Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21455, for Abraham Jennings, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Jennings, Abraham or Jennings
No. 21455.
Charity
CONTENTS

Connecticut - 2,411
Charity Jennings - widow of Abraham Jennings, deceased who died on the 7 th Feb y 1838 of Fairfield in the State of Conn. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain [blank] of the Reg t commanded by [blank] in the Conn. line for 8 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1838. 8 th Feb y '38
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 th day of March 38, and sent to Mrs. Bradford Weston Weston, Conn.
Arrears to the 4 th of Sept r - $28.88
Semi-annual allowance ending 13 33
$42.21
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the }
Recorded by R. Bendire Clerk, Book A Vol. 2 Page 70.

22.794
Connecticut
Abraham Jennings
Weston in the State of Conn
who was a Rev in the Conn commanded
by Captain _____ of the Regt commanded
by Col-Whitings in the Conn Foot
for 8 mos
Inscribed on the Roll of Conn
at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum.
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 day of Mar
33 and sent - 4-
Tomlinson. Fairfield Ct
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 33 $ 66. 66
Semi-ant. allowance ending Mar - 1833
$19.99
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by E.D. Bullock Clerk,
Book E Vol. 3 Page 21
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State of Connecticut, County of Fairfield
ss. Bridgeport
On this 18 th day of October 1833 personally appeared, in open Court, before The Court of Probate for Stratford District in said County
now sitting, Abraham Jennings a resident of Weston in the County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, aged 83
years, who being first 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, 1832, That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers, and served as herein stated.
That in the Summer of 1776 he belonged to a Militia company of Fairfield in said County which was then commanded by Capt Seth Silliman of said Fairfield Lieut. Andrew Wakeman, & Ezra Jennings Ensign all of said Fairfield
That said company was ordered to the City of New York in 1776 That he went with said company from Fairfield and embarked with said company at Flaks Brook on Board of Capt Daniel Wilson Schooner & sailed to New York where we were Stationed for a while & during said Campaign was transported with said company on to Long Island was in the Battle when the British landed at Flat Bush Church, when 2 or 3000 Americans were killed was in the company when they retreated from Long Island to New York & after the British took possession of New York said company in which he belonged retreated to Horse Neck. That he performed Three months service faithfully for the United States in said company in said Campaign, was Discharged at said Horse Neck at the end of said 3 months had no written Discharge or Documentary evidence to prove this term of service which was in a regular embodied Corps sent into service by Authority of the State of Connecticut, was either in field or Garrison & not employed during said Campaign in any civil or military office alive under he served That Thomas Stratton whose 3 annexed will prove this term of service

That in the Spring of 1777 he was into a Company of Gaurd co. in said Militia company said Gaurd was Drafted for by Ezra Suly, of That he performed one month's  K. service. States in keeping Gaurd at a place called Wells Tongue in the Town of Stratford near the dividing line of Stratford & Fairfield at the Mouth of Bridgeport Harbour. on Long Island Sound. was discharged at said Wells Tongue at the end of one month had no written Discharge or Documentary evidence to prove this service which was in a regular embodied corps raised by Authority of the State of Connecticut by order of Genl. Goto S. Silliman who commanded our Brigade said company belongs to Col. Michener's Regiment was either in field or Garrison & not employed in any civil pursuit during said campaign. Chas. Suly whose deposition is annexed will prove this term of service for the United States.
That in the year 1778 he removed from said Fairfield to a place called North Fairfield now the Town of Weston in said County when he belonged to Capt. Benajah Bennett's company of Militia of said North Fairfield. That in the fall of 1778 he was Drafted from said company for one month to keep Gaurd at Black Rock in said Town of Fairfield which Gaurd was commanded by a Seargeant whose name he cannot now remember. That he performed one month's service in said Gaurd at the Village of Black Rock on Long Island Sound was discharged at said Black Rock at end of one month had no written Discharge or documentary evidence to prove this service no person alive that was with him in said service for which Searit I now recollect commanded said Gaurd, & Lieut. Chauncy, both was with him in said Gaurd but are now both dead. This Gaurd was a regular embodied corps in which he served which was raised by Authority of the State of Connecticut. & the service was performed by order of Genl. Goto S. Silliman was either in field or Garrison, and not employed in any civil pursuit during said campaign no person alive by whom he can prove this term of service. said company of Gaurd
Conn. W 21455 Jennings, Abraham

