Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15995, for Ebenezer Storrs, Connecticut

SERVICE
Conn.
Storrs, Ebenezer
NUMBER
S. 15995
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Connecticut 22, 1843
Ebenezer Storrs of Mansfield in the State of Connecticut who was a Private in the _____ commanded by Captain _____ of the Reg't commanded by Col. Storrs in the Conn. troops line for 10 mo.
Date of death not on A.B. J.R.R.
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of $3 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 th day of November 1833 and sent to Ningey Mansfield Conn.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept '33 $ 82. 33 Pension allowance ending 4 th Mar '34 16. 66
$ 99. 99
{ Revolutionary Claim Not June 7, 183.
Recorded by C. L. Laine Book 6 Vol. 3 Page 12

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State of Connecticut } ss. Mansfield County of Tolland }
On this 7 th day of August A.D. 1882 — personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Probate for the District of Mansfield, in said Tolland County now sitting, — Ebenezer Storrs, a resident of the Town of Mansfield, in the County of Tolland, and State of Connecticut, aged eighty eight years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1882 —
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers, and served as herein stated —
That about the first of May 1775 — then residing in said Mansfield, he enlisted for the term of seven months, into a company of State Troops, commanded by Lieut. Col. Experience Storrs, as Captain — James Dana of S d Mansfield, was 1 st Lieut. Eben r Gray 2 nd Lieut. and Isaac Farwell Ensign — said company belonged to a Regiment under the Command of Gen. Israel Putnam — That he marched from S d Mansfield and joined the Regiment at Cambridge in Mass. — That he was in Cambridge at the time of the Battle at Bunker Hill on the 17 th of June — That after S d Battle he assisted in building a Fort on Prospect Hill — That he continued with the Army in Cambridge & vicinity through the summer & fall untill the term of his enlistment expired, which was about the first of December 1775 — when he was verbally discharged and returned to S d Mansfield — having faithfully performed the aforesaid service of 7 months —

That about the first of September 1776 - he then resided in said Mansfield, and belonged to the Militia Company in said Town, under the command of Capt. Lemuel Clark - Phinehas Allen was Ensign of s d Company - Lieut Col. Ex- perience Storrs had the command of the Regiment -
That the said Regiment of Militia was called out by by his Excellency Gov. Trumbull, & ordered to proceed directly to West Chester in the State of New York - That he marched with s d Company under Capt. Clark to West Chester - from in the forepart of September 1775 - from thence to Kingsbridge - and onto York Island, where he remained about a fortnight - from thence he attended Lieut Col. Storrs to White Plains as his waiter - That in the latter part of Oct. following he was taken sick & advised by his Physician to return home - That he set out for home - & was a long while on the way, on account of his sickness - That he got home about the first of December 1776 - making a tour of duty including of three months including the time he spent in returning in s d Militia - That while he was at White Plains, the British troops came out and there was some skirmishing between them & the Americans -
He further declares that he was born in the Town of Mansfield on the 26 th day of August 1744 - That his age is on record in s d Town Records - and that he has resided in s d Town ever since the Revolutionary War -
Ebenezer Storrs
Sworn to, and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
We Anson S. Atwood, a Clergyman, residing in the Town of Mansfield in Tolland County - and Salmon Storrs - residing in s d Mansfield do hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Ebenezer Storrs who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be eighty eight years of age, that he is respected & believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and we concur in that opinion -
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Anson S. Atwood
Salmon Storrs

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. —
And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them, that Anson Lattwood who has signed the proceeding certificate, is a Clergyman resident in the Town of Mansfield in Tolland County, and that Salmon Storm Esq. — who has also signed the same, is a resident in the town of Mansfield, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. —
I Shubael Freeman Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Mansfield, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Elmer Storms for a Pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 7 th day of August 1832 —
Shubael Freeman Clerk

