Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22,337, for Ebenezer Joy, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Conn.
Log, Ebenezer
S. 22,337
N. H.
76.
CONTENTS

Ohio Pennsylvania (119.719)  Ebenezer Joy in the State of Ohio was a private in the Comp. commanded Captain Nichols of the Regt. commanded Col. McEllean in the Comp. for 21 1/2 mos.
scribed on the Roll of Ohio the rate of 71 Dollars 66 Cents per annum. commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 day of Sep. 1833 and Sixth Claimant Arrears to the 14th of Sep. 30 $179.16 Semi-ant. allowance ending A. No. 34 35.83 $214.99
Revolutionary Claim, Not June 7, 1832. J. C. Hiles Clerk Recorded by Book E Vol. 8 Page 176
Was placed in the Ohio Book as mistake tied to Penn age 27 Feb 1840 do to Pitt age 11 Feb 1840 To Pennsylvania from 4 Sept 1839. 10 April 1840 Notification to W. H. Townsend Springfield X Roads, Erie County. Pa

FREE
20 Hon. J. R. [unclear] Washington City Commissioner of Pensions
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Erie County ss
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
On this fourth day of February A.D. before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace for the County of Erie, personally appeared Ebenezer Joy, who, on his oath, declares he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Nichols, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel McClellan in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of Ohio, from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State of Pennsylvania, he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future — The following are the reasons for his removing from Ohio, the water being impure, and his relatives live in Pennsylvania.
Sworn and subscribed to before me The day and year aforesaid A.C. Tiffany J.P.
Ebenezer Joy
Erie County ss
On the fourth day of February A.D. 1840 before me the subscriber, a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Erie, personally appeared Ebenezer Bronson, who on his oath declares that he is personally acquainted with Ebenezer Joy and that knows him to be the identical in the above affidavit — Sworn and subscribed before me A.C. Tiffany J.P.
Ebenezer Bronson

Erie County ss
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Seal
I A. C. Tiffany a
Hean Spring
Justice of the peace in and for the County of Erie aforesaid, do certify that I am acquainted with Ebenezer Brown, that he is a man in whom the utmost confidence may be placed for veracity; and that he duly testified and subscribed to the facts set forth in the affidavit of Ebenezer Gay - Given under my hand and seal Springfield this 4th day of February 1840
A. C. Tiffany J.P.
Erie County ss
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
I William Kelley Prothonotary of the
Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do certify that A C Tiffany Esquire whose name is subscribed to the foregoing Certificate is an acting Justice of the Peace duly Commissioned
qualified and to all whose official acts as such Justice of the Peace full faith and credit are due and further that the signa- ture A C Tiffany purporting to be his is genuine
In Witness
Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court at Erie this 20th day of February Anno Domini 1840
William Kelley Pro

Please direct to the Care of W H Townsend Springfield & Roads Ew Co Penna
Com Ohio, in Penn-

Ebenezer Joy.
1830
To prove his support. - that he resided with his

The State of Ohio } Geauga County } On the twelfth day of September A.D. 1832 Personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Common Pleas now sitting at Chardon in and for said county. Ebenezer Joy a resident of the township of Perry in said county aged sixty eight years in April last. - who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his said Oath make the following de- claration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832.
That he entered the service under the following named Officers and served as herein after stated. - to wit.
In December 1778 he joined Capt. Nickols company in Col. McClellans Regiment at Killingly in the state of Con- necticut, as a Substitute for his Uncle David Joy - Marched the ensuing week with said Regt to Providence in the state of Rhode Island where he was stationed about four weeks. Marched from thence to Warwick Neck remained there about two weeks, - and from thence marched to New- London in the state of Connecticut and was there dismissed having served two months
That in May 1779 he enlisted at Plainfield in New- Hampshire for three months in Capt. Houtons company of the Regiment commanded by Col. Bartlette (Maj Cowan was attached to the same Regt.) - Marched from thence to Springfield with the Regt. remained there about two weeks . from thence to Clavnack in the state of New York and remained there about ten days - At Clavnack they met another regiment commanded by Col. Nickols . ( Webb Major ) from thence both Regts marched to Fishkill remained there about a week thence to West Point and remained there

