Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20,380, for Josiah Lasell, Connecticut

SERVICE
Conn.
Lasell, Josiah Lydia
NUMBER
W. 20.380
CONTENTS

Connecticut - 2414
Cyrena Sarsell, widow of Israel Sarsell, late Conn. who died on the 28th day of Feb 1810 of wounds in the State of Connecticut who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain [blank] of the Regt commanded by McCallum in the Conn. line for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7th day of Nov 18 18 and sent to General Barcum Windham Conn.
Arrears to the 14th of March - $1799 95- Semi-annual allowance ending [blank] / 3 / 3
$213 28
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the }
Recorded by R. H. H. Clerk, Book A Vol. 2 Page 21

(22) 78
Lydia Sasse widow of Josiah Coon:
Ret 4 July 36 Married in 1769
adm'd 27 mo. priy 4 mo. lengt.  26.66 (26.66)
No deduction
Socrates Balcom Winsham Coon.

State of Connecticut County of Windham
for Windham August 27 th A.D. 1838
On this Twenty Seventh day of August A.D. One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty Eight personally appeared before the Court of Probate within and for the District of Windham, Sybil Bassell a resident of Windham in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut Aged Ninety two years last Decr. 27 th 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 Generals passed June 4 th 1836
That she is the Widow of Josiah Bassell who was a Sergeant in the in the Army in the Revolutionary War; he was drafted, and cannot name the Officers he served under, he afterwards volunteered and joined the Army at two or three different times cannot recollect how long he served at different times she recollects of his going to Rhode Island once thinks in the years Seventeen Hundred and Seventy six & Seventeen Hundred and Seventy Seven he was, most of the time in the Army, and recollects of his having a Sergeant's Warrant and she believes it was signed by Samuel the Colonel St. Johns. She further declares that she was married to the said Josiah Bassell on the Twenty ninth day of September One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty Eight since that her Husband the aforesaid Josiah Bassell died on the twenty eighth day of April One Thousand Eight Hundred & ten and that she has remained a Widow ever since that period. And she further declares that previous to her Marriage to said

Isaac Sussell her name was Sydia Bingham, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof here to annexed
Sarah Bales Calvin Hubbard Sydia her X Sussell mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year herein written. before Calvin Hubbard Judge of Probate
State of Connecticut
County of Windham
for Windham Probate District
On this 27 th day of August A.D. 1838 Personally appeared before me Calvin Hubbard Judge of Probate within and for the District of Windham in said County and State Mrs. Sydia Sussell of Windham in said County & State and in my presence signed the annexed Deposition & Declaration and made oath to the truth of the state- ments therein contained. I further certify that Sydia Sussell the applicant is a credible person, and her statements entitled to full credit. I further certify that Thomas Gray Edgerton is Town Clerk for the town of Windham in the aforesaid County and State who who has given a Deposition here to annexed, and sworn to and subscribed before me is a credible person and his statements entitled to credit
I further certify that from a certificate under the hand of, the Secretary of the State of Connecticut to me shown, Jeremiah Palmer Edgerton of said Windham, is a Justice of the Peace.

within and for the County of Windham in the above said State of Connecticut, and full credit is to be given to his acts in said capacity.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name officially and affixed my seal of Office the day and year above said.
Caleb Hubbard Judge of Probate

State of Connecticut - } County of Windham } } Windham Aug 21. 1838
" Josiah Sapsell was married to Sydia Bingham - September twenty ninth, seventeen hundred & fifty eight. - - -
I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the record, with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in faint legible figures as follows (viz - "Josiah Sapsell was married to Sydia Bingham September 29. 1768."
Thomas Gray Town Clerk
I Thomas Gray above named depose & say that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the town & State aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the records of said town of Windham, with the exception above named as certified by me. Thomas Gray Town Clerk of the town of Windham

In reply to your request of _____, received for a statement of the military history of _____ a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE. CAPTAIN. COLONEL.
Battles engaged in, _____ Residence of soldier at enlistment, _____ Date of application for pension, _____ Residence at date of application, _____ Age at date of application, _____
Remarks: _____ _____ _____ _____
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

15. 10. 1880
London
Mr. [Name]
Yours sincerely, [Signature]

O. W. AND N. DIVISION.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Searched by
Claim No.
Certificate No.
Claimant
Soldier
Service
Additional service
Remarks
Chief of Division.

Pending from Mr. [unclear] Jan 3 1919 Pm 3/2
Dept. of Interior
Will you please info me of your date a reason and for special reason during the Pendleton when?
I am very sorry I cannot help
Miss Melinda [unclear] Farmingdale Box 534 Maine

Ston Maa,
Rev
WIDOW, &c.
Feby 5-1903 Theos. S. Lazzell, B.A. 1919 Jany. 23. Hist. to Miss Matilda Russell. P
File No. 20,380
John L. Russell 7, 1811 1872 1872 1872
Act: 1872
Index:—Vol. 1872 , Page 1120
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Cl-2778 4 July 1830
General S. Edwards, Commissioner of Pensions Washington D. C.

Windham Sept. 3rd 1838
Sir
Herewith I send the Application of Mrs. Lydia Dwell for a Pension together with what we suppose is proof of her said husband's services in the Revolutionary War. Sir mention she is sure he served much longer but those who were with him in the War are mostly dead. When a decision is had on the case please to forward the same to me.
And much obliged
Your Obt Servt -
Socrates Balcom
Hon. A. S. Edwards.
Commissioner on Pensions
Washington D.C.

I Almon Webb of Windham in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut being seventy nine years old do testify and say that in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven in the latter part of the month of May I was drafted and entered into the Company of Capt Samuel Bingham went to Boston was there embodied in the Regiment of Col. John Tyler and staid and served till about the first of July and until the Company was discharged. this time of service was two months.
I further testify and say that about the first of December in the year aforesaid I enlisted for four months in Capt Sanford Hingham's Company of State Troops and went to Providence was there embodied in Col. John E. H. Regiment (Col. Samuel H. H. being Lieut. Col.) and staid and served till the Company was discharged. The time was four months and was discharged about the first of April one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight. There are two terms of service for which I now draw a pension.
In these two campaigns Isaiah Lusk of Windham served and served as a serjeant. In the first mentioned campaign under Capt. Samuel Bingham he was drafted for two months and served his full time. In the campaign under Capt. Hingham enlisted as a serjeant for four months and served the whole time. The said Isaiah Lusk was a serjeant and performed the duty of a serjeant the whole of these two campaigns being six months in both. Said Isaiah Lusk was the husband of Lydia Lusk who before marriage was Lydia Bingham. Since the death of said Isaiah Lusk which was more than twenty years his widow has never been married and has always resided in this town further the deponent saith not. Sworn and subscribed this 10th day of August 1838
Almon Webb

State of Connecticut } To Wit: at New Britain 10 th day of August 1838 County of Windham }
Be it known that on this day personally appeared
Stephen Webb for the County of Windham do hereby certify that I know Webb of Windham personally appeared before me and signed the annexed deposition in my presence and made solemn oath to the statements therein contained. I further certify that said Stephen Webb is a credible person and his statements entitled to full credit
Stephen Webb Justice of the Peace