Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11,525, for Ebenezer Terry, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Terry, Ebenezer
S 11,525
CONTENTS
carded

1800 Dec 8 history
Stephen Terry Co. Pension
6007 Connecticut
Ebenezer Terry
of the State of Connecticut who was a Private in the Company by Captain Perkins of the Brig by Connecticut in the Conn. line for Private 8 Men $26.66
Inserted on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 24 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 15th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of Feb. 1831 and sent to W. D. Riggs Esq. J. T. Pease Post
Arrears to 15th of Sept. 1832 $39.99 Pension allowance ending 4 Mar. 1833 13.33 $53.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Vincent Luce Clerk, Book 8 Vol. 3 Page 69

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 State of Connecticut County of Hartford ss Probate District of Enfield
On this 6 th day of August 1832 personally appeared in open Court before William Dison Esq. Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Enfield now sitting Deacon Ebenezer Terry a Resident of Enfield in the County of Hartford State of Connecticut aged Eighty four years who being first duly 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 th 1832
That he Entered the Service of the United States under the following named Officers and Served as herein stated That in the year 1776 he was drafted to serve at New York that he went in a Company under the Command of Capt Daniel Perkins serv'd over three months the Declaration of Col o Asaph Terry who Served with him at New York has last been read to him in Court. that he fully concurs in Declaration that Col o Asaph Terry, John Root & Rufus Beck persons now living at Enfield served with him & can testify to his Service. that he was afterwards drafted to serve against the Enemy in the State of Rhode Island. he cannot be certain of the year but believes that it was

in 1777 Early in the Spring of that year he marched then under the Command of Capt. Hezekiah Parsons of Enfield & was stationed at Bristol and served according to his best recollection three months the Enemy were then in possession of the Island of Rhode Island. Moses is a person now living in Plainfield and Ephraim Hubbard a person now living in Sandwich in the State of Massachusetts who then resided in Enfield served with him during the whole War and can testify to his Service. That in the year 1780 he was again drafted & ordered to New London that he went then & served according to his best recollection about two months that the officers then at New London lived at a distance from him & he cannot now recollect their names. That he was born Aug t 22 d 1748 at Enfield where he has ever since resided. That Maj. Joseph Parsons a Person now living at Enfield served with him in the same Company at New London in 1780 & can testify to his Service. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension Except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State
Benjamin Derry Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid W m Dixon, Judge

We Francis L Robbins a Clergyman residing in the Town of Enfield in the County of Hartford State of Connecticut and Lorrain T Pease residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Deacon Ebenezer Terry who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be Eighty four years of age that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion Francis L Robbins Lorrain T Pease Deacon Ebenezer Terry
Deacon Terry subscribed the day & year afore Wm T Dizon Judge
And the Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier as he states and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Francis L Robbins who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman Resident in the Town of Enfield and that Lorrain T Pease who has also signed the same is a Resident in the Town & is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit Francis L Robbins Wm T Dizon Judge
I Alonzo Booth Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Enfield in the County of Hartford State of Connecticut do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Court on the application of Deacon Ebenezer Terry for a pension in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 6th day of Augt 1832 Alonzo Booth Clerk

I certify that Florence Booth who has signed the foregoing Certificate is Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Enfield duly appointed & sworn according to Law ————— Wm Dixon, Judge
A large, stylized signature of Wm Dixon, featuring a prominent 'D' and a long horizontal line extending to the right.