untill discharged having served three Months - Genl. M c Dougal had the Command at West Point. -
That on the first day of July 1780 he again enlisted at Plainfield in New Hampshire in Capt. Abel Stevens Company of Col o . Nickols Regt. for the term of three Months (after they arrived at the place of rendezvous). and marched on the 3 rd of July to Springfield. stayed about 3 weeks thence marched to Great Barrington remained there about two weeks. thence to Fish Kill where the Regiment was organized and moved from thence to West Point. Genl. Arnold had the Command of that Post. - He also saw Col o . Cogswell of New Hampshire there. - After remaining at West Point about a week the Regiment crossed the River to Robinsons Farms was there about two months - was then ordered to Top-Bona-Bay in New Jersey where he joined the Main Army under General Washington. remained there about twenty days then marched with the Regt. to Philadelphia. was there about three weeks - then marched through the Country to the "Head of Elk" in Maryland and was then dismissed on the 23 rd of January having served over Seven Months . -
That about the first of March 1781 he again enlisted at Windsor in the State of Vermont into Capt. John Benjamin's Company of Rangers in Col o . Wait's Regiment for the term of ten Months - marched to Bethel Fort on or about the 10 th of March - and was stationed there the whole term except when absent as a scout or on other duty until discharged late in December in the same year
That he has no documentary evidence. and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure to prove his service. - That he resided with his

Whereas he was residing in the State of Connecticut when he first entered the Service. - Soon after removed to Plainfield in the State of New Hampshire. - Thence removed to the State of New York and in the year 1819 removed into the township of Perry aforesaid where he now resides. - He 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 any agency in any State.
Sworn to and Subscribed
The day and year aforesaid } Eben r Joy in Open Court - }
D. Aiken, Clerk.
We Samuel Burridge and David Robbins both residents of the township of Perry, do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Ebenzer Joy, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration.
That we believe him to be sixty eight years of age.
That he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resided to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to & Subscribed
the 12 th day of September 1832
in Open Court
Sam l Burridge
David Robbins
D. Aiken, Clerk.
And the S. Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. - And the court further certifies, that it appears to them, that David Robbins & Samuel Burridge the signers of the preceding certificate are residents of Perry in S. County and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

The State of Ohio } Greene County } p
I, D. D. Aiken, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Ebenezer Joy for a pension
In Testimony whereof, I have unto set my hand & Seal of Office, this twelfth day of September, A. D. 1832. D. D. Aiken, Clerk.

State of Ohio
The State of Ohio
Geauga County ss
Personally appeared before me the Undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the township of Painesville in the County aforesaid. Ebenezer Joy who being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age and consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—
  For 2 months  I served as a private  in 1778  under  Capt. Nichols    " 3 "  " — — — — —  " 1779  " "  Horton    " 7 "  " — — — — —  " 1780  " "  Stearns    " 9 "  " & 15 days "  " 1781  " "  Benjamin  
Making in all not less than twenty one months & fifteen days. He is positive he served seven months under Capt. Stearns in 1780, and does not know the reason that a shorter term appears on the roll. — For which I claim a Pension. —
Ebenezer Joy
Sworn to, and Subscribed The 17 th day of June A.D. 1833
Before me.
Wm H. Herrick Justice of the Peace

I Francis Norwood - a Clergyman residing in Painesville in the County of Geauga and state of Ohio, do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Ebenezer Joy who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration, that I believe him to have been, at the time of subscribing to the same, sixty eight years of age as therein stated, That he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that I concur in that opinion
Given and subscribed this 17 th day of June - A.D. 1833
Francis Norwood
before me
W m Holbrook Justice of the peace

The State of Ohio } Geauga County } I, D. Aiken, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County do hereby certify that William Wolbrook Es- quire, before whom the foregoing affidavits of Ebenezer Joy and Francis Newcomb appear to have been taken, on the seventeenth day of June A.D. 1833, and whose signatures
in his own proper hand writing, are affixed to the Certifi- cates thereof, was at the time, and still is a Justice of the peace within and for said County, duly commissioned and sworn, ac- cording to law:— And I further certify that it appears from the Records of said Court (which Court is authorized by the laws of said State to grant licenses to Clergymen in good stand- ing, to solemnize marriages) that the Reverend Francis Newcomb is a Clergymen in good standing.—
In Testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court, at Chardon this 18th day of June A.D. 1833
D. Aiken, Clerk.