belonged to Col Saml Whittings Regiment & Genl Sillamans Brigade
That in the year 1779 he belonged to said Capt Manjar Bennetts Company of Artilleria when said Company was ordered by Genl Gode Sillaman to March into the State of New York near the North River at a place called Cummings That he went in said Company under said Capt Bennett & performed one months service for the United States in said Campaign, That he returned in said Company
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The said Abraham Jennings hereby relinquishes 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.
Attest
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. R S Nichols, Clerk
Abraham Jennings
We, Eli Lacy  a clergyman , residing in the town of Weston and Thomas Stratton residing in the Barnesboro same, hereby Certify, that we are well acquainted with Abraham Jennings who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 83 years of age; that he is reported and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Attest
Sworn and subscribed the day and date aforesaid. R S Nichols, Clerk
Eli Lacy Thomas Stratton
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after 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 Eli Lacy who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman resident in the town of Weston
and that Thomas Stratton who has signed the same, is a resident of the town of Barnesport and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Attest
R S Nichols, Clerk
Charles Moore Judge
I, Roswell S. Nichols Clerk of the Court aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Abraham Jennings for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of this 18 th day of October
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Office
R S Nichols, Clerk
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C3797 Charity Jennings widow of Abraham Con.
act 4 July 36 Married in 1772
adm d Sm. p. r. $26 66.
deduct. pen: commence 8 Feb 38. died 7 Feb 38.
Bradford Menton Weston Con.

State of Connecticut
County of Fairfield ss. Weston
On this sixth day of September 1838 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Probate for the District of Weston Charity Jennings a resident of said Fairfield Weston, County & State 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 provision made by the Act of Congress of July 4 1836 also the Act of July 7 1838
That she is the Widow of Abraham Jennings late of said Weston now De d who was a Soldier in the Revolutionary War and served as a private in the Infantry in said War and had made proof of the same to the satisfaction of the War Department and had obtained a pension for said services under the Act of Congress of June 7 th 1832 of Twenty Six Dollars & Sixty Six cents a Year as by the Records of the War Department will appear & a certificate of that amount was ent d to the said Abraham Jennings in his life time & was by the said Charity Jennings surrendered to the Agent for paying pensions at Hartford in the State of Connecticut in March 1838 as will appear from the Records of the War Department there being had
She further says that she has no documentary evidence nor the evidence of any living witness that she knows of but rests her case entirely on the evidence establishing the pension of her De d Husband
She further declares & says that she was married to the said Abraham Jennings on the second day of July 1772 by the Rev d Mr o Coles a Baptist Clergyman officiating in the Baptist Society in Stratfield in the Town of Fairfield which was previous to his services rendered long previous to the year 1794. That she has no record of their Marriage but that there is a record of their

of these marriages on the Records of the Town of Weston together with the ages of my family , She further declares and says That her Husband the aforesaid Abraham Jennings died at said Weston on the 7 th day of February 1838 That She is now a Widow & has remained a Widow ever since his death, as will more fully appear by reference to the Proof hereto annexed
She therefore claims that the War Department send her a Pension Certificate of the same amount which her said Husband received commencing on the 7 th day of February 1838 being the time of his death & to which time the present applicant as his Widow received pay to In witness of therein  First  order Charity Jennings Sworn to and subscribed on the mark day and Year aforesaid Before Bradford Winton Judge of Probate for the District aforesaid
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter that the above named applicant is the Widow of the said said Du ty Abraham Jennings a Revolutionary Soldier & served as the status & that She has remained a Widow ever since his death, Bradford Winton Judge of said Court
I Horace Fenton Clerk of the Court of Probate for District aforesaid hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of the W fe Charity Jennings of said Weston for a pension & that Bradford Winton Esqr is Judge of the Court of Probate for the District aforesaid & that his Signatures to the Declaration & the Depositions

of Simon Fanton & John W. Nichols hereto annexed are genuine. I further certify that the said Bradford Winton is Town Clerk of said Town of Weston & the signature of his name to the certificate of the ages & Marriage of the family of Abraham Jennings hereto annexed is genuine Given under my hand & the seal of said Court this 6 th day of Sept r 1838.
Horace Fanton Clerk I Simon Fanton of Weston in Fairfield County & State of Connecticut of Fifty Six Years of age testify Say that Abraham Jennings of said Weston a Revol- utionary pensioner of the United States died in said Weston & at the Poorhouse kept by me on the seventh day of February 1838 and that Charity Jennings the present applicant for a pension is his Widow & is now in the poorhouse & has remained a Widow ever since his death.
Simon Fanton State of Connecticut } County of Fairfield ss. Weston,
On this Six day of September 1838 personally appeared before the subscriber Judge of the Court of Probate for the District aforesaid Simon Fanton Esqr. Signer of the above and made oath to the same Disposition by him subscribed and I who is a man of truth & credibility & that his disposition is entitled to credit.
Bradford Winton Judge of said Court
I Bradford Winton of Weston in Fairfield County and State of Connecticut of 48 Years of Age herby certify that I am Town Clerk of said Town of Weston that I find on the Records of said Town the marriage of Abraham Jennings to Charity Risden together with the ages or births of their children and is as follows to wit Abraham Jennings & Charity Risden married July 2 nd 1772. One thousand Seven hundred

and Twenty two, Samuel Jennings born Nov: 13 th 1772 Rhoda Jennings born July 24 1775 Elijah D e D e August 26 1777 Ruth D e D e April 13 1780 Joseph D e D e April 15 1782 Ertha D e D e May 11 1785 Livi D e D e April 10 1788 Chary D e D e July 3 1790 Sarah D e D e April 27 1793 Polly D e D e June 12 th 1797
A True copy from Record
Certified by Bradford Winton Town Clerk

