1848 personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid duly authorized by law to administer oaths Nancy Scribner a resident of the town of New Rochelle in the County and State aforesaid aged Eighty One - years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed on the 2 d February 1848 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war; That she is the widow of Ezra Scribner who was a private in the Revolutionary war and for the particulars of whose service she refers to the declaration formerly made by her and the proofs accompanying the same as the same are on file in the pension office at Washington; That she received from the United States under the act of 17 th June 1844 a pension of the annual amount of Eighty Dollars - She further declares she was a widow at the time said pension was granted to her and that ever since she has been and still is a widow sworn and subscribed on the Nancy Scribner day and year first above written
Before Me
Jas O'Huntington Justice of the Peace Witness Peter E. G. alluded to William Craft
State of New York p. Westchester County - I certify that Nancy Scribner the above declarant is personally known to me; That she is the identical person who received a pension as above stated and that to the best of my knowledge and belief all her other statements in the declaration are true
Attest Jas O'Huntington Justice of the Peace

State of New York,
COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER, ss.
I, MUNSON I. LOCKWOOD, Clerk of the County aforesaid, and also Clerk of the Courts in and for said County, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That James P. Huntington Esquire, whose name is subscribed to the Certificate of the proof or acknowledgment of the annexed Instrument, and endorsed thereon, was, on the day of the date of the said Certificate, a Justice of the Peace , in and for the said County, residing in the said County, commissioned and sworn, and duly authorised to take the same, according to the laws of the said State. And further, that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice, and verily believe that the signature to the said Certificate is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said County Courts, the
Sixteenth
day of
June
1848
Munson Lockwood Clerk.

7920. Connecticut
Nancy Scribner widow of Ezra Scribner who was a Private
in the Conn State line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars —
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27th day of Nov. 1843 and sent to
Benj o Isaac. Norwalk, Conn.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 1 Page 76.
Pub Nov 27

Hon. G. L. Edwards } Comt of Pensions
Stamford (Conn) Aug 26 th 1848
Be Sir -
On the 5 th of last July I sent to the Pension Office at Washington Declarations of the following named widows, viz., Nancy Gribben - Elizabeth Burkman - x x Anna Knight - x Mary Stephen - x x Sarah Olundead - x Abigail Gregory - x x x Emma Jolif - x Ann Clark - x x x Sarah Gribby - x Anne Borchard - x x x Ruth Hoyt - x Catharine Keeler - x for the purpose of procuring pensions under the act of Feb. 2 nd 1848
The above named widows have all of them been pensioners -
No intelligence has hitherto been received of the fate of said papers -
As the time for the semi annual pay of pensions has nearly arrived, and as the circumstances of many of these pensioners are such as to make it very desirable for them to receive their pensions at the usual time, which I understand they cannot do, unless they receive new certificates from the Pension Dept., I take the liberty to respectfully urge the immediate issue of their certificates.

Some of these survivors are in very  needy circumstances and would be much distressed if this bounty which they have hitherto enjoyed should be necessarily delayed —
Very Resp ly your Mother's Son George A. Davenport

Hartford, Conn. July 5. 1848
Wm Lloyd Edwards Commr of Pensions
Sir
Enclosed herewith
I transmit to you the declarations of the following named widows viz -
  Nancy Scribner 2920   Elizabeth Buckner 6987   Anna Wright 2916   Mary Johnson 2246   Sarah Pleasants 7637   Abigail Gregory 2883   Emmie Safford 6825   Ann Nash 2921   Sarah Gregory 2882   Anne Northhouse 428, 2912   Ruth Noyt 2914   Catharine Reela 6985 
for the purpose of procuring pensions under the act of Feb 2 nd 1848
They have all been pensioners and draw their pensions at the Warrenton Agency
Mrs Scribner though now residing in the State of New York will prefer to have her pension continued to be drawn at Warrenton Agency
Please transmit the certificates to my address
Your earliest attention is respectfully solicited to the above
Very respectfully your most obed Servt George A Davenport

Connecticut 2148
let to Ben: Isaac, 24th
Nancy Scribner widow of Ezra Scribner, dec.
Oct. 1843 -
rep
who was a pensioner under the Act of _____ and who died on the _____ 1825, of Fairfield in the State of Conn who was a priv in the _____ commanded by Captain _____ of the regt commanded by Col Mead in the Conn. State line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Conn at the rate of 80 Dollars _____ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of Mar. 1839 and sent to Benj Isaac, Norwalk Ct
Arrears to the 4th of March 1839 $240.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sep '39 40.00 $280.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838 }
Recorded by D. M. Cury Clerk, Book A. Vol. 1. Page 208.

To the Commissioners of Sec
Washington City
B. C.
248.711

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