Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36,818, for John Strong, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Strong, John.
S. 36.818
CONTENTS

(449) Connecticut Roll
John Strong II Capt Hall Sergeant
Connecticut in 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 1 st of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 th of May 1815 and sent to S. T. Hosmer, Esq r Middletown, Conn.
Arrearages to 1 st Sept r 1818 4 months 18/30 $36.80
{ Revolutionary claims, { Act 18th March, 1818, }
Three years pay Continued on the Roll under the law of the 19 th March 1820 S. T. Hosmer Esq r Middletown Conn.
Notification sent to John Strong Esq r 5 July 1820 — Middletown Conn.

I John Iron of Durham, in the County of Middlesex, and the State of Connecticut do testify and say; That I served in the Army in the war of the Revolution three years & six months; That I enlisted as a sergeant during the war on the 1st day of May (one) thousand, seven hundred and seventy seven in the company commanded by Capt. Stephen Wall, in the Regiment commanded by General Swift, in the Brigade of Genl. Sedgwick Hampton, in the Connecticut Lines. That I served in said Regiment three years & six months, and then was permitted to leave the army, and was duly discharged from service by Brig. Genl. Sedgwick Hampton, which discharge has become mislaid and lost.
I further testify that I am wholly destitute of property, and am in prison, having been wounded wounded when in the army, in in the action at Germantown, where where I received that as the result of my discharge I procured two men, who were accepted in my stead, to wit, Jonathan Arnold & George Ramsay, and were privates in the aforesaid Company commanded by

Cap t Stephen Hall, by reason of my reduced circum- stances in need of the assistance of my country for support, knowing that I may claim the privilege under the late act of Congress for voluntary adhesion. Middletown March 31 st 1818.
W.
John Strong
State of Connecticut, Middlesex County, ss. Middletown March 31 st 1818. Personally came John Strong of Durham in said County, signer of the preceding Deposition, before me Stephen Hall, Notary a Justice of the Superior Court for the State of Con- necticut, and made solemn oath to the truth thereof. Stephen Hall
We, Seth Strong & Ruben Brown both of Durham in the County of Middlesex, and State of Connecticut do testify, that we are well acquainted with John Strong of said Durham signing the preceding Deposition, & have known him from before the War to the present time, the said Seth being his Brother; That in respect of the loss of his discharge we have no know- -ledge, but having heard his a- -fore said Deposition we know & declare, with the exception of sd. loss, that the facts therein are truly stated further Southwick Middletown March 31 st 1818 Seth Strong Ruben Brown

B: State of Connecticut, Middlesex County, To all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting: In Middletown March 31 st 1818. Personally came John Strong and Asahel Brown both of Durham in said County, Signers of the preceding Deposition, before me Stephen (Situs) Hosmer a Judge of the Superior Court for the State of Connecticut, and made solemn Oath to the truth thereof. Situs Hosmer.
C. I Stephen (Situs) Hosmer a Judge of the Superior Court for the State of Connecticut do hereby certify, That it appears to my satisfaction that John Strong the Signer of the first Deposition in this paper, served in the revolu- tionary war against the common enemy, as in his Deposition he has testified; I, therefore, transmit this testimony. Situs Hosmer
Middletown (Conn) March 31 st 1818 To the Honorable the Secretary for the depart- ment of War.
I John Fisk Clerk of the Su- perior Court for the State of Con- necticut do certify, That the Ho- norable Stephen (Situs) Hosmer of Middletown in the State aforesaid, is one of the Judges of the said Court,

and that his name subscribed to the preceding certificate, marked A. B. C. is his proper hand writing and signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court at Annapolis aforesaid on the 17 th day of April 1818.
Thos. M c Kil Clerk

69. John Strong
Contine
419
8 May 1818

State and District of Connecticut, ss.
ON this 20 day of June 1820 personally appeared in open Court, before the ad to County Court holden at Middletown within and for the County of Middlesex in said State, on the 20 th day of June 1820, the same being a court of record, proceeding ac- cording to the course of common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings, and having power of fine and imprisonment, John Strong aged 65 years, resident in the town of Durham in said State, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolu- tionary war, as follows: That he the said John Strong enlisted for the term of Three Years on the 17 th day of May in the year 1777 in Grifford's in the State of Connecticut in the company commanded by Captain Stephen Hall in the regiment com- manded by Colonel Heman Swift in the line of the State of Connecticut on the continental establishment: That he continued to serve in the said corps until Sometime in May 1780 when he was discharged from the said service in Springfield in the State of New Jersey That he made a declaration to obtain a pension under the law of the 18th of March 1818, as nearly as he can recollect, having no minutes, on the 17 th day of April 1818 and had transmitted to him a Certificate for a pension from the Secretary for the Department of War, No 444 as nearly as it can Be Read
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;" 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.
I do further solemnly swear, that I was in the battles of Germantown - Mon- -mouth and at the taking of some Hessians near Mount Hope and in many skirmi- -shes
That I am by occupation a Day Labourer

That the number of my family residing with me is and ages as as follows :
one
her , and their names
Maria my wife aged - - - - - 63 Years who is quite infirm - That I am poor and needy That I was a town pauper at the time I received my pension and if it were taken away I should become one again
John his Strong mark
Sworn to and declared day of June -
182 // , before the Court of Common Pleas for Mid & Co
on the 20 th
W. Mil Ch. of C.