John W. Nichols of Fairfield Town & County & State of Connecticut of thirty six years of age testify & say that I am clerk of the Baptist Church in the Parish of Stratfield in said Town of Fairfield & that I have the Records of the same now in my possession. that I have examined them frequently & I cannot find that there were any Records kept in said Church by the Rev. Mr. Coles the former clergyman in said County or by any other clergyman in said Parish from 1767. Seventeen hundred & Sixty Seven to 1773. Seven teen hundred Seventy three either of marriages or of any other kind. Neither is the Record of the marriage of Abraham Jennings to be found in said Records
John W. Nichols Church Clerk
State of Connecticut
County of Fairfield } ss. Fairfield
On this fifth day of Sept r 1838 personally appeared before the Subscribe Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Weston in the County & State aforesaid. John W. Nichols to me known to be a man of truth & credibility in the possession of all of his faculties who subscribed his name to the above Disposition & made Oath to the truth of the same Before me
Bradford Winton Judge of Probate for the District aforesaid

He said Weston & was discharged. Then at the end one month had no written Discharge or Documentary evidence To prove this term of Service but Corporal Joseph Sulby of said Weston whose Deposition is annexed can testify that I performed one months service for the United States in said Company as I have stated. which service was in a Regular embodied Corps & ordered into Service By Authority of the State of Connecticut. in Col Saml Whiting's Regiment in Genl Gd S Silliman's Brigade. That he was either in field or Garrison & not employed in any civil pursuit during said campaign.
That in the Spring of 1781 he belonged to said Capt. Bennett's Company when said Company was ordered to go to a place called Greens Farms in the Town of Fairfield on Long Island Sound to keep Guard for One month That he went in said Company under Capt Bennett & performed one months Service at said Greens Farms was discharged at said Greens Farms at the end of said month. had no written Discharge or Documentary evidence To prove this term of Service but Nhemiah Webb  Corporal Joseph Sulby Lyon whose Deposition is annexed was with me in said Campaign & can testify that I performed one months service as I have stated, that said Service was in a regular embodied Corps & performed by Authority of the State of Connecticut in Col. Saml Whiting's Regiment Genl Gd S Silliman's Brigade That he was either in field or Garrison & not employed in any civil pursuit during said campaign.

That in the month of August 1781 he was drafted from said Capt Bennetts company with several others, viz Stephen Lyon, John Buckley, Abner Hemenway & others from the same company for one month to keep Gaud at the mouth of Mack Rock Harbour, which Gaud was under the command of said Josiah Gold Leavitt who was a Sergeant in said Capt Bennetts company & was stationed at the House of John Squire about half a mile below where he was stationed in the previous Gaud. Stationed at said Mack Rock in 1778 That he performed one months service for the United States in said Gaud which was a regular embodied corps raised by authority of the State of Connecticut in Col Whittneys Regiment & Genl Gates S. Schellmans Brigade, That he was either in field or Garrison & not employed in any civil pursuit during said campaign, was discharged at said Mack Rock, had no written Discharge or Documentary evidence to prove this campaign nor does he know of any person now alive by whom he can make proof of this term of service. That there is no officer now alive under whom he served That he has made the best and all the proof he can to his service in the Revolution in each campaign That he was born in said Hanford July 12 1750. has a record of his age in his Bible was living when called into service in said Hanford have lived in said Weston since the Revolution & still live there, was called into service by Draft

The names of some of the officers that were with the troops where he served he has stated in each Campaign. The reason he has not procured the certificate of a clergyman is that the clergyman in his vicinity has recently settled & knows nothing of his reputation as a Soldier of the Revolution all his service was as a private Soldier.
   Period when Duration Names & Rank Age at Proof by which the   the Service of some of the field officers present was rendered under whom he served place of birth Declaration is     1776 3 Genl Goldsborough Supported   1777 1 Col Saml Whiting Nicholas Webb Lyon   1778 1 Joseph Sulis   1779 1 83 years Thomas Stratton   1781 1 Weston Manly Sulis   1781 1   8 months Private Soldier    Abraham Jennings