- January 31, 1933.
Mrs. Rosa L. Bristol 25 River Road Wethersfield Connecticut.
BA-J/ILL Ebenezer Storrs S. 15995
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the record of Ebenezer Storrs, a Revolutionary War soldier and a pensioner of Connecticut.
The data given below are obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 15995, based upon the military service of Ebenezer Storrs in that war.
Ebenezer Storrs was born August 26, 1744 in Mansfield, Windham County (later Tolland County), Connecticut; the names of his parents are not stated.
While a resident of Mansfield, Connecticut, he enlisted about May 1, 1775 as a private in a company commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Experience Storrs, the Connecticut Regiment commanded by General Israel Putnam, was stationed at Cambridge during the Battle of Bunker Hill, and continued to serve until the expiration of seven months. He enlisted September 1, 1776 and served nearly three months as private in Captain Lemuel Clark's Company, Colonel Experience Storrs' Connecticut Regiment, during which service he acted as waiter to said Colonel Storrs. No relationship of the soldier, Ebenezer Storrs, to Colonel Experience Storrs is stated.
Ebenezer Storrs was allowed pension on his application executed August 7, 1832, at which time he resided in Mansfield, Tolland County, Connecticut. He had resided there ever since the war.
It is not stated that the soldier was married.
One Zalmon Storrs was a resident of Mansfield, Connecticut, in 1832, no relationship to the soldier stated.
Very truly yours,
Date of death not on A.B.
A. D. HILLER, Assistant to Administrator.

I 15995
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File No. 15995
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25 River Rd Methersfield Conn Jan 20 - 1932
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Dear Sir,
Will you please send me the war- record of Ebenezer Storrs, a Revolutionary soldier. He was born in Mansfield, Conn, Aug 26, 1744, son of Josiah and Mary Sargeant Storrs. His name appears in the list of pensioned men from Connecticut
Thanking you I am
Yours truly
(Mrs) Rosa L Bristol.

O. W. & N. Division.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
M. E.C.
P. S.
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C., October 1, 1895.
Sir:
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of --- Ebenezer Storrs --- 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. Apr. 1775 7 mos. Pvt. Ephraim Storrs Israel Putnam Conn. Sept. 1776 3 mos. Pvt. Samuel Clark Ephraim Storrs Conn. During the last mentioned service he acted as a waiter to Col. Ephraim Storrs. He was not engaged in the battle of Bunker Hill, being stationed that day at Cambridge.
Battles engaged in, None.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Mansfield, Conn.
Date of application for pension, September 23, 1833.
Residence at date of application, Mansfield, Conn.
Age at date of application, Born, Mansfield, Conn., Aug. 26, 1744.
Remarks:
Very respectfully,
William M. Storrs, Esq., 4 & 6 Catherine St., Utica, N. Y.
Commissioner.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
O. W. & N. Div. F. S. M. E. C.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C., October 1, 1895.
Sir:
In response to your request for the military history of a number of Revolutionary soldiers, you will find enclosed official statements containing the desired information relative to Stephen Ford, Edward J. Green, and Ebenezer Storrs.
A careful search has been made and from the data given the name of John Moody has not been found upon the Revolutionary pension records. If it is known that he received a pension please furnish as much as possible of the information called for on the enclosed slip, which will enable the Bureau to make a more satisfactory search.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Thomas E. V. Smith, Esq., 38 East 30th St., New York, N. Y.

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY.
O.W. & N. DIV. SEP 21 1895 CHIEF'S DESK.
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38 East 30th St. (Room 922)
New York, September 20th 1895
Chief-Clerk, O.W. & N. Division, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Will you kindly send me the military history of the following Revolutionary soldiers, who were pensioners:
 1. Stephen Ford of Hamden, Conn. (pensioned Sept. 10, 1833)  2. Edward J. Green, b. in Westerly, R.I., d. in Alfred Centre, N.Y. 1836.  3. John Moody (a pirate in Virginia Cavalry)  4. Moses Webb of Stamford, Connecticut  5. Ebenezer Stone of Mansfield, Conn. (act. June 7th, 1832) 
These applications are made on behalf of the following gentlemen.
 1. Frederick S. Bradley, 51 East 79th St NY City  2. G. A. Cochran, 48 West 57th St NY City  3. Dr. M. Robertson, 621 5th Ave NY City  4. S. J. Webb  5. Wm M. Stone, 446 Catherine St. Utica NY 
Respectfully yours, Thomas E. V. Smith.

