Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25133, for Jonathan Stokes, Connecticut

SERVICE
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Stokes, Jonathan Sally
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Navy and Privateers
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4638
New York
Jonathan Stokes of Greenville in the State of New York who was a Private Seaman in the Company commanded by Captain Russell of the Regt commanded by Col Douglas in the Connecticut line for 15 months, Private and 8 months and 19 days Seaman on board the Defence and the Confederacy
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 84 Dollars 53 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of Janua- ry 1833 and sent to W H Atkely Greenville N.Y.
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 — $126.79 Pension, allowance ending 4 Mar '33 42.26
$169.05
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Ino Cimmwell Clerk, Book D Vol. 5 Page 207

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Jonathan Stokes Application
8833
admitted 12 Mo. 19 days marriage 11 H. Pruegle 24 - 70
Admitted
3 mo. defence 2. ... 16 days, Confederacy 3. 3. prisoner 8 19 - Marine 7 State troops private 8 Continental - u 23. 19

State of New York, County of Ulster ss.
On this fifth day of Sept- ember 1832, personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, now sitting: Joseph Rosen aged about 40 years, a resident of Scioville in the County of Ulster and State of New York, and being first duly sworn, ac- cording to law, with an oath made the fol- lowing declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the act of Congress passed June 1832. That he obtained the service of the United States under the following general orders and served as herein stated.
That in the month of May of the year 1814 at Branford in the County of New Haven and State of Connecticut not then into the Company raised by Captain Russell in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Doudass in the service of the State of Connecticut for the Continental establishment for the term of seven months. That Samuel Babcock was first Lieutenant in said Company. That after his said enlistment he marched with said Com- pany from Branford to New York State. He continued to serve in said Company until the month until the 25 th day of December in the year 1814 when he was regularly discharged from the service at North Castle in the County of Westchester in the State of New York. That he was in New York at the time it was evacu- ated by the American Army; that he was engaged in the Battle of White Plains. That after his said discharge he returned home to Branford and about the first of April in the year 1815 he

He enlisted again into the service of the United States at New Bedford aforesaid for the period of nine months that he enlisted into the Company commanded by Captain Samuel Walker in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Briggs that Stephen Potter of Gardner aforesaid was first Lieutenant in said Company that he shortly on his enlistment marched with the said Company to New Haven and from thence to meet the enemy who were returning from the burning of Danbury that they met the enemy at Red Bank Bridge and had an engagement with them at a Rump till that soon after the said Regiment the entire Company joined the Regiment at Peekskill in the State of New York that he continued in the service aforesaid until the second day of January of the year 1878 when he was rightfully discharged from the service at Newburgh that Cheever County in the State of New York that in the spring of the year 1878 he went to Boston and enlisted on board a 16 gun Brig called  name not recollected and commanded by Captain John Lamb of Norwich in the State of Connecticut for the term of three months that he faithfully served out his said term of enlistment and was regularly discharged that in the spring next ensuing he enlisted at New London in the State of Connecticut on board of the United States Sloop of War Defence of 18 guns commanded by Captain Smalley and Lieutenant August A. New London for six months that about three months of the said vessel was put to sea she was run upon a reef of rocks called Lighthouse and the vessel was lost that immediately after he enlisted on board of the Confederate a United States Sloop of War of 18 guns commanded by Captain Smalley

abused. That soon after sailing they were captured by a British vessel of 25 guns and taken to New York where he was put on board of the prison ship and confined there three months and three days that while on board the prison ship he had the small pox, that he was finally exchanged and returned home. That soon afterwards the prison ship of which is not mentioned the said from New Haven in a Charles vessel of which one Thomas Cook Captain and Thomas Hopkins (White) bound either to New London or Sandalwood that on the voyage they were captured by a British vessel of 14 guns and carried into Batavia that one night while the officers were on shore the prisoners drew a number upon the crew to the number of 28 while they were mostly below deck and confined there, and secretly with drawing the number from the work of the battery they got out and made for the Port of Sandalwood where they reached a safety that at Sandalwood he got his work in the prison and enlisted on board the United States vessel Calcutta of 28 guns of which one Amos Dimes was Captain that he was on board this vessel three months when he was discharged at Philadelphia that at Philadelphia he went on board of a privateer vessel belonging to New London that in sailing for New London they had an engagement with a British vessel of 12 guns that in this engage- ment they had four men wounded that on arriving at New London  the he immediately went on board of the sloop of War Pease of 16 guns and sailed in pursuit of the British vessel with which the Privateer had the engagement that they suc- ceeded in taking from the British vessel an

