Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36,062, for Goddard Martenus, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Conn.
Martinus, Goddard
S. 36,062
CONTENTS

10.713 R Connecticut
Goadara Martenus
Montville in the state of Connecticut who was a Sergeant in the regiment commanded by Colonel Tyler of the Connecticut ne, for the term of One Year
scribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 3 rd of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 th of May 1819 and sent to Jeremiah G. Braithwaite New London Connecticut
Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819 88. 49 Semi-anl. all'ce ending Sep 1819 48. 00 10 Mo: \frac{28}{30} \cdot \frac{4}{31} 136. 49
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 8th March, 1818. }

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State of Connecticut L. H. W. L. M. S. O. n
Be it remembered That on this 3 rd day of April 1818 before me Jeremiah G. Brainard a Judge of the Superior Court of the State of Connecticut personally appeared Goddard Martenus of Montville in said State of Connecticut and being duly & solemnly sworn according to the usage of said State - on such solemn oath by me to him administered declared and said that in the month of May or June 1775 - he enlisted as a private soldier into a company commanded by Captain James John Chapman in a Regiment raised by the then Colony of Connecticut commanded by Colonel Samuel H. Parsons for the term of seven months - and that at the expiration of said term he was honorably discharged - That about the first of January 1776 he again enlisted into a company commanded by Captain Christopher Sly in a regiment of the Connecticut line of the Continental Army commanded at that time by Colonel Samuel H. Parsons - to serve for one year - That he served accordingly until the 20 th day of August 1776 - when he was appointed a sergeant - and served until the last of December 1776 - at which time the term for which he enlisted expired and he was honorably discharged - his warrant as sergeant accompanies this statement but he never received a written or printed discharge - He further states that he is a resident citizen of the United States from the redoubled circumstances and that he needs the assistance of his country for support
Signed before me Goddard Martenus the day and date as above in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand

caused the Seal of the Supreme Court of the State of Connecticut to be hereunto affixed at New London in the State of Connecticut the Day, month and year aforesaid
Jeremiah Brainerd Judge of the Supreme Court of said State
I Jeremiah Brainerd Judge of the Supreme Court of the State of Connecticut do hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Jeremiah Brainerd was in the Revolutionary War as a soldier in the Continental Army against the common Enemy - and I now to certify that the proceedings and testimony taken and before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the Directions of the General Washington of George - the foreign Department was made to meet the Applicant and was in order to obtain the Provision made by the act of Congress entitled An Act to provide for certain Persons who have been in the Revolutionary War to stop the said Jeremiah Brainerd a full and complete pension
New London April 3 - 1818 -
Gratuitous Remarks
I certify that for about thirty years I have known and attended to the application in this case - That when I first knew him he was a poor industrious Man - But by Industry and hard labor he has acquired a small Farm - his only dependence - unproductive without some labor - that from age and bodily infirmity he is nearly past laboring himself
I am satisfied that the Rent of his small Farm would be insufficient for the support of himself and Family - On this view of the subject I am of Opinion that the Applicant needs the assistance of his Country for support
State of Connecticut Jeremiah Brainerd January 24 th - 1819 - Judge as aforesaid

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To the said
Goddard Martineau
of New London

To John Tyler Esq. Coll o of 7 th : 10 Regt
To Goddard Martenus Greeting
By Virtue of the authority in me vested I Do by these presents Constitute and appoint you the S r Goddard Martenus to be Sergeant in Capt Christopher Elip Company Hereby Requiring all officers & Soldiers Under your Command to obey you as Such as their Sergeant & you to follow such Instruction as you shall receive from some or other of your Superior officers for which This Shall be your Sufficient Warrant Given under my hand & Seal this 20 th Day of August 1776
John Tyler Colonel