State of Connecticut Hartford County Probate District of Enfield 3/
On this 29 th day of January 1833 Personally appeared before me the undersigned Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Enfield Ebenezer Lury who being duly sworn deposeth & 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 to the best of his recollection he served not less than the period mentioned below & in the following grade For Eight months I served as a Private and for such service I claim a pension
Ebenezer Lury
I certify that Asaph Lury & Moses Pease who have testified to the service of Ebenezer Lury & whose depositions are hereto annexed are Credible Persons
Wm. Dixon, Judge
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State of Connecticut County of Hartford Probate District of Enfield
On this 6 th day of August 1832 personally appeared in open Court before Wm Dixon Esq Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Enfield now sitting Col o Asaph Terry a Resident of Town of Enfield who being first duly sworn according to law on his oath doth testify say that he is well acquainted with Deacon Ebenezer Terry a Resident of Town & an applicant for a pension under the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 and that he was well acquainted with him before & during the Revolutionary War. That in the year 1776 the said Ebenezer Terry was in the Service at New York as a Private soldier in a Company of Militia commanded by Capt Samuel Perkins the Regiment commanded by Col Nath l Terry. That he served there until the company & Regiment was dismissed which he believes was then soon after that this Respondent served in the same Company at the same time as a musician & further he saith not
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year afore Wm Dixon Judge
On the same day personally appeared in open Court before the Judge now sitting as also Moses Root a Resident of Enfield who being first duly sworn according to law on his oath doth testify say that he was before & during the Revolutionary War & now is well acquainted with Deacon Ebenezer Terry a

Resident of Eufala and an applicant for a pension under the act of long up passed June 7 th 1832 That he well recollects that S r Terry served as a private in Capt. Markham Parsons Company of drafted Militia in the year 1777 at Bristol in the State in the State of Rhode Island That he served there according to his best recollection the three Spring months that this Deponent served with him in the same Company after that he saith not
Moses Pease
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year after W m Dixon Judge

I, Thomas Day, Secretary of the State of Connecticut, and Keeper of the seal thereof, do hereby certify and make known to whom it shall or may concern.
That William Dyer Esquire, whose name is subscribed in his presence and writing to the foregoing certificate, is and for more than six months last past, has been Judge of the of Probate within and for the Probate District of Newfield in said State, duly appointed, qualified and sworn. That said Court is a court of record and consists of said Judge alone, having a proper seal affixed thereto, with power to administer oaths to witnesses touching all matters cognisable by said Court, with power also to appoint and swear a Clerk; and that full faith and credit may and ought to be given to the official acts and recitations of the said Judge in Court and Country.
In testimony whereof, I have, in my capacity of Secretary as aforesaid, hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said State, at the City of Hartford, in said State, the 13th day of February in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three.
Thomas Day

Boston, Sec. Office, Sept. 16. 1836.
Sir -
The Treasurer of this Commonwealth has put into my hands a letter signed by you directed to "Hon — Huntington Esq. Comptroller of the State of Massachusetts, Boston". There is no such office in this State as that of "Comptroller", and no man in public office by the name of "Huntington," as far as we know. The Treasurer however opened the letter, supposing it might relate to some business in his department, but finding it relate to pension business he put it into my hands because the Rolls of the Revolutionary Army are in my office so far as regards the Massachusetts Troops. — Upon reading the letter however I find it concerns the services of a soldier in the Connecticut troops. This, therefore, is to inform you that there

are no rolls or records of the service of the Connecticut troops in this office, whether they served in Mas- sachusetts or not. Your enquiries should be directed to the public officers of Connecticut
Yours resp. Edward D. Bangs. Secy

Ebenezer Terry (Deacon) In Aug t 1832 of Enfield Conn (aged 84 yrs) Colo Nathl Terry at Enfield Was drafted 1776 to go to N York City into Co Capt Daniel Perkins for 3 mos Served in NY In Spring of 1777 drafted into Co Capt Hezekiah Parsons to go to R.I. for 3 mos Stationed at Bristol R.I. In 1780 he was drafted for 2 mos to go to New London Conn Born Aug t 22 1748 in Enfield & where I now reside

Ebenezer
DEPARTMENT OF THE AUG 8 18 PENSION OFFICE
27 48 7.2.31

11525 INVALID.
File No. 11, 525-
Ebenezer Terry Priv. Rev. War.
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. a , Page 370
[Arrangement of 1870.]