American vessel which she had captured That previous to her sailing in the Merchant vessel for the West Indies he was three months on board of the Privateer vessel Surprise of 18 Guns when they captured a British vessel of 10 Guns that he cannot distinctly recollect the date of all his Naval Service but that from his 14 th year he was almost constantly engaged in the Naval Service of his country until the close of War that he has no documentary or other evidence in support of his Naval Service
That he hereby acknowledges 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
That in answer to the interrogatories put by the Court this Applicant states that he was born at Branford in the County of New Haven in the State of Connecticut in the year 1761 that his mother in Guilford Connecticut has the family record made by her father that he entered the Army in the sixteenth year of his age that he was living when called into the service at Branford aforesaid that when he removed from Branford he moved into the County of Green & has resided in Guilford about 39 years that he always volunteered or enlisted into the service except once was drafted for 2 months That to the best of his recollection he had a discharge written when he was discharged from Col Muggs Regiment but that the same is either lost or destroyed that he thinks almost every person of long residence in Guilford can testify to his character as a man of integrity and that he sustains the character of being a Revolutionary Soldier
Subscribed & sworn to in open Court Sept 5 1832
Jonathan H. Hoke
William T. P. Heermans Clerk

We Aaron Hall a resident in Greenfield in the County of Greene and State of New York and Elizer Kirtland residing in the same place do certify that Jonathan Stokes we are well acquainted with Jonathan Stokes who has subscribed and sworn to the preceding declaration: That we believe him to be seventy one 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
Aaron Hall Elizer Kirtland
Sworn and subscribed in open Court Sept. 5. 1832
William T. B. Hermance Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the questions prescribed by the War Department that the before named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and that he served as he states And the Court further certify that it appears to them that Aaron Hall and Elizer Kirtland who have signed the preceding certificate are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Dorrance Kirtland
Presiding Judge
I William T. B. Hermance Clerk of the court of common pleas of the county of Greene do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Jonathan Stokes for a Pension In testimony whereof I have here set my hand and seal of office this fifth day of September 1832.
William T. B. Hermance Clerk

I William T. D. Keermance
I William T. D. Keermance Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, of the County of Greene do hereby certify that the annexed papers contain the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Jonathan Stoke, for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this thirty first day of December 1832
William T. D. Keermance Clerk

846 New York, Albany Sally Stokes
widow of Jonathan Stokes who was a Private &c. in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 84 Dollars 53 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 th day of July 1843 and sent to A. Marks Durham, Green Co. N. York
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A. Vol. 1. Page 113.
Reported

State of New York Greene County ss. I certify that Perkin, King Esq. before whom the annexed declaration of Sally Stokes and affidavit of Chauncey Stokes were sworn, was at the date of the same First Judge of the said County, duly appointed & qualified and that his signature thereto is genuine I further certify, that Almeron Malls Esq. before whom the annexed affidavits of David Morse & Bethiah Norton were sworn was at the date of the said affidavits a Commissioner of deeds of the County aforesaid duly, appointed & qualified & that his signature to said affidavits is his genuine signature.
Witness my hand & the seal of the said County the 15 th day of June 1840
William F. D. Herrmann Clerk of said County

✓ Sally Stokes 7137 application for a Pension under act of July 8 th 1838
Married June 1786 Husband died 17 Oct. 1836
Adm d
15 mo pre
8.19.07 Seaman
$84 \frac{53}{100}
No deduction -
A Marks Dutchess Green Co. N.Y.