Dr. Brain, Del.

State of Connecticut, County of Tolland, Probate District of Mansfield
Ms. Mansfield August 6 th 1832.
Then personally appeared before the Court of Probate, for the District of Mansfield, in open Court, Mr. Daniel Brain of the Town of Mansfield in said Tolland County, aged eighty years, and after being duly sworn according to Law, doth depose and say — That he enlisted and served a campaign of Seven months in the revolutionary war, in the State Troops, in a Company under Col. Experience Storrs — James Dana being Lieut. of 1 st Company & which belonged to a Regiment under Gen. Putnam — That he enlisted in May 1775 and served till the month of Dec r following — That he marched from Mansfield to Cambridge in Mass t — That the Battle of Bunker hill took place while he was there — That at the time of the Battle, he was on guard near Roxbury — That he performed the most of 1 st service in Cambridge, & was discharged about the first of Dec r 1775 — And that Ebenezer Storrs of 1 st Mansfield, enlisted with him into 1 st Company, & performed duty in 1 st Company during the aforesaid term of Seven months & was discharged about the 1 st of said December —
Sworn to, and subscribed Daniel Brain This day and year aforesaid —
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the said Daniel Brain, is a credible person, and that his statement is entitled to Credit —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of 1 st Court, this 6 th day of August A. 1832
Attest Michael Freeman Clerk

Silvamus Bonant Dof n

State of Connecticut, County of Tolland, Probate District of Mansfield
ss. Mansfield August 3 rd 1882
Personally appeared before the Hon. Court of Probate for the District of Mansfield, in open Court, Mr. Silvanus Conant of the Town of Mansfield, in said Tolland County - aged 81 years - and after being sworn according to Law, deposeth & saith, that about the first of May 1775 he enlisted into a Company of State troops in the revolutionary war - in a Company then under the command of Col. Experience Storrs - James Dana 1 st Lieut & Eben r Gray 2 d Lieut - for the term of Seven Months - that he performed said service mostly in Cambridge, Mass. - The Reg t to which said Company belonged was under Gen. Israel Putnam - that he served the full term of 7 months & was discharged about the first of Dec r 1775 - And that Ebenezer Storrs of said Mansfield belonged to the same Company, and that they served together in said Company for the aforesaid term of Seven months -
Silvanus Conant
Sworn, to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that the said Silvanus Conant, is a credible person, and, that his statement is entitled to Credit
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court this 3 rd day of August A.D. 1882
Attest Shubael Freeman Clerk

J. Arnold Dep n

State of Connecticut County of Tolland Probate District of Mansfield
Ys. Mansfield August 7 th 1832
Personally appeared, in open Court, before the Court of Probate for the District of Mansfield in said Tolland County - Isaac Arnold of Mansfield in s d Tolland County, aged Sixty Eight years, and after being duly sworn according to Law, doth depose and say, that he served a campaign of three months during the Revolutionary war in a Company of Militia - belonging in s d Mansfield - Samuel Clark was Captain & Phinehas Allen Ensign of s d Company - in a Regiment commanded by Col. Experience Storrs - That the whole of said Company was called out - That he being only in the thirteenth year of his age & not a subject of military duty he enlisted into the State Service - but performed duty in the aforesaid Company of Militia - That he marched marched from Mansfield in s d Company about the first of September 1776 to Kingsbridge & from thence to White Plains, that he then completed his term of service about the first of December following, and was regularly discharged - And that Ebenezer Storrs of s d Mansfield belonged to s d Company, that he marched from Mansfield with him - and that he served as waiter to Col. Storrs - That he believes that he left the army a little before the expiration of s d term of three months, being sick.
Sworn to, and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Isaac Arnold
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the said Isaac Arnold is a credible person, and that his statement is entitled to credit -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this 7 th day of August 1832
Shubael Freeman Clerk

