Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20160, for Garner Isbell, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
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Isbell, Garner Mary
W. 20160
CONTENTS

11. 813
Pennsylvania Garner D. Hall
of Allegheny in the State of Pennsylvania who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Baldwin of the Regt: commanded by Col Ely in the service of the line for 10 mo. 5
Decd. See letter to J. Day March 26. 1836 -
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 day of June 1833 and sent to Asa Dimock. Allentown
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $ 66. 66 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept 16. 66
$ 83. 32
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, book E Vol. 5. Page 29

New York. No. 4287.
Mary Isbell, widow of Garnet Isbell,
who died on the 27. October, 1835. of Allegany (in the State of N. York who was a private in the company - commanded by Captain Baldwin of the Regt; commanded by Col. Day in the Connecticut line for 10 Months
Inscribed on the Roll of Allegany at the rate of 33 - Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 24th day of March, 1834, 27 October, 1835, the day of his death.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of November, 1845 and sent to J. J. Lyon, Rushford, N. Y.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept: 1845 $328.51 Semi-annual allowance ending June 16. 66
$ 345.17
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3rd }
Recorded by Tele Stewart Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 1 Page 119.
P. H. Jones June 7 1853

Garner Ischole 23520'

State of Pennsylvania Susquehanna County
On this Eleventh day of September
AD 1832 personally appeared before Me Darius Dinnock — One of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, Samuel Isbell, a resident of the Township of Great Bend, in the County and State aforesaid, aged Seventy 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 follow- ing named Officers and served as herein stated, to wit:
He enlisted in the State troops at Killingsworth, Hartford County and state of Connecticut, where he resided, about the first of June 1777 under Capt. Josiah Baldwin — Lieuts. Lepuel & Pyles, & Ensign Miles, and marched to New London and was attached to a Regiment commanded by Col. Ely — Lieut. Col. Arnold of Durham (does not now recollect the other field or staff officers) Remained at New London from four to six weeks at work on the fort — That the Regiment was then marched to Rhode Island near Howland's Ferry and joined Gen. Spencer's Brigade, remained there a few weeks and was ordered back to New London, from thence to New Haven and then to near the White Plains and remained there until the first of December 1777 having remained in the service for six months he was then dismissed and returned to Killingsworth — That again in the summer of the year 1779 (as he thinks) he was drafted from the Connecticut Militia, and marched to Branford, New Haven County and served two months in guard- ing the Shores — That (as he truly believes) in the summer of 1780 he was again drafted at Killingsworth aforesaid and was marched to Horse Neck in the state of New York and remained there two months in guarding the lines, That he was frequently called into service at other times in cases of Alarm — at one time when the British landed at New Haven and burnt the American Stores on the long Wharf — but as to particular length of time he cannot now recollect — That he has no documentary evidence and knows of no person whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service except,

Matthew Bavel, whose affidavit is hereunto attached.
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 the agency of any State, to his knowledge.
Sworn to and subscribed
Garner Isbell
this eleventh day of September
AD 1832 before me the the subscriber one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Susquehanna County, the said Garner Isbell, being from bodily infirmity at this time unable to attend in Court.
Davis Dimock
We Jesse Wilson and James Vroman
residents in the township of Great Bend, in the County of Susquehanna hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Garner Isbell, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy years of age, that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Jesse Wilson
Sworn to and subscribed the 29th
day of September AD 1832
before William Thomson
Associate Judge Susquehanna Co.
James Vroman
And I William Thomson an Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Susquehanna County do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.
I further certify that I am a resident of the township of Great Bend, in the County of Susquehanna, and have been acquainted

with the said applicant for eighteen years, and am knowing to his being reputed in his neighborhood, as having been a soldier of the revolution, and that I concur in that opinion. I further Certify that Jason Wilson and James Newman who have signed the preceding certificate, are also residents of the township of Great Bend and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit. William Thomson Associate Judge
State of Pennsylvania
Susquehanna County ss
I do hereby Certify that on the 29th day of September A.D. 1832 before me an Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Susquehanna, personally came Nathan Buel to me well known, and being duly sworn did on his solemn oath depose and say that he has been acquainted with Gainer Shell from his childhood, and that he well remembers that said Shell was enlisted in the year 1777 at Killingsworth in the State of Connecticut in Capt. Josiah Baldwins Company and marched with that Company to New London as he believes, and that the said applicant afterwards returned along with said Captain Baldwin after an absence as he thinks of six months, and further deponent saith not.
Sworn and subscribed to 29th day of September 1832 before me Nathan Buel.
William Thomson Associate Judge
State of Pennsylvania
Susquehanna County ss
I Asa Dmock is Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Susquehanna aforesaid, do hereby Certify, that the Honorable Davis Dmock, whose signature his own proper hand writing appears to the attestation of the foregoing application, was on the Eleventh day of September last, an Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas aforesaid, duly Commissioned

and qualified as appears of record - I further Certify that The Honorable William Thomson - Whose signature in his own proper hand writing appears to the attestation of the foregoing Certificate & Affidavits of Jason Wilson and James Newman to his own Certificate of the Credibility of those persons and to the attestation of the affidavits of Nathan Peck was on the twenty ninth day of September last, also, an associate judge of the Court of Common Pleas aforesaid Duly Commissioned and qualified as appears of record -
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office at Montrose the first day of October AD 1832.
Asa D. Mitchell Jr. P.H.