State of New York County of Green } ss:
Chamney Stokes of the Town of Greenville County aforesaid being duly sworn, says, that he is a son of Jonathan Stokes deceased and Sally Stokes his widow, of the age of thirty two years - that he lived with his said parents at Greenville aforesaid at the time of the death of his father and saw him die and was present at his funeral - that he died on the seventeenth day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty six at Greenville aforesaid - that previous to his death he drew a pension under the Act of June 7 th 1832 - that since his death, his dependents (Mother Sally Stokes aforesaid) and now an applicant for a pension under the Act of Congress of July 7 th 1838, has resided at Greenville aforesaid with this deponent and has remained unmarried & the widow of said Jonathan Stokes & still so remains at the place aforesaid - and this deponent further says that he has nine brothers & sisters children of said Jonathan & Sally Stokes, who are older than this deponent the oldest of whom is now the wife of John Orcutt & resides at Coeymans Albany County in the state aforesaid - & further says not. Chamney Stokes.
Personally appeared before me Perkins King Esquire justice of the Peace of Green County the aforesaid Chamney Stokes to me personally known to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing affidavit and being by me duly sworn made oath that the matter & things set forth in the aforesaid affidavit by him subscribed are true & correct - & further certify that said Chamney Stokes is a person of credibility & his statements are entitled to full credit & belief.
Done this sixth day of March 1840
Perkins King Justice of the Peace

of said Town, & was fifty two years of age in June last - besides which Child she has by said deceased ten other Children, the oldest of whom is fifty years of age - And this declarant further says that she and her said husband never kept any family or other record of her marriage or of the births of their Children, & has no documentary evidence in her possession to prove such marriage or births - and she further declares that by reason of having no memorandum of her marriage she cannot state the exact day of the month when her marriage took place, but well recollects it was during the month of June in the year before stated - & further says that Sally Stokes Mark
On this sixth day of March 1840 personally appeared before me (at her residence) Perkins King Esq. First Judge of Green County, Sally Stokes to me well known, and being by me duly sworn, subscribed and made solemn oath that the aforesaid declaration so subscribed by her, and all the facts & matters therein set forth are true & correct - And I further certify that said declarant is a person of credibility & good character, & that her statements are entitled to full credit & belief - And I further certify that the said declarant from old age and bodily infirmity is not able to attend in open Court to make her declaration -
Perkins King Judge of assurances
Said Declarant also makes her mark to said declaration above signed by reason of a trembling in her hand caused by bodily infirmity
Perkins King Judge of assurances

of Menty State of New York, but whether she is now living or not she does not know - and she further says that she does not know as she can prove her marriage by any Record evidence as she is informed & believes to be true that the Parish or Church record of the Town of Guilford in the State of Connecticut when the marriage of this deponent should have been recorded is lost & cannot be found - and this deponent is inform that evidence of such loss of said parish Record has been furnished to the Pension Department in the case of the application of Bethiah Norton of this Town for a pension, & this deponent would respectfully refer the department to the Certificate of the Reverend Aaron Dutton duly taken July 16 th 1839 before Joel Suttle a Judge of Probate for Guilford District in the State of Connecticut & was supposed to be on file with the papers of said Bethiah Norton for evidence of such loss.
And this deponent further says & declares that her husband the aforesaid Jonathan Stokes died on the seventeenth day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty six at the Town of Greeneville aforesaid - 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 seven to wit at the time above stated, and that since the death of her said husband as aforesaid she has remained unmarried & his widow at Greeneville aforesaid - And this deponent further declares and says that she and her said husband Jonathan Stokes continued to reside in Connecticut at the place aforesaid for about one and a half years after their marriage aforesaid before they removed to the State of New York during which time their eldest child named Clarissa Stokes was born, who is still living at the Town of Coeymans Albany County & State aforesaid being the wife of John Orcutt.

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th July, 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows"
State of New York County of Greene ss
On this sixth day of March 1840 personally appeared before me, Perkins King Esquire First Judge of Green County Court to Sally Stokes, a resident of the Town of Greenville in the County of Greene aged seventy one years, who first being 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, 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows" That she is the widow of Jonathan Stokes who was a soldier in the Army of the Revolution, and entered such service as this deponent believes from the Town of Branford in the State of Connecticut - that he applied for and received a pension for such service under the act of June 7 th 1832, - That this deponent has no documentary evidence of such service but respectfully refers, for evidence of such service to the records, documentary & other evidence of the same on file &c in the offices of War & Pension department at Washington City. She further declares that she was married to the said Jonathan Stokes in the month of June in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty six in the Town of Guilford State of Connecticut by the Rev. Beniah Root, a Minister of said Town of Guilford, said Jonathan Stokes being then a resident of the Town of Branford Connecticut & this deponent a resident of said Town of Guilford, her maiden name before such marriage being Sally Norton - and she further says that she does not know as there is any person now living who was present at her marriage unless her cousin  cousin Mabel Norton is alive, he being present, & was living a few years ago at the Town

