Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 15384, for Moses Stocking, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Navy (Conn.)
Stocking Moses Elizabeth
W 15384
CONTENTS

Rept
{ Lett to Hon E. Whittlesey May 22, 1850. by Hon J. G. Goodrich 21 Dec 1854 }
1869 Massachusetts Elizabeth Stocking widow of Moses Stocking
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Serg t of Marines Conn.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 75 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 th day of Sept. 1848 and sent to
C. H. Linsign Sheffield Mass.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 134 Vol. 2.

No 13592
Elizabeth Stocking
lrd of Mous
Mass
act 7 Aug 1838
Mamie 1885
Mustard and 1829

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Berkshire County S.S.
on this 8 th day of February A.D. 1848, personally appeared before the Judge of Probate in and for said County, in open Court Elizabeth Stocking, a Resident of Sheffield in the County of Berkshire aforesaid, aged eighty five 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 provisions made by the acts of Congress passed July- 9 th 1836, March 3 rd 1843, and June 17 th 1844, entitled an act Granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows, that she is the Widow of Moses Stocking late of Pittsfield in the State of New York deceased, who was a naval soldier in the Revolutionary War, he enlisted for two or more years as a private or seaman - (She thinks in the year 1778) from the town of Chatham or the adjoining town of Middlesex in the County of Middlesex and State of Connecticut, into John Paul Jones, Squadron under said Jones Command and served under this enlistment two or three years, under said Jones, in this term of service he served under said Paul Jones in a hard sea battle in the fall of the year 1779, the name of the ship which her husband the said Moses Stocking was in at the time of said battle was Richard or Alliance the service which her said husband performed in said battle was to help load and fire the cannon — She also declares that her husband the said Moses Stocking was one of the naval soldiers which went to France with (Genl. La Fayette) on his return home from America towards the close of the Revolutionary War. — She further says that about Twenty Eight years ago one Daniel Comstock now deceased, who resided at that time in Stockbridge or Lenox, in said Berkshire County, came down to her said husband where she now resides and took her husband's deposition to assist him said Comstock to get a pension for his Revolutionary naval service which pension said Comstock did obtain and draw until he died

She further declares that she was married to the said Moses Stocking on the seventeenth day of December in the year Seventeen hundred and Eighty five in the town of Chatham in the County of Middlesex and State of Connecticut - and that her husband the said Moses Stocking died on the 14 Fourteenth day of August in the year Eighteen hundred and Twenty nine in the town of Pittsford in the State of New York, she also declares that she is now a Widow. Sworn to and subscribed by the said Elizabeth Stocking on the day and year first above said. Before me William P. Walker. Judge of Probate.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Berkshire County
I Henry W. Bishop Register of the Court of Probate within and for the said County of Berkshire do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Elizabeth Stocking for a pension - that William P. Walker is the Judge of said Court duly commissioned and qualified and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is his genuine signature.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court. This 8 th day of February in the year 1848. Henry W. Bishop Register of Probate.

State of Connecticut, Middlesex County ss Chatham December 27 th A.D. 1847.
I Nathaniel C. Smith of Chatham in the County of Middlesex and State of Connecticut Town Clerk of said Town of Chatham, do hereby certify that Moses Stocking and Elizabeth Pelton were joined in marriage November seventeenth A.D. one thousand seven hundred and eighty five, I certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the original record, with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows -
Moses Stocking and Elizabeth Pelton were joined in Marriage Nov r 17 th A.D. 1785.
I Nathaniel C. Smith above named, depose and say: I hold the office of Town Clerk in the Town of Chatham County and State aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Town of Chatham with the exception above named as certified by me.
Nath l C. Smith Clerk of the Town of Chatham
Middlesex County ss Chatham Dec. 27, 1847.
Personally appeared Nath l C. Smith signer of the foregoing deposition and made oath to the truth of the same
Before me
Elijah Clark Justice of the Peace

