Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36,787, for Abner Stephenson, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Mass.
Stephenson, Abner
S. 36,787
CONTENTS

463
Connecticut Roll.
Abner Stephenson, Capt. Ball, Private, 4 Massachusetts Line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 20 th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 th of May 1818 and sent to Hon. Jonathan Brace, Hartford, Con.
Arrearages to 1 st Sept r 1818
4 months 15/30 $36.00
{ Revolutionary claims, { Act 18th March, 1818, }
Since Dec r 1817 War
Continued Suffield Hartford Co.
Notification sent to Thomas Chester Esq r 20 October 1820. Hartford Connecticut

36 787 Pure INVALID.
File No. 86 787
Abner Stephenson Pa Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 398
[Arrangement of 1870.]

John Stephenson Private,
20 th April 1818
Hon. Jonathan Brace Hartford, Con.
Connecticut

State of Conn & 3/8 County of Hartford 3/8
Abner Stephenson of Suffield in s d county aged fifty over  four years, being duly sworn doth depose & say that he served in the revolutionary war, on the continental establishment & in the Massachusetts line during the whole war —
That having served in the campaigns of 175 2 76 he in the winter of 1777 on the North river re-enlisted to serve as a private during the war in the company commanded by Capt Ball & in the fourth Mass ts Reg t commanded by Col o Shepard & continued to serve in said corps until the 10 th of June 1783 when he was discharged from service in Newburgh in the state of New York — which discharge is lost that he was in the battles of Trenton, Princeton, Monmouth, Saratoga & Yorktown —
That he is a resident citizen of the U s States, has never had a pension, is in reduced circumstances & in need of assistance from his country for support — Sworn to & subscribed } Abner Stephenson this 20 th day of April 1878 }
Before me Jonathan Brown Judge of the County Court for the County aforesaid

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, } ss. Haufer and County of Hartford. }
I JONATHAN BRACE, Judge of the County Court, within and for said County, the same being a Court of Record, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that Abner Stevenson who swore to and subscribed the foregoing affidavit, served as a private in the Revolutionary war against the common enemy, and on the Continental establishment, for at least the term of nine months, and is a resident citizen of the United States, in reduced circumstances, and in need of assistance from his country for support. His discharge he also swears is worn out & lost . And in addition to the proof contained in the foregoing affidavit, and in support thereof, I further certify that it is proved to me by the testimony under oath of Oliver Nelson who is a credible witness, that the said Stephenson served in the revolutionary war, as aforesaid ;
and from the like testimony of the same witness that the said Stephenson — is in reduced circumstances, and in need of assistance from his country for support.
In testimony whereof, I have caused the seal of the said Court to be hereunto affixed, and subscribed my name at Hartford aforesaid, this 20 th day of April
A. D. 1818.
Jonathan Brace Judge of the County Court for the County aforesaid —
April 20. 1818 Sealed with the seal of said court by direction of the Honorable Jonathan Brace who is the Presiding Judge of said court
Thomas Chester clerk

Abner Stephenson
483 Sept 1818
C

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, County of HARTFORD,
ss. Special County Court, or Court of Common Pleas, holden by order of the  at Hartford in said Chief Judge of said Court, on the 2 Tuesday of August, 1820.
ON this 9th day of August, 1820, personally appeared in open Court, the same Court being a Court of record for said County, having the power of fine and imprisonment,
Abner Stephenson aged 80 years, resident in Suffield in the County of Hartford,
who being first duly sworn according to law doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows:
I enlisted in 1775 into Capt. Wareham Blanks company in Col. Dennisons Regt. Massachusetts line for an Establishment for one year & served out my time & for the with enlisted during the war in Capt. Leobens Bells company in Col. Wm Shepherds Regt & served to the end of the war & was honorably discharged My original declaration was April 20. 1818. Pension Certificate No. 469-
"And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed."
I have no property real or personal. I am by occupation a farming day labourer can do but little labor tho' I constantly do a little. I have no family & without my pension must be dependent on the public for I can support myself no longer in consequence of infirmity & a lame shoulder occasioned by a wound in the late war at Fort Erie - Suffield August 9 th 1820
Abner Stephenson -

Sworn to and declared by said Abner Stephenson on the 9 th day of August, 1820, before said Court, and it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Said Abner Stephenson has no property dollars and  cents.
I, Thomas Chester
Clerk of the County Court or Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Hartford aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the record of said Court. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 31 day of Augt 1820
Th. Chester
Clerk of the County Court or Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Hartford.