State of New York County of Greene ss.
David Morse of the Town of Greenville & County aforesaid being duly sworn says he has for many years resided a near neighbor to Jonathan Stokes (now deceased) and Sally Stokes his wife & was well acquainted with both of them - That he was present at the funeral of said Jonathan and saw him after his death - that he died some time in the month of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty six at Greenville aforesaid - That since his death Sally Stokes has continued to reside at Greenville aforesaid with her son Chauncy Stokes and has remained the widow of said Jonathan Stokes, & so continued at the place aforesaid - That said Stokes was always reputed to be a Revolutionary soldier, & previous to his death was also reputed to be a pensioner - and further says not.
David Morse
Personally appeared before me Almerin Marks a Commissioner of Deeds for Greene County the above named David Morse - & being by me duly sworn subscribed and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit and I also certify that I am personally acquainted with said David Morse & that he is a person of credibility, & entitled to full credit & belief - subscribed and sworn this 6 th day of March 1840
Almerin Marks Comr of Deeds

State of New York County of Green } ss.
Bethiah Norton of the Town of Greenville in the County aforesaid being duly sworn, says she is of the age of eighty one years of age - that she has resided in the Town aforesaid over forty nine years last past & has lived in the neighborhood of Jonathan Stokes (now deceased) & Sally Stokes his wife (now his widow) during that time I was well acquainted with them - that said Jonathan Stokes died at Greenville aforesaid in the fall of 1836, & that since his death said Sally has remained his widow & resided with her son Chauncy Stokes at Greenville aforesaid - and this deponent also further says that previous to her residence in said Greenville she was a resident of the Town of Guilford in the state of Connecticut, and that said Sally Stokes aforesaid was also a resident of the same town, & that this deponent was acquainted with her while she so resided & before her marriage to said Jonathan Stokes - that her maiden name was Sally Norton - that it was generally reported, several years previous, or then or some years previous to the time when this deponent came to this place at Guilford aforesaid that said Sally Norton was married to said Jonathan Stokes, then a resident of P'keepsie in the state aforesaid - and after that time, to wit, soon after this deponent came to this place she became acquainted with the oldest child of said Jonathan & Sally Stokes previously born, in Guilford aforesaid before they removed to Greenville, which they did a year or two previous to the time of this deponent coming to Greenville - that said child was called Clarissa Stokes & since married John Orcutt of Coeymans Albany County & who at this time must be over the age of fifty years - that said Jonathan & Sally Stokes have also brought up a large family of children in the neighborhood of this deponent, with all of whom this deponent has been acquainted, one of whom (a partial idiot) now resides near this deponent & is at least fifty years of age as this

deponent well recollects, as he was born before the arrival of this deponent at Greenville aforesaid - and further says not
Bethuel Norton
On the sixth day of March 1840 personally appeared before the subscriber a Commission of Deeds in & for Green County Bethuel Norton, to me personally known and being by me duly sworn, subscribed & made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit - and I further certify that the said Bethuel Norton is a person of credibility, & whose statements are entitled to full credit & belief
Almon Marsh Comr of Deeds &c

State of Connecticut County of New Haven
Alva B Goldsmith of the Town of Guilford County aforesaid being duly sworn, says that the Fourth Congregat- ional Society in the Town of Guilford aforesaid which was in existence in the year 1786 & previously has since that time been dissolved or merged in the other societies in said Town- that in the year aforesaid & before & after that time the Reverend Beriah Hotchkiss was the Pastor of said Church- that after the dissolution of said Church the Records & papers belonging to the same came into the hands of Ambrose Chittenden, one of the members of said Church- that said Chittenden died in the year 1838, leaving said Records with his papers and the same came into the possession of this deponent as Administrator of said Chittenden, & among said Records of said Church are the Records of Marriages kept in the hand writing of said Beriah Hotchkiss- that under the date or figures "1786" the marriage of Jonathan Stokes to Sally Norton is recorded in the hand writing aforesaid- and the following is a true copy of said Record in the words and figures as therein entered, to wit- "June 4 th Married Jonathan Stokes of the State of New York to Sarah Norton of Guilford"

