Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 37645, for Abner Lord, Connecticut

SERVICE
born.
Lord, Abner
NUMBER
S 37645
CONTENTS

(392) Connecticut Roll
Abner Lord
Capt Ely
Private 4 Connecticut 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 2 d of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 of May 1818 and sent to Jeremiah G. Brainard , Esq. New London, Con.
Arrearages to 1 st Sept r 1818 5 months 3/31 $ 40.77
{ Revolutionary claims, } { Act 18th March, 1818, }
Six years Discontinued under Law 1 st  May 1820
Tyme, New London Co Re-instated by Act of war!!
Notification sent to Henry H. Wait Esq.
Lyme, Connecticut.
July 14. 1820.
Reinstated by Hon. J. W. War the 16 th March 1821. a mortgagor then sent to care Henry M. Wait, Lyme, Conn.

above Lord
Lyme 392
May 18
not at all

United States of America.
DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT } County of Middlesex New London } ss.
On this 27 th day of June 1820, personally appeared in open New London Court of Common Pleas, holden at New London in and for the County of Middlesex ; being a Court of Record, according to the laws of the State of Connecticut; by which it was created; and having the power of fine and imprisonment; Homer Lord aged sixty one years, resident in Lyme in the County and District aforesaid, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath, declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows: to wit: in the Connecticut line  on the Continental establishment in a Regiment commanded by Col. Huntington in Capt. Chas. Ely's company, as more particularly stated in his original declaration, dated April A. D. 1818; that he has received a Pension, the Certificate of which, bears the Number 392 .
I served upwards of six years in the army
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.

Schedule of the real and personal estate of Abner Lord abovenamed, comprising every article of the same, his necessary clothing and bedding excepted: to wit:
1 small one story house and six acres of } $40,00 rocky land
1 narrow axe, 1 hoe - 1 drawing knife ~ 1,00
a few old articles of furniture now in my house 5,00
$46,00
Abner Lord -

I, the said Abner Lord , do also swear that my occupation is, and for more than  years last past , has been that of a labourer at farming ; that by reason of my age & infirmities I am unable to labour more than a very small part of the year, that my family consists of  persons who steadily reside with me;  and can do very little towards my support  whose names, ages, and capacity to contribute to their own support, are, as near as can be ascertained by me, as follows, to wit: I have no family  my wife aged ; ability equal to  her support  a son, aged ; ability  his support.
I could not live without my pension, or support from the town
Abner Lord
who  wholly unable to contribute to  support
Signed Sworn to and declared on the 27th day of June 1820 before the County Court for New London County  Charles Lathrop Clerk of said Court.
I, Charles Lathrop Clerk of said County Court do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court: and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is forty five dollars and — cents.
IN TESTIMONY whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this 27th day of June 1820.
Charles Lathrop Clerk of the Court for the County of New London. County

State of Connecticut New London County ss. I, Clerk the 2 nd day of April A.D. 1815.
Be it remembered that at said Lymne in said State of Connecticut on this 2 nd day of April A.D. 1815 before me Jeremiah G. Brainard a Judge of the Superior Court of the State of Connecticut Personally came and appeared Henry Lord of said town of Lymne in the County of New London and State aforesaid and being duly and solemnly sworn according to Law and the usage of said State did on his said oath by me to him administered declare upon and say that at Grump Pond in the State of New York he enlisted as a Soldier during the War in Capt. Christopher Ely's Company Col. Jedediah Huntington's Regiment in the Connecticut line on the Continental Establishment that at the time of his enlisting during the War he belonged to the Continental Army by a previous enlistment for a shorter period that he faithfully served as a Soldier in the Army of the United States from the time of his said Enlistment to the close of the War having served in the whole more than Six Years against the common Enemy in the time of the Revolutionary War that he was Honorably discharged by his Excellency General George Washington at Westpoint in June A.D. 1783 — that he is now in the 50 th year of his age and that he now is and ever has been a Resident Citizen of the United States as to a written discharge he thinks he now had one that the document was lost without that it is  that it is lost or destroyed by time or accident that from his reduced circumstances he needs the assistance of his Country for support
Henry Lord Swan & Greene Atty. at Law and State of America. In witness whereof I have