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State of Connecticut } County of Tolland }
ss. Mansfield Sept. 23 rd - A.D. 1833-
On this 23 rd day of September A.D. 1833 - personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Probate for the District of Mansfield, in the County of Tolland and State of Connecticut - now sitting - Ebenezer Storrs a resident of the Town of Mansfield, in Tolland County and State aforesaid aged Eighty Nine years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth, on his oath, make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 -
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers, and served as herein stated -
First tour 7 months } About the last of April A.D. 1775 I enlisted into a company of the Connecticut State Troops for the term of Seven months - said company was then under the command of Experience Storrs of Mansfield, Connecticut, - who acted as Captain, but who was then a Lieutenant Colonel - James Dana was first Lieutenant - Ebenezer Gray was 2 d Lieut. - and Isaac Farwell was Ensign of said company, I enlisted in said Mansfield and marched with said company directly to Cambridge in Massachusetts, we there joined a Regiment which was then under the command of Gen. Israel Putnam - I remained with said company in Cambridge till the Battle at Bunker Hill on the 17 th of June - a part of our company was in said Battle, and a part remained in Cambridge - I was stationed in Cambridge during said Battle - a few days after said Battle, I assisted in building a Fort on Prospect Hill - I continued with said company in Cambridge and in that vicinity till the last of November or beginning of December 1775, when the term of my enlistment having expired, I was discharged and returned to said Mansfield, in company with Col. Storrs - having served the full term of Seven months -
Silvanus Conant of said Mansfield, served with me in said company, whose Deposition is herewith transmitted
Second tour 3 months }
On, or about the first of September A.D. 1776 - then re

residing in said Mansfield, I was drafted to perform a term of three months service in the Militia, in a Company commanded by Capt. Lemuel Clark of S d Mansfield, Phinehas Allen was Ensign of said Company and which belonged to a Regiment under the command of Col. Experience Storrs, also of S d Mansfield — Immediately after I was drafted as aforesaid, Colonel Storrs took me into his company, & I served him as waiter, during said three months service — I proceeded with Colonel Storrs to Stamford, Conn t . — where we remained a few days for some of the troops to come up with us — we next proceeded to Westchester N.Y. where our Regiment got together — we then marched to Kingsbridge and on to York Island — we remained there about 2 or 3 weeks and then marched to White Plains where our Army was entrenched, an attack from the Enemy was expected — Some of the Enemy landed & proceeded to White Plains and there was some Skirmishing — while here, I saw Gen. Washington several times — after a while the Enemy withdrew —
I remained at White Plains and in that vicinity till the latter part of November 1776. when on account of ill health I was obliged to leave the army, and by the advice of Col. Storrs I set out for home a few days before my term of service expired — and returned again to Mansfield — I am unable to state the exact time of my leaving the Army for I believe I was absent from home three months —
The Deposition of Isaac Arnold is herewith transmitted in proof of S d last mentioned term of service —
I was born on the 26 th day of August A D . 1744 in the Town of Mansfield which then belonged to Windham County but is now in Tolland County in the State of Connecticut — and my birth is recorded in the Records of said Town I lived in S d Mansfield when I was first called into the service, & have resided in S d town ever since the revolutionary war — I was called into the service as heretofore stated in this my declaration, and I never received a written discharge I served under Gen. Putnam in Cambridge — saw Gen. Washington at White Plains — and other Officers whose names I do not now recollect —
I am known to Rev d Anson S. Storrs, H. S h iff Freeman, Enoch Freeman & Salmon Storrs Esq r . John Fitch Esq r & David Conant Esq r . — in my present neighborhood, & who can testify as to my character for veracity & their belief of my services as a Soldier of the Revolution —
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a Pension or annuity except the present, and declare that my name is not on the Pension roll of the agency of any state
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid }
Ebenezer Storrs