and further this deponent says not Abrah B Goldsmith
On this 21 st day of July 1848 Personally appeared before the subscriber the above named Abra- h B Goldsmith to me personally known & being by me duly sworn made solemn oath that the matters & things set forth in the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed are true & correct - and I further certify that said Goldsmith is a person of credibility & entitled to full credit in belief - and I further certify that I have examined the records of the 4 th Congregational Church in Guilford aforesaid and find a copy of the marriage of Jonathan Stokes & Sarah Norton is taken & that the copy of the same contained in the foregoing affidavit is a true copy of the entry in said original record
Isaac Tuttle Judge of Probate for the District of Guilford & Justice of Peace for S. County of New Haven
State of Connecticut New Haven County ss. Guilford Probate Court for Guilford District. I Ralph D Smith Clerk of the Court of Probate of said

district of Guilford, certify that Joel Putnam Esqr. is a Justice of the Peace for said New Haven County and Judge of the Court of Probate for said Guilford district in said County and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his, is genuine. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my Probate seal of office and subscribed my name, this twenty first day of July An Thousand Eight Hundred and forty -
Ralph D. Smith Clerk of the Court of Probate for the district of Guilford

C o 8833 Jonathan Stokes
admitted
4.5.16.
8 mo in Prigs on Rolls - privateers - not embraced Columbus not known as a public ship
10 Sep 1892 29 Nov 1892
Page 84.
Clay W. Riley Greenville Green Co N. J.

No 8833
BRIEF in the case of  Southern Stokes  of  Greenwich  in the State of  NY  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? In open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 71 years  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.     In 1776 May Enlisted 1st Regt discharged 10th Dec Cap Russell Col Douglass Regt   1777 About 1st Dec Enlisted for 9 mo Cap Saml Garker Col Mings Regt   1778 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1779 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1780 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1781 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1782 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1783 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1784 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1785 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1786 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1787 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1788 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1789 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1790 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1791 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1792 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1793 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1794 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1795 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1796 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1797 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1798 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1799 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1800 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1801 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1802 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1803 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1804 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1805 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1806 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1807 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1808 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1809 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1810 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1811 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1812 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1813 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1814 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1815 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1816 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1817 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1818 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1819 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1820 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1821 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1822 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1823 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1824 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1825 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1826 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1827 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1828 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1829 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1830 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1831 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele   1832 Spring Enlisted in Col Garker's Regt 3 4 John Steele  
5. In what battles was he engaged? White Plains
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Brandywine  near the 1st Dec 1776 under  Cap Russell and Col Douglass
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?  See Roger's testimony that Enlistment Book 'till the 25 Dec 1776 under  Cap Russell and Col Douglass -  Nathan Hall and Eleazar Hartland testify to traditional evidence -
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?  Not authenticated
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
McIntee
Examining Clerk.

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WIDOW, &c.
File No. 25133
Sally Stokes wid of Jonathan Stokes Dis. New Mass
Act March 31. 48
Index : Vol 1 , Page 250
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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21. Aug. 1840

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V N. York Sally Stokes let. to A. Marks 22 June 1840
Act July 1838

New York - 5777
Reho 28 June
Sally Stokes widow of Jonathan Stokes
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 17 th October 1836 of Green Co in the State of N. Y. who was a priv: in the Coy commanded by Captain Russell of the Inf ty - commanded by Col. Douglass in the Cont: - line for 8.19 days 15 mos. 21 days seaman
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany - at the rate of 84 Dollars 83 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836. ending 18 th October 1836 -
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 th - day of June 1843 - and sent to A. Marky Durham Green Coy. N. Y.
Whole amount due $53.42
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by H. Patterson Clerk. Book 4 Vol. 2 Page 102

New York 5877
Sally Stokes widow of Jonathan Stokes deceased
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 17th of October 1836 of Greene Co in the State of New York who was a 1st Lieut in the Compny. commanded by Captain Russell of the 1st Regt commanded by Col Douglass in the Connecticut line for 15 m. priv. & 8 m 19 d Seaman in the ships Defence and Alliance
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 84 Dollars 53 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836. 18th October 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of Sept 1840, to settle with Mary Stokes, Dur- ham, Green Co. New York
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1840 $380.39 Semi-annual allowance ending 4th Mar 41 42.26
$422.65
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by Book
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D. M. Gundy Clerk,