State of Connecticut, County of New London ss.
Be it known that before me, JOHN W. HAUGHTON, of the town of Bozrah, county of New London, a Notary Public in and for the County and State aforesaid, duly authorized to administer oaths, personally appeared Elizabeth Cook aged 60 and made oath in due form of law, that she is the daughter of William Matthews who identical person that now revolutionary pensioner of the United States of America, as by the files and records at the Pension Office in Washington will more fully appear, and that she cannot know of them otherwise than through the said office.
and that she now resides in Salem and has resided there for the space of few years past—and that she makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining any arrears of pension that may be due her under the laws of the United States; and that by these presents she does constitute and appoint F. E. HASSLER, of the city of Washington, her true and lawful attorney, irrevocably, with power of substitution for her and in her name, place and stead, to ask and receive of and from the United States, any bounty land, extra pay, pensions, money or moneys that now is or are due her on account of services rendered by her deceased husband ; advances made, property destroyed or taken by the Government, or any claim arising from intercourse between the United States and any foreign nation, and the Indians, disbursements made, or expenses incurred by him while in the service of the United States, or on any account whatsoever, and in her name to give receipts and other sufficient discharges for such bounty land, pensions, patents, claims, and money due as aforesaid, and to attend to and prosecute any and all business of whatsoever nature she may have with or before any of the Departments of the Government or Congress, or any legally established commission of the United States, and, generally, to do any and every other act or acts that she might or could do, were she personally present at the doing thereof, she hereby ratifying and confirming whatsoever her said attorney shall do in and about the premises, by virtue hereof.
Signed, sealed and delivered } Two witnesses, in the presence of Rosetta Dobbean S. M. Haughton John W. Haughton
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 20 th day of August 18 57 . Elizabeth Cook 
State of Connecticut County of New London
On this 20 th day of August 18 57 , personally appeared before me, and acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney to be act and deed, for the purposes therein contained.
John W. Haughton J.P. Notary Public
Rosetta Dobbean AND I HEREBY CERTIFY, that at the same time, personally appeared before me Samuel W. Haughton and Samuel W. Haughton known to me, to be two credible witnesses, and who being duly sworn, deposes and says, each for himself that the above named Elizabeth Cook now present, is to their knowledge, the daughter of the identical person named in the above deposition, and that the said affidavit is correct, as they verily believe; that they are acquainted with the said Elizabeth Cook and that they are, each, wholly disinterested.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, upon the day and year first above written.
John W. Haughton  Rosetta Dobbean Notary Public  S. M. Haughton

War Department Revolutionary Pension
That, in conformity with the laws of the United States of the 18th of March, 1818. [illegible] Martha's late a Sergeant in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Connecticut Agency at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence the third day of April, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
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Given at the War Office of the United States, this twentieth day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen John H. Edwards in the absence and on behalf of the Secretary of War
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State of Connecticut New London County } ss August 20th 1851
The above is a true copy of the original deposited now in the papers of Mrs. Elizabeth Cook.
John W. Daughton Notary Public
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By Richard Beekman Esquire Colonel of the Third Regiment Infantry, in the State of Connecticut - To General MacKensie - Greeting Whereas General MacKensie in your course shall come good Colonel, I do by these presents constitute and appoint you the said MacKensie to be the first Sergeant in the first company in the Regiment under my Command - You are therefore forthwith and diligently to execute the several acts and duties of said Officer in a strict and careful discharge of the same. And you are to observe and obey all such orders as you may from time to time receive from me, or other your superior Officers. and to instruct said company in the use of arms, and all necessary duties, and to be to obey you as their Sergeant, for which this shall be your sufficient warrant.  Given under my hand and seal at New London this 12th day of May Anno Domini 1787  Richard Beekman Seal like [S] The above is a true copy of the original now in the possession of Mrs. Elizabeth Cook  Witness my hand. Richard Beekman Wm. D. Doolittle
Samuel Huntington Esq. Captain General and Comman- der in Chief, in and over the State of Connecticut, in America. To Colonel MacKensie Greeting. You being by the General Assembly of this State appointed to be first of the  first  company  of the  first  company  of the  first  company Regiment in said State, reposing special trust and confidence in your fidelity, prudence and good conduct, I do by virtue

you to take the said Company into your care and charge as their Lieut d carefully and diligently to discharge that office and trust, exercising your inferior Officers and Soldiers in the use of their Arms, according to the rules and discipline of War, ordained and established by the laws of this State, keeping them in good order and Government, and commanding them to obey you as their Lieut d ; and you are to observe all such orders and directions as from time to time you shall receive, either from me, or from other your superior Officer, pursuant to the trust hereby reposed in you.
Given under my hand, and the Public Seal of this State, at Hartford the 30 th day of May, AD 1737.
Samuel Huntington.
By his Excellency's command
George Myllys, Secretary.
Goodeve Martineus and Hannah Collins were married 7 th August 1780 -
Goodeve Martineus died Sept 13 th 1825 - Hannah Martineus died March 26 1836
I John W Houghton of the Town of Borough, County of Franklin and State of Connecticut, a Notary Public within and for said County and State, do hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the Family record of Goodeve Martineus as taken by me this day -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Official Seal of Office at Salem in said County and State this 20 th day of August 1851
John W Houghton Notary Public