State of Connecticut.
I, JOHN B. ROBERTSON, Secretary of that State of Connecticut, and Keeper of the Seal thereof, do hereby certify and make known to whom it doth or may concern, That Elijah Clark is, and since the 20th day of June last past hath been a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Middlesex in said State, duly appointed and commissioned, having full power and authority by the laws of said State to take the Acknowledgment of Deeds and to certify the same; also to administer Oaths, to take Affidavits and Depositions out of Court, and to give Certificates thereof; and that full faith and credit may and ought to be given to his official acts and attestations.
And I further certify, That I believe the foregoing signature of the said Elijah Clark to be genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of said State, at Hartford, this 31 st day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty seven.
John B. Robertson Secretary of State.

The enclosed papers numbered from one to 7, are respectfully referred to Mr. Brown to be copied and returned, with copy
to W. S. Cole.
By direction of the Commission
May 17.

REF
Ans Recd 6
Col. J. N. Cawarden Com d of Pensions Washington City D.C.

J. L. Edwards Esq Com r of Pensions.
I have the honor to enclose the paper to get pension for Elizabeth Stocking of Sheffield, Massachusetts widow of Moses Stocking
Respectfully
Your obt servt
Julius Rockwell
H o of Reps
Feb 18. 1848

Act 23 9954 N 13592
Elizabeth Stocking wid of Morris Map act 7 July 1838
Adms 15 mo Supt of manes $ 75 00 / 100 per share
Adms, acts 3 March 1843 17 June 1844 act 25 1844 1848 $ 75 00 / 100 per share Min 4 March 1843
Hen Julius Stockwell Duse of R...

8352 Massachusetts
Reported
Elizabeth Stocking widow of Mary Stocking who was a Sergt. of Marines in the U.S. Navy
Husband died 14th Aug d 1829
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 75 Dollars —
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 th day of May '68 and sent to
Hon. J. Rockwell Wesley H. Rags
[Acts of March 3, 1843, and June 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book a Vol. 9 Page 38

10432
Reported
Massachusetts
Elizabeth Stocking
Widow of Moses Stocking
who was a pensioner under the Act of _____ and who died on the 14th Augt 1829
at Berkshire the State of Mass. who was a Master in the 29th  29th  Regt  of Marine  Infantry  in the  29th  29th  Regt  of the commanded by Captain John S. Jones of the
_____ commanded by the Navy U.S. for 15 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Boston at the rate of 75 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13th day of May, 1848, and sent to Hon. Valin Rockwell, Chairman of Reps. Total amount, $375.00
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by Thos. Jenkins Clerk. Book @ Vol. 1 Page 69.

RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Briefed by Geo M. Moore
Claim No. January 22, 1910.
Certificate No. _____
Claimant _____
Soldier Morris Stocking
Service Conn.  Rev
Additional Service _____
No _____ claim, State records _____, 190_____
No claim, combination records _____, 190_____
REMARKS:
See W. S. H or R as abn except W. F. 15384.

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
1910 Lani L 9 Heat to Cyrus Root V.L.M.
File No. 15384
Elizabeth Stocking widow of Abraham Stocking of New York
Act: July 22, 1888
Index: Vol. M , Page 145
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Col. Canine Sheffield Mass. Aug 18, 1845
I am obliged to send you the enclosed applications from Widows of Officers of the Revolution for a continuation of their Pensions - Maria Rebecca Johnson, Elizabeth Hartshorn, Mary Southwick, Sarah Parmachooch, Anna Postage
If any information is required relative to the names of the officers or the amount of their pensions, please write to me and I will be happy to send you the information you are looking for.