Hon. J. L. Edwards Comr of Pensions

Dear Sir
Enclosed I send Declaration of Sally Stokes, Widow of Jonathan Stokes, to obtain Allowance of Pension under act of July 1838 - and also to obtain pension under act of 3 d of March last - Please send Certificate to me Respectfully
Yours &c
A. Meigs
Dunkirk April 17 th 1843 Greene Co. New York
To Hon. J. L. Edward Esq. Commr of Pensions

Sept 2. 1876 Norfolk Aug 29 31
NY Sally Stokes
J. G. Stevens Esq Comt. Stevens Washington City
free
file with Sally Stokes papers

Dear Sir
I sent on about the first of August, to you the papers of Mrs Sally Stokes in support of her claim for a pension & since then rec d no answer - Should hope if proof was sufficient a Certificate would be issued before the 1 st of Sept.
Respectfully
Yours Le
A. Marks
Duchess Green Co. N.Y. Aug 31 st 1860

7/37 Nov. July 7. 1838.
J. L. Edwards Esq. Washington City
A. Monk, Lyncham, (N.Y.) June 20-1840

Washington City Jan. 14 th 1840
To J. L. Edward Esq. Comm ee of Pensions
Sir
Enclosed are the papers of Mrs Sally Stokes shown you yesterday - I stated to you that upon diligent enquiry neither myself or Mrs Stokes could find any evidence or any person living who could by which, or by whom the marriage could be proved - The papers submitted show circumstances & facts from which a legal marriage is clearly inferred, & such I believe would be the legal inference in any court of law - I understood you to remark that the reference to other papers would not answer to show the loss of the parish records of Guilford - I very much regret this as it will put the Old Lady to a great deal of trouble & expense to show the loss of the records - I wrote to the defendant last fall to enquire if such reference would answer, but never received any answer - The propriety of the general rule that each set of papers should be complete I can readily perceive - but would not this case be a proper exception to the rule, as the reference is not to other papers for the purpose of proving any part of her case - only referring to a paper to show the loss of evidence in order to show the propriety of such evidence as she does furnish - she at the same time stating such loss to the best of her knowledge & belief

Had I been in form of the rule, I should have endeavored to have procured the necessary evidence to show the loss of the parish records of Grafton, the Town when the meeting took place - I hope the Department will give as favorable a construction of these papers as the rules will admit.
Respectfully
Yours & A. Nichols
of Durham Green Co. N.Y.
P.S. The partial defacing of the papers was occasioned by their being left a short time when a child got hold of them.

Sir Rodger off in care of Jonathan Stokes

Levi Rodgers of Greenville in the County of Greene & State of New York Aged Seventy Seven years being duly sworn doth depose and say That he was a Soldier in the Army of the American Revolution; That in the Spring of the year 1776 he enlisted at Bridgeport in the State of Connecticut in the Company Commanded by Captain Russell in the Regiment Commanded by Colonel Douglass of the Line of the State of Connecticut That at the time and place aforesaid Jonathan Stokes now of Greenville in the County of Greene and State of New York enlisted into the same Company and Regiment for the term of seven months and that to the personal knowledge of this deponent he continued in the service of the United States in the said Company and Regiment until the 23 rd day of December 1776 when he was regularly discharged And further this deponent saith not Levi Rodgers
State of New York } ss. Greene County }
I Certify that before me the Subscriber a Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid personally appeared this day Levi Rodgers and being by me duly sworn made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition to him subscribed Given under my hand at Greenville the 17 th day of July 1832. Abijah Reed Justice of the peace
And I further Certify that I am personally acquainted with Levi Rodgers above named and that he is a man of fair character as to truth and veracity and is entitled to credit as a witness Abijah Reed Justice of the peace aforesaid

I William T. B. Freeman Clerk of the County of Greene do certify that Abijah Reed before whom the within affidavit was sworn was at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace of the said County and that the signature of the said Justice thereto is genuine.
Witness my hand and Seal of Office this 8 th Day of Sep r . 1832
William T. B. Freeman Clerk