We, Anson S. Atwood, a Clugyman, residing in the Town of Mansfield, in Tolland County, in the State of Connecticut, and Skiff Freeman residing in the Town of Mansfield aforesaid, do hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Ebenezer Storrs, who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration; that we believe him to be eighty nine years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to and subscribed, } Anson S. Atwood. The day and year aforesaid } Skiff Freeman
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 Anson S. Atwood, who has signed the preceding Certificate, is a Clugyman resident in the town of Mansfield aforesaid, and that Skiff Freeman, who has also signed the same, is a resident in said town of Mansfield, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Shubael Freeman, Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Mansfield, in the County Tolland, & State of Connecticut, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings, of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Ebenezer Storrs for a Pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office, this 23 rd day of September A. D. 1833.
Shubael Freeman Clerk

State of Connecticut County of Tolland } ss. Mansfield September 23 d . A. D. 1833
Then personally appeared in open court, before the Court of Probate for the District of Mansfield in the County of Tolland and State of Connecticut, now sitting - Silvanus Conant of the Town of Mansfield in Tolland County & State of Connecticut, aged Eighty two years, who after being duly sworn according to Law doth depose as follows
I am well acquainted with Ebenezer Storrs of Mansfield in Tolland County Conn e I served a campaign of seven months with him during the Revolutionary war - about the first of May A. D. 1775 - I enlisted into a company of the Connecticut State Troops under the command of Experience Storrs - who was was a Lieut. Col. & acting as capt. - Jas. Dana was first Lieut & Eben r Gray second Lieut of 1 st . Company which belonged to a Regiment under the command of Gen Israel Putnam, I enlisted in Cambridge Mass and performed 1 st . duty mostly in Cambridge - I was in the Battle of Bunker Hill on the 17 th of June 1775 - a part of our Company was in 1 st . Battle, having been ordered there on the night previous & a part thereof was stationed in Cambridge - I enlisted into 1 st . Company about the first of May 1775 and was discharged about the first of December following - The said Storrs was a member of 1 st . Company and performed duty therein the whole of the time that I belonged to 1 st . Company, we were both discharged at the same time
Sworn to & subscribed, the day & year aforesaid }
Silvanus Conant
And the said Court do hereby certify, that in their opinion the said Silvanus Conant is a credible person, and that his statement is entitled to credit.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, this 23 rd day of September A. D. 1833
Shubael Freeman Clerk

State of Connecticut } County of Tolland } ss. Mansfield September 21 st A.D. 1883.
Then personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Probate for the District of Mansfield, in Tolland County and State of Connecticut, now sitting — Isaac Arnold, a resident of the Town of Mansfield, in the County and State aforesaid, aged Sixty nine years, who after being duly sworn according to Law, doth depose and say as follows — To wit —
During the war of the Revolution, I performed a tour of three months service — from about the first of September A.D. 1776 to about the first of December following, I served as Drummer in a company of Militia under the command of Capt. Lemuel Clark of Mansfield in Connecticut, said company belonged to a Regiment commanded by Col. Experience Storr of S d Mansfield — I marched with s d company from Mansfield through Hartford, New Haven, Stamford &c. to Kingsbridge N.Y. we were encamped for a while near Fort Washington — About the middle of October of the same year, we marched to White Plains — I was there when there was some fighting between our troops and a party of the British that had landed near Frogs neck & had proceeded to White Plains — The British afterwards withdrew to York Island — The company in which I served was discharged about the first of December 1776 and I returned home — And I well recollect that Ebenezer Storr of Mansfield aforesaid, with whom I am personally acquainted, was out in s d campaign, and served as waiter to Col. Storr, he set out from Mansfield about the same time that I did, and while I was in the Army as above stated, I frequently saw him, I cannot state with certainty the time of his discharge, but I have the impression that he left the service on account of ill health, a short time previous to my discharge —
Sworn to & subscribed, the day & year aforesaid }
Isaac Arnold
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that the said Isaac Arnold is a credible person, and that his statement is entitled to full credit —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court, this 21 st day of September
A.D. 1883 —
Shubael Freeman Clerk