SCHEDULE annexed to the Declaration and Oath above made and taken before the Court aforesaid.
  one ax 50 cts 6 chains $4. 2 Tables $2 - - - - - 6.50   one pot 50 cts 2 knives  knives 70 - - - - - 1.20   6 knives and five forks - - - - - 60   crockery and Peaters - - - - - 1.50   2 Wheels Spinning - - - - - 3.00   Shoes and Tongs - - - - - 75   other sundries not particularly Rem'd perhps 2.00 - 3.00   2 chasis - - - - -   15 lb of Bacon - - - - -   40.75 in Days of his Pension money in the hand } 40.75   of the Select men of Durham - - - - - 59.30 
Sub  John Strong mark
Dr - - - 2.25   $ 54.05

I John Pirk Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the foregoing Oath and Schedule annex- ed, are truly copied from the record of 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 Thirty Seven dollars and Twelve cents.
IN TESTIMONY whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this 20 day of June 182 9
J. Pirk Clerk of P. Court

This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services. Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
L. W. B. W. 1906. 31984. I.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
March 11, 1897.
O. W. & N. DIV. REVOLUTIONARY.
Madam:-
Replying to your request for information concerning the military records of John Strong and Reuben Martin, soldiers of the Revolutionary war, you are advised as follows:
John Strong made an application for pension on March 30, 1818, at which time he was 65 years of age and residing at Woodbury, Conn., and his pension was allowed for two years actual service as a lieutenant and ensign in the Conn. troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Stoddard and Col. Hinman. He probably enlisted at Woodbury, Conn.
Reuben Martin made an application for pension on July 30, 1832, at which time he was 67 years of age and residing at Woodbury, Conn., and his pension was allowed for 10 months' actual service as a private in the Conn. troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Hinman and Col. Sherman. He enlisted at Woodbury, Conn.
His widow, Sally, made application and received a pension for the service of her husband as above set forth.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mrs. M. S. Keeney, Flint, Michigan.

36818 Rev INVALID.
File No. 36818
John Strong along New Nat
Act 16 th March 18 th
Index — Vol. 9 , Page 399
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Forty-seventh Congress. Henry Cabot, N. Y., Chairman. Scott W. Belford, Ill. William H. Cade, Ark. William B. Doherty, Ky. Louis Sperry, Conn. Marcus K. Tamm, Ohio. Stephen N. Dole, Texas. Seth W. Cose, Mo. Samuel T. Bales, Ill. Joseph M. Knowlton, Ky. Joseph H. Walker, Mo. Marriott Brown, Pa. Hosea Townsend, Colo. Thomas J. Henderson, Ill. Charles A. Russell, Conn. William Howell, Clerk.
Committee on Banking and Currency, House of Representatives U. S.
Washington, D. C., Feb. 10, 1893. 189
Hon. Andrew Davidson,
1st Assistant Pension Commissioner, City.
My dear Sir:
I enclose herewith a letter from R. W. Cutler, President Hartford Trust Company, Hartford, Conn., who wants some documentary evidence as to one Lieut. John Strong, 2d, a Revolutionary pensioner. I enclose herewith Mr. Cutler's letter to me of February 8. Also a note as to the name and residence of the party. Also my letter to you of XXXXXX January 14th, and your letter to me of January 17th.
I hope the additional data herewith furnished by Mr. Cutler will meet the requirements of the Department.
Very truly yours,
Louis Sperry

Respectfully agree ( to C. C. C. & Co. Long did for the information desired
Allen D. Wilson First Deputy Clerk

FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS
Henry Bacon, N. Y., Chairman. Scott W. Wirtz, Ill. William H. Cade, Ark. Worth W. Dickinson, Ky. Lewis Sperry, Conn. Martin K. Gandy, Ohio. Nicholas N. Cox, Tenn. Seth W. Gold, Me. Samuel T. Bane, Ill. Joseph M. Knowlton, Ky. Joseph H. Waldo, Mass. Marriott Brown, Pa. Horace Townsend, Colo. Thomas J. Henderson, Ill. Charles A. Russell, Conn. William Russell, Clerk.
Committee on Banking and Currency,
House of Representatives U. S.
Washington, D. C. Jan. 14, 1893.
Hon. Andrew Davidson,
Pension Bureau,
City.
My dear Sir:
Mr. R.W.Cutler, President Hartford Trust Company, Hartford, Conn. desires some documentary record of one of his ancestors John Strong, Second, who was connected with one of the Connecticut troops in the War of the Revolution. Mr. Strong, afterwards received a pension as a revolutionary soldier. Mr. Cutler would like a full record, if possible, of the evidence upon which he obtained the pension, and any other papers which you have in the office relating to it. I should be very glad to pay you any necessary expense, which is required in furnishing a copy of these papers.
Yours truly,
Louis G. Gandy

G. W. & N. DIV.
P.S.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 4, 1895.
Sir:-
Referring to your request for a statement of the military history of John Strong, 2nd., an officer of the Revolutionary War, you are advised that a careful examination of the pension papers of the Lieutenant John Strong, 2nd., whose name appears in the "Record of Connecticut Men in the War of the Revolution", shows that, if the data contained in your letter is correct, he could not have been your ancestor. This officer states in his application that he was born at Woodbury, Conn., in the year 1735, and it is evident from the papers on file with the case that he lived there all of his life.
Search has been made to find the of some John Strong whose place of birth, age, etc., would agree with the person whose history you desire, but I regret to say that none has been found.
Very respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.
R. W. Butler, Esq.,
Pres. Hartford Trust Co.,
Hartford, Conn.

O. W. & N. DIV.
F.S.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
January 17, 1892.
Sir:-
In reply to your communication of the 14th. instant, respectfully returned herewith, asking for information concerning the military history of John Strong, Sad., a soldier of the Revolutionary War, I have the honor to inform you that the soldier's place of residence, before and after service, should be furnished and also the Christian name of his widow, if one survived him. The data furnished in your letter is insufficient to identify the claim for pension.
Very respectfully,
First Deputy Commissioner.
Hon. Lewis Sperry,
House of Representatives.