State of New York Cayuga County
On this 25 th day of July 1840 personally appeared before me Horace Perkins one of the Justices of the Peace and Commissioner of Deeds in and for said county Medad Norton a resident of Mentz in the county of Cayuga aged sixty three years who being duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath depose and say that he was acquainted with Jonathan Stokes during his life time and that he is acquainted with Sally Stokes the widow of said Jonathan Stokes that her maiden name was Sally Norton and this deponent further saith that he was present at the marriage of said Jonathan Stokes and Sally Norton that said marriage took place as this deponent believes in the month of June 1786 and further that the said Sally Stokes was never married to any other person before or since her said marriage with the said Jonathan Stokes according to this deponent's knowledge and belief and this deponent further says that the said Jonathan and the said Sally were married by the Rev. Brier Botchkin in Guilford then New Haven County in the state of Connecticut and further this deponent deponeth and says that so far as his knowledge extends there are none of the persons living who were present at said marriage
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me.
Medad Norton
Horace Perkins Justice of the Peace and Commissioner of Deeds,
Cayuga County
I hereby certify that the above Medad Norton who signed the above affidavit is known to me and that he is of good character and that full faith may be placed in all the statements made by him in the above affidavit Dated Mentz July 25. 1840 Horace Perkins Justice of the Peace and Commissioner of Deeds

New-York State, } ss. Cayuga County, }
I, WILLIAM RICHARDSON, Clerk of said County, certify that Horace Perkins Esq. was, on the 25 day of July 1840 a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, duly qualified: And that I know his hand writing, and believe the signature on the annexed instrument, purporting to be his, is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed the seal of said County, and set my hand this 28th day of July 18 40 William Foster Deputy Clerk

Jonathan Stokes

Personally appeared before me the undersigned Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Greene in the State of New York, Jonathan Gales who being duly sworn, deposes and saith that by reason of old age and the continual loss of memory he cannot swear as to the precise day of his several enlistments but that he distinctly recollects the periods for which he enlisted in the Land Service. That on about the twenty third day of May of the year 1778 he enlisted for three months and twelve days.
7 mo
That about the first of April of the year 1779 he enlisted for nine months and served not less than
12 mos 8 mo
That in the Spring of the year 1779 he enlisted on board of a ship in New York for the term of four months that he served not less than four months under said enlistment.
disallowed
That in the Spring of the year 1779 he enlisted on board of the United States Ship of War Alfred of 28 guns for six months that under said enlistment
3 mo
he served not less than three months as captain of the main top. This is the best of his recollections in the sixth enlistment. On the twenty third day of March of the year 1780
That he was taken on board the ship Alfred That he enlisted on board of the Continental or New Jersey State Ship of War Alfred of 28 guns. That on the twenty third day of March of the year 1780 he was taken by a British vessel and taken to New York.
That at New York he remained a prisoner on board of the prison ship for three months and three days. That under this engagement he served not less than
three months and 16 days as captain of the main top and remained a prisoner three months and three days. This is the best of his recollections he served
not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following quarters. For twelve months I served as a private in the Land Service of the Army of the Revolution. For four months I served as a private

my first Meantime in the Naval Service for five months and thirteen days I served as captain of the main ship in the Naval Service and for three months and three days was I officer in New York for which services I claim a pension.
Jonathan Stiles
State of New York
Greene County ss
Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the State of New York, personally appeared Abijah Reed Esq. known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing affidavit, and acknowledged that he executed the same as his free act and deed.
State of New York Greene County ss
William T. D. Hermance
Clerk of the said County do certify that Abijah Reed Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit was sworn, was at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace of the said County, and that his signature thereto is genuine.
Witness my hand & seal of office this thirty first day of December 1832
William T. D. Hermance CLK

Sally Stokes.
NY.
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Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of the 3 d of March 1843 granting pensions for one year to certain widows who have received pensions under the act of July 7 th 1838
State of New York
County of Green ss
On this 14 th day of April 1843
personally appeared before me Joseph P. Harklock a justice of the Peace in and for the County of Green Sally Stokes a resident of the Town of Greenfield in the County of Green, aged 78 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 provisions made by the act of Congress passed on the 3 d March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war that she is the widow of Jonathan Stokes deceased who was a seaman and private in the Revolutionary war that she received a pension at the rate of Eighty four Dollars and fifty three Cents per annum under the act of July 7 th 1838 from the eighteenth day of October 1836 until the 4 th day of March 1841 and she further declares she is still a widow
her Sally Stokes mark
State of New York
Green County ss
On this 14 day of April 1843 personally appeared before me Joseph P. Harklock justice of the Peace of the Town of Greenfield in the County of Green Sally Stokes to me personally known to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing declaration and who has subscribed her true and correct and I further certify that the reason why she makes her mark is that she is unable to write in consequence of bodily infirmity
Joseph P. Harklock justice of the peace