State of Connecticut County of Litchfield
The within copy hereof are true copies of the original Commission, Sargent Warwicks and Owens Certificate
Attest John W. Houghton Notary Public

INVALID.
By 36062
No. 84162
Edward Norton
May 10-12
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July 3, 07.

I William Richards of New London in the State of Connecticut, on solemn Oath do declare upon my say - That on or about the First of January 1776 - I was appointed and commissioned a Lieutenant in the Continental Regiment raised by Congress for One year from said First of January 1776 then com- manded by Colonel Samuel H. Parsons - afterwards by Colonel John Tyler - That I was assigned to the Company in said Regiment commanded by Captain Christopher Delynd That immediately on receiving my Commission which was on or about the First of January 1776 I enlisted Goddard Martenus as a Private into said Company - the Person named in the foregoing Declaration named A - and by him made by me formerly Brimble One of the Judges of the Superior Court of the State of Con- necticut - which is hereto annexed - That said Goddard Martenus immediately joined said Company and Regiment and faithfully served in them the term of his Enlistment and was honorably discharged with the Regiment at Peekskill in the State of New York on the last Day of December 1776 on the First Day of January 1777 -
That I am and always have been well acquainted with the said Goddard Martenus from his Infancy
W m Richards
State of Connecticut } On this 5 th Day of June 1818 - City of New London } Before me personally appeared Mayor of said City - personally appeared William Richards the above named deponent known to me to be a Person of Truth and Veracity and being First duly examined and cautioned to testify the Truth and the whole Truth - and being by me sworn according to Law - on his Oath declared that the Facts stated are contained in the above Deposition by him in my Presence subscribed and true -
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In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Corporation of the City of New London the said City the day and year first above written
Jeremiah Brainerd Mayor
With deposition of William Brown also the following Deposition of Simon Ladd Jun- I took as much as the Corporation of the City of New London since the Seal of the City of New London was used in the said City of New London
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I Simon Cobb Jun. of Waterford in the State of Connecticut on solemn Oath do declare and say that sometime the latter part of the Winter or early in the Spring of the year 1776 - I enlisted into a Company commanded by Captain Christopher Soly in a Regiment raised by Congress for One Year from the first of January 1776 - and there commanded by Colonel Samuel H. Parsons, afterwards by Colonel John Tyler - That I immediately joined the Regiment when I found Goddard Manton, whom I then knew and in some have known, a Private in said Company - That the said Goddard Manton continued to serve in said Company and Regiment until the expiration of the Term for which said Regiment was raised - when at Poughkeepsie in the State New York the last Day of December 1776 - on the first Day of January 1777 - when the whole Regiment was discharged - That the said Goddard Manton is the same Person who has made the Declaration hereto annexed marked A -
State of Connecticut 1818 City of New London
Simon Cobb Jun On this 5 th Day of June 1818 -
Before me Francis Brainard Mayor of said City personally appeared Simon Cobb Jun. the above named Deponent known to me to be a Person of Truth and Veracity - and being first duly Sworn and cautioned to testify the Truth and the whole Truth - and being by me sworn according to Law - on his Oath declared that the facts stated in the contained in the above Deposition by him in my presence subscribed as true.
In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my Name and affixed the Seal of the Corporation of the City of New London at said City this Day and Year aforesaid Francis Brainard Mayor.

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Goardara Martemus
Sergeant
75 - 1 Regt
Regt
Sumittra
Goardara Martemus

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Marterson, Philip GRADE Private LINE Maryland
WARRANT NUMBER 11476 and 11584 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED March 11, 1791 to Philip Marterson
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.