concern the State of Connecticut to be hereunto affixed the day, date and year forementioned
Jeremiah Brainard a Judge of the Superior Court of said State.
I Jeremiah G. Brainard Judge of the aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Abner Lord did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy - And I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken & had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War - pursuant to the directions of the after mentioned Act of Congress The foregoing declaration was made to me as the ap- plicant declares in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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"
Witness the seal aforesaid NEW LONDON } Jeremiah G. Brainard Judge April 2 d 1818 } of Superior Court State of Connecticut

Said Court on this 6th day of October A.D. 1820 Charles Lathrop Clerk of the Superior Court of Justice in Petaluma County
John
Feb 18
John L. ... 392
James

United States of America State & District of Connecticut New London County ss
On this 6th day of October 1820 personally appeared, in open Court, before the Superior Court held at New London within and for the County of New London, in said State, on the fourth Tuesday of September 1820 before the Honorable Asa Chapman one of the Judges of the Supreme Court of Connecticut, the same being a court of record, proceeding according to the course of common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings & having power of fine and imprisonment. Abner Lord aged 61 years, resident in the town of Lyme in said County & State - who being first duly sworn according to law doth, on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the pro- visions made by the acts of Congress, of the 18th of March 1818 & the first of May 1820 - viz - That he served in the revolu- tionary war as follows - That he the said Abner enlisted for the term of in the month of May or June in the year 1777 in Lyme, in the State of Connecticut, in the company command- ed by Captain Christopher Ely, in the regiment commanded by Col. Jedediah

Huntington, in the line of the State of Connecticut, on the Continental establishment that he continued to serve in the 5 th corps about a year and then enlisted for the term of the war, in the same company and about three years from the time of his first enlistment I was transferred to the company commanded by Capt. Douglass in Col. Sherman's Regiment, & in about six or eight months before my time was out, was shifted to another company & continued to serve in the army as a private until after the peace 1783 when I was honorably discharged, having served faithfully, as a soldier, more than six years - I was in the battle of Monmouth. I have no evidence now in my possession of my service - I obtained a pension under the Law of the 18 th of March 1818, the certificate of which bore the No 392, and have been so unfortunate as to lose it. The only property I had at the time when I made my affidavit in June 1820 was a little hut & small piece of poor land, situated in the woods, appraised by the Court at only 40 dollars & a few other articles appraised by the Court at six dollars only - I had no money at the time and was obliged to borrow enough to pay the Court fees - Since I lost my pension I have had no money & no credit and have been obliged to sell my little hut & land to pay my debts & get something to live upon - My occupation has

been, since I left the army, that of a laborer at farming, never have had any wife or children, am now very poor and needy and am unable to labor, & cannot subsist without charity from the Government or town where I live - And in fine manner of the acts of Congress of the first of May 1820 - 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 act of Congress 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.
Abner Lord
A schedule of the property of Abner Lord six old axes. 1 old hoe. 1 drawing knife - $1.00 3 old chairs. 1 old work tub. 1 old sheet barrel 2 old knives. 2 broken forks. 3 old plates. 1 iron pot } 4.00 1 tea kettle - 1 pair tongs. 4 hens } 5.00 This is all the property I own, except my necessary clothing & bedding Abner Lord

Sworn to, and declared on the 6th day of October 1820 in open Court Charles Lathrop Clerk
I, Charles Lathrop Clerk of the Superior Court of the State of Connecticut, in and London County in said State, do hereby certify that the foregoing Bill, and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court — and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value, of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, is five dollars In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 6th day of October A.D. 1820
Charles Lathrop Clerk of the Superior Court aforesaid in P'keepsie County
John
Oct 11 18
Shaw - Ser - 392

Very poor -
Served 6 years
Reinstated -
Won Mr. Waide, Esq. Lyne, Conn.

37 645 INVALID. Rev  em
File No. 87,645
Abner Lord Rev Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 248
[Arrangement of 1870.]