STATE OF NEW YORK, } GREENE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE. }
I, William Pierson, Clerk of the County of Greene, do hereby certify that Joseph P. Wallach Esquire, whose name is subscribed to the certificate of proof or acknowledgement of the annexed instrument in writing, and thereon written, was at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgement, a Justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid, dwelling in the said county, and duly authorised to take the same. And that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and verily believe that the signature to the said certificate of proof or acknowledgement is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said county, the 10 th day of April 184 3
William Pierson Clerk
576 Sally Stokes Declaration

Declaration
In order to obtain amount of Pension due from March 4 th 1836 under the act of July 7 th 1838
State of New York
County of Greene ss. On this 14 th day of April 1843 personally appeared before me Joseph P. Harklock a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid Sally Stokes a resident of the Town of Greenville in the County of Greene aged 73 years who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the amount of pension which she claims from the 4 th day of March 1836 to the Eighteenth day of October 1836 from which time she has been already paid under the act of the 7 th of July 1838. And the declarant further alleges that she is still the widow of Jonathan Stokes who was a private in a Seaman's Company during the revolutionary war. That her pension was allowed at the rate of Eighty four Dollars and fifty three Cents per Annum & was paid at the agency in the City of Albany in the State of New York. And further she deposeth not
Sally X Stokes mark
State of New York
Greene County ss. On thirty day of April 1843 personally appeared before me the undersigned Joseph P. Harklock a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, Sally Stokes to me personally known to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing statement in the above declaration, and acknowledged that the same is true and correct. And I further certify that said Sally Stokes makes her mark by reason of bodily infirmary which disables her from writing. Joseph P. Harklock Justice of Peace

STATE OF NEW YORK, } GREENE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE. }
I, William Pierson, Clerk of the County of Greene, do hereby certify that Joseph P. Hallack Esquire, whose name is subscribed to the certificate of proof or acknowledgement of the annexed instrument in writing, and thereon written, was at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgement, a Justice of the peace in and for for the county aforesaid, dwelling in the said county, and duly authorised to take the same. And that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Joseph P. Hallack and verily believe that the signature to the said certificate of proof or acknowledgement is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said county, the 19 day of April 184 3
William Pierson Clerk

To J. L. Edwards Esq Com d Pensions
Sir
Your letter of June 22 d in relation to the claim of Mrs Stokes for a pension was duly rec d - and ascertaining that no record of baptism or birth of their children would probably be found & have personally been at Enfield to make search for evidence in her case - & when there I found that the Church over which Mr Hotchkiss was Minister was not the Church whose records were lost as was supposed when her papers were made out - but that Church was long since dissolved, & most of it merged in the one referred to - tho' I did make search for the records of the old Church, & by inquiry of one of its old members who is now living I traced the records into the hands of the present whose certificate is enclosed - by which affidavit & Certificate of the officer you will perceive her statement is correct - that she was married in June 1786 - You will perceive however that her husband is stated in the record as a resident of New York & that her name was called Sarah instead of Sally - but in those days Sarah & Sally were used in Connecticut as synonyms - The cause of his residence being stated as in New York arose from his having purchased land in Greenville (where she now resides) & Connecticut, making arrangements on it intending to make it his residence after marriage -
Enclosed also is the affidavit of Medea Norton who was present at her marriage, being the mother of claimant referred to in her declaration - This affidavit was procured without my knowledge & sent to my office since I left for Connecticut by a son.

of Claimant who knew she was endeavouring to procure a pension - & finding him alive procured her death & sent it to me without knowing that I had found any record evidence and as the affidavit was then I thought I would send it along - This agrees with her declaration & the record evidence also - The record The affidavit of Golder Smith is not in the form prescribed by Wynn rules - in fact it could not be as he was not a Clerk or Minister, the lawful Keeper of the record. I have not gone far with me & therefore state the facts in the affidavit as they existed - I saw the record & then there can be no doubt of its genuineness as stated in the affidavit - The years of the marriages are put down in the margin of the book & then all marriages for that year can put down under it with the day of the month. When a new year commences then the year is put down again in the margin - as these affidavits appear to be to supply all the evidence necessary to entitle her to a pension I wish the certificate sent me as soon as it can conveniently be done.
Yours
Respectfully
A. Marks
Dutchess Green Co N.Y.
July 31 st 1860