Rev. & 1812 War Section
ms. A. February 10, 1925
Miss Marion L. Holden 108 Grove St. Putnam, Conn.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary war pension claim, S.22337, it appears that Ebenezer Joy was born in April 1764, place not stated.
While a resident of Killingly, Connecticut, he enlisted in December 1778, as a substitute for his uncle, David Joy, and served two months as private in Captain Nichols' Company, Colonel McClellan's Connecticut Regiment.
Having moved to Plainfield, New Hampshire, he enlisted there in May 1779, and served three months as private in Captain Houton's Company, Colonel Bartlette's New Hampshire Regiment.
He enlisted July 1, 1780, and served seven months as private in Captain Abel Stevens' Company, Colonel Nichols' New Hampshire Regiment.
He enlisted March 1, 1781, and served nine and one half months as private in Captain John Benjamin's Company of Rangers in Colonel Wait's Vermont Regiment.

He was allowed pension on his application executed September 12, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Perry, Geauga County, Ohio.
In 1840 he was living in Erie County, Pennsylvania.
There is no further data on file relative to his family.
Respectfully,
Acting Commissioner

Merchants & Manufacturers Bk Pittsburgh March 16. 1840
Sir In compliance with Yours of the 11 th Inst they desire to inform You that Cheney for Pens. under the Act of 7 June 1832 at 71 66 2/3 Dollars was last paid up to the 1 st September 1839.
Very Respectfully Yours obed Servt Fred k Bahl for the Liberator Press Agt.
W. L. Edmonds Esq r Commrs. of Pensions Washington City

Commercial Bank of Cincinnati Pension Agency 4 th March 1840.
Sir.
Yours of 27 th Feb is now before Me Making enquiry as to the time of the last payment to Ebenezer Gay supposed to be on our Roll Act of June 1832. We have No such person upon our Roll, but upon examination of the Books of the Franklin Bank We find this Remark opposite his Name " Rem transferred to Pittsburgh Agency" and No payment appear ever to have been made to him -
I am Very Respectfully Yr Ob t Servant.
J. H. H. H. Pension Agent
J. S. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.

A. H. role
Adm 21. months 8 15 days. —
16,333 35.83 $179.16 Grazing Co.
$0.60

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Thomson 184 which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yy II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yy III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yy V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? yy VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yy VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yy VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yy IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yy X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yy

 XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service ? Confuted by two Citizens  XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it ?  XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had ? yes  XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?  XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service ?  XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct ? yes  XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily ? And, if not, which of them is not so answered ? yes at 1.2 
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
‡QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
‡QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
The Service in 1780. is found on roll as 3 Months 18 days. — The last term is not specific.

O. W. AND N. DIVISION.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Searched by _____
Claim No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Claimant _____
Soldier Ebenezer Joy
Service Rev.
Additional service _____
Remarks Res - Ohio
_____ Chief of Division.

22. 337 Ebenezer Joy
Sept. 12, 1832 Perry Ohio - 68
Dec 78 Killings Ct Capt. Nichols Col. McClellan St. Warick & Prov.
P.M. 2 m
May 79 Cpt Houton Col. Bartlett Post. 3 m
Aug 1. 80 Cpt. Geo. Stevens Col. Nichols Post. 7 m
Nov 81 Cpt. Jos. Benjamin Col. Wait Post. 10 m

Painesville, Ohio, April 22, 1902.
Commissioner of Pensions.
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir-
Will you kindly send me the military history of my grandfather, Bartholomew Vrooman, likewise the history of Ebenezer Joy, both of whom were pensioners of the Revolutionary War from Geauga county, Ohio?
If you will give this matter your prompt attention you will greatly oblige me.
Very truly yours.
J. B. Vrooman.
By T. B. W.

Dear Sir:
Will you please send me Pension papers of No S 40888 Benjamin Joy " S 22337 Ebenezer Joy.
Very truly yours
Miss Marion L. Holden 108 Grove St. Putnam, Conn.,
Jan 16-1925

Reelection
22 337
INVALID.
File No. 22,837
Ebenezer Joy
Rev Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32 nd
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 912
[Arrangement of 1870.]
May 24-1902
L.B. Drooman Prince
1925 Feb. 10 Hisht
Miss Marion L. Holden me

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Joy, Francis GRADE Private LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER 9689 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED June 10, 1794 to Daniel Stever, assignee
*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.