The Depositions hereunto annexed of Thomas Stratton & Chancy Suley Subscribed & sworn to in open Court, are part of the proceedings in the case of the within named applicant. herein certified under my hand and seal of office. & I further certify that the said Thomas Stratton & Chancy Suley are credible Witnesses & persons of fair Character for Truth & veracity. & I further certify that Harvey Hubbell of Weston in Hartford County before whom the foregoing Depositions of Nehemiah Webb Lyon & Joseph Suley were taken is a Justice of the Peace duly qualified of said Hartford County & that the signature purporting to be his is genuine. & I further certify that Peter Sellaman & Harvey Hubbell are Justices of the Peace & that James Suley is Select Man of said Town of Weston -
R. S. Nichols, Clerk
I Mark Moore Judge of the Court of Probate within & for the District of Stratford certify that Roswel S. Nichols is Clerk of said Court that the foregoing are his signatures with the seal of said Court thereto annexed.
Mark Moore Judge

27.520 Abraham Jennings Application for a Pension
See private
G. Toulminson

9 Nehemiah Lyon of the Town of Weston County of Fairfield & State of Connecticut 74 years of age Deposeth & saith that he is well acquainted with Abraham Jennings of said Weston. That said Jennings & himself both belonged to Capt Benajah Bunnitts Company of said Weston when said Company was ordered into the United States Service in the Revolution in the year 1781 and were stationed at a place called Greens Harms in the Town of Fairfield on Long Island Sound, for One month. That he has personal knowledge that said Jennings served the United States faithfully one month in said Campaign, & furthermore that said Jennings is a man of good reputation & that his own declaration to obtain a pension in regard to his service in the Revolution is entitled to full credit.
Nehemiah W. Lyon
State of Connecticut } Weston October 14. A. D. 1833 Fairfield County } Be it known that before me Harry Hubbell a justice of the peace for Fairfield County personally appeared Nehemiah W. Lyon & Joseph Seely both personally known to me are credible Witnesses, have both subscribed their Depositions in my presence & made oath to them before me Harry Hubbell Jus. Peace
Joseph Seely of the Town of Weston County of Fairfield & State of Connecticut 76 years of age Deposeth & saith that he is well acquainted with Abraham Jennings of said Weston that in the year 1779 as said Jennings & himself both belonged to Capt Benajah Bunnitts Company of said Weston of which company the Deponent was a corporal. That said Company belonged to Col Whiting's Regiment that in 1779 said Company was ordered into the United States Service

To go to Grummonds in the State of New York That he has personal knowledge that said Jennings served the United States faithfully for One month in said Campaign. That he believes said Jennings to be 83 years of age that he is a man of Respectability & that said Jennings own Declaration to obtain a Pension is entitled to full Credit. furthermore the deponent saith that the said Jennings served at Greensfarms in Capt. Bennajah Bennetts Company for the term of one month in the year 1781 at which time he was also corporal of said Company & that said Jennings served the month in full & furthermore the deponent saith not
Joseph Feely
State of Connecticut Fairfield County
H. Norton Oct. 14. 1833
We the subscribers Justices of the Peace in Milton for Fairfield County & inhabitants of said Town of Milton certify that Abraham Jennings of said Milton is a man of fair reputation & that his declaration in order to obtain a pension is entitled to credit.
Peter Silliman Harvey Hubbell James Feely
Justices of the Peace

Thomas Stratton of the Town of Bridgeport in the County of Fairfield & State of Connecticut a Juror of the United States Deposeth & saith that he is well acquainted with Abraham Jennings the within named applicant for a pension That he has personal knowledge that said Jennings was in the service in the Revolution at New York in the year 1776 but does not know how long as he was not in the same company with him & that said Jennings is a man of Respectability & his own Declaration is intitled to full credit
Thomas Stratton
Chasty Seely the wife of Denton Seely of the Town of Bridgeport 75 years of age Deposeth & saith that she is well acquainted with L. Abraham Jennings the within named applicant for a pension That in the year 1777 there was a company of Gaud Stationed at Wills Tongue at the mouth of Bridgeport Harbour near her Father's House where she then lived, that she has personal knowledge that said Jennings performed a tour of service for the United States in keeping Gaud at said Wills Tongue in said company.  Chasty Seely

FREE
James L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D. C.
3797 Cm 4 July 1836. S. H. 12

James L. Edwards Esqr
Sir I herewith send you the Declaration of Charity Jennings of this Town for a Pension hoping you will give your immediate attention to the same & send me a Pension certificate for the same for of the amount which her husband Abraham Jennings Da r had due
Weston Sept. 6 th 1838
I am Respectfully Yours &c Bradford Weston

Abraham Jennings son: 2466 act June when last paid J. S. C.
act 31. 1838
Due 7 th Feb 1838 10% that period
OH

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 21455
Charity Jennings widow of Abraham Jennings Deceased
Act: July 1 st 86 3711
Index:—Vol. _____, Page _____
[Arrangement of 1870.]