Treasury Department Comptroller's Office May 14 th 1850.
Sir,
In the application of Edward H. Ensign Administrator of Moses Stocking for the payment of Prize Money due the heirs of said Stocking, as claimed by them for his share as a sailor on board the Frigate Alliance - it is therein stated, that his widow Elizabeth Stocking received a pension from the United States for his services in the Navy as a Sergeant of Marines, if any evidence to corroborate this statement is on file in your office will you please furnish a copy thereof to this department.
Very respectfully Your Ob t Serv t Ebenezer Matthews
J. P. Edwards Esqr.
Comptroller
Commissioner of Pensions

Laurel, Maryland,
January 17, 1910.
The Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Sir:
I would like to get such data as there is on file in the Pension Office of the history and services of the soldiers in the Revolution from the State of Connecticut, as follows:
Joseph, Moses, Samuel, and William Stocking.
I think they were from Middlesex County, in the above State.
Permit me to thank you in advance for such information.
Very respectfully,
Cyrus Root.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Berkshire
I Charles Sedgwick Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County Do Certify that George Crane before whom the foregoing Affidavit of John B. Bush was sworn is a Justice of the Peace within said County, duly commissioned & qualified as such Justice on the eight day of February Instant & that the foregoing Signature purporting to be his is genuine In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand the Seal of said Court this 9 th day of February 1848.
Charles Sedgwick Clerk

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Berkshire County } ss.
I John B. Bush of Sheffield in the County of Berkshire aforesaid; do depose and say that I am fifty two years of age I am a son in law of Moses and Elizabeth Stocking. The said Moses Stocking died on the fourteenth day of August in the year Eighteen hundred and Twenty nine in the town of Pillsford in the State of New York, The above said Moses and Elizabeth Stocking was formerly Residents of the town of Chatham in the State of Connecticut - I often heard in his life time the above said Moses Stocking speak of his Revolutionary Naval Service with John Paul Jones. - I also know the above said Elizabeth Stocking is now a Widow - and the Widow of the above said Moses Stocking be Sworn and Subscribed before me this 8 th day of February 1848. } John B. Bush
George Crane - Justice of the Peace,
I certify that I am personally acquainted with John B. Bush whose affidavit is taken above and that he is a Respectable witness and whose statements are entitled to full credit. Given under my hand the 8 th day of February. A.D. 1848. George Crane Justice of the Peace.

Admire.
E. F. Linsley Sheffield Mass

State of Massachusetts,
Berkshire County } ss., on this 28 th day of July 1898, personally appeared before me a justice of the peace in and for said county of Berkshire Elizabeth Stocking a resident of Sheffield in the county aforesaid aged eighty five 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 nd February 1898, granting pensions to Widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the Widow of Moses Stocking who was a Sergeant of Marines in the Revolution under John Paul Jones command, and the annual amount of pension which she received under the acts of July 7, 1835, March 3, 1843, and 17 th June 1849, is Seventy five dollars per annum. She further declares that she is still the Widow of the said Moses Stocking, Sworn to and Subscribed on the day Elizabeth  her Stocking, and year first above written, Before mark In presence of Me George Crane Justice of the Peace) Edmund Bush I certify that the above declarant is personally known to me and that she is the identical person who she represents herself to be. — George Crane Justice of the Peace,
I the above said Elizabeth Stocking , do Respectfully ask the War Department to again examine my original claim and papers and also all the records that may relate to my said husbands naval Services, I am of the opinion that he performed during the Revolution upwards of two years naval Service which was performed in two terms of Service, which I stated in my original Declaration now on file, this would allow me more pension annually than I have now Recd Please . Examine and allow me more pension annually if
I am entitled — yours Respectfully, Elizabeth her Stocking In presence of Edmund Bush
George Crane Justice of the Peace

Berkshire ss. I Charles Sedgwick Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court for said County of Berkshire do certify that George Brane Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit of Elizabeth Sterling was sworn is sworn on the 28 day of July last a Justice of the Peace within & for said County duly commissioned & qualified & that the foregoing signature properly to be his, are genuine -
In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this 16 day of August 1848 Charles Sedgwick Clerk