State of New York
Albany County
On this 18 th day of September 1865, personally appeared before me, the subscriber, one of the judges of the court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Albany, Mary Isbell, a resident of the town of Eagle in the said County, aged eighty seven years, who being by me duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed July the 4 th 1856, that she is the widow of Garner Isbell, who was a soldier in the service of the Revolution as she believes will fully appear by reference to his papers now on file in the Pension Office, on which he drew his pension. And that her husband, the said Garner Isbell, drew a pension under the act of Congress, passed, in 1832 at the rate of thirty or thirty six dollars per Annum. And that he resided in the town of Gibson in the County of Susquehanna and State of Pennsylvania at the time he drew his Pension.
And she further declares that she was married to the said Garner Isbell at the town of North Killingworth in the State of Connecticut on the 23 rd day of November in the year 1778 by William Seward, Parish Minister of said town of North Killingworth, as will appear by the my records annexed, that she was married to the said Garner Isbell previous to his leaving the service, and that she knows that her husband was in the service after the said marriage. And at the time her second child was born, that she was then

living with her father while her husband was in the service. And that she has a family re- cord containing the ages of her twelve children which she had by her husband the said Garmer Isbell which will be herewith attached.
And she further declares in positive terms that she is still the widow of the said Garmer Isbell and has not since married and that her husband the said Garmer Isbell died at the town of Great Valley in the County of Catskill in State of New York on the 17th day of October 1835. And that her maiden name before her marriage to the said Garmer Isbell was Mary Graves, and further this deponent saith not.
Subscribed and sworn before me the day and year above written.
Mary Isbell
Jeremiah Emerson Judge of Allegany County Court
I hereby certify that Mary Isbell who made the foregoing declaration before me is by reason of age and bodily infirmity unable to appear in open Court
Jeremiah Emerson Judge of Allegany County Court
State of New York Allegany County Clerks Office
J. W. Hudson.
Clerk of said County do hereby Certify that Jeremiah Emerson Esq. in before whom the above affidavit purports to have been taken was at the date of the same of the same or

Judge of Allegany County Courts for said County and that I am now well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed thereto is his genuine signature —
Witness my hand and the Seal of said County this 20th day of September A D 1803
William Windsor Clerk
Now the word "Affidavit" taken written on erasure by me also "Judge of Allegany County Courts" written on erasure by me These words more also erased by me in above certificate — William Windsor Clerk

Garner Bell and Mary Graves were married Nov. 23 d A d 1778 by Rev. Wm. Seward. Town Clks. Office } Hillingworth Sept. 8 th 1845.
I hereby certify that I now hold the office of Town Clerk of the town of Hillingworth and that the foregoing is a true extract from the records of marriages in this office, and that the date of said marriage is expressed in said record November 23. 1778 in fair legible figures as certified by me, Henry Hall, Town Clerk.
State of Connecticut } Middlesex County } ss. Hillingworth September 8 th . 1845 Personally appeared Henry Hall, signer of the foregoing certificate by him subscribed and made solemn oath to the truth of the same. Before me. David Evarts Justice of Peace
State of Connecticut Middlesex County. I John Dike Clerk of the County Court of said County of Middlesex do Certify that David Evarts Esq: is a Justice of the Peace within & for said County of Mid- dlesex as per Commission on file in my Office & that his name subscribed to the preceding Certificate is his proper Hand Writing & signature. In Testimony whereof I have here to set my Hand & Seal of said Court this 9 th day of Sept r . A d 1845. J. Dike C lerk

Phebe Isbell Born April the 12 / 1779
Leis Isbell Born September the 02 / 1781
Molley Isbell Born March the 3 / 1784
Garner Isbell Born August 27 / 1786
Keriah Isbell Born July 6 / 1788
Levi Haskell Isbell May 6 / 1791
Zibe Love mon Isbell November the 28
Harriet Isbell Born January the 25 / 1793
Delania Isbell Born June the 3 / 1796
Dianthey Isbell Born November 15 / 1800
David Isbell Born May 21 / 1803
Frances Isbell Born September 16 / 1805
Zibe L Isbell taken in Six october the 4 and Dyed the 8 Day 1805

January the 1 2 4 5 10 15 17 19 February 8 10 19 March 15 16 21 April 15 21 May 15 17 20 June 9 17 July 15 20 August 20 25 September 6 7 October 6 November 5 19 December 6 7 11 or 15 19 the unfomite Days in the year.
Sept 1 29 1845.
Sept 29 1845.
Well June found cherry board Two saw work - 1964 off the rest of the stock

Ellicottville Cattaraugus Co. N.Y.
May 30 1855
Comm. of Pensions
Sir
In behalf of Clara Isbell (now Clara Cook) I make application to you for the unpaid pension of her father, Garrison Isbell who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. He was in the American Army & from the State of Connecticut. He removed in this State and County and died here about 20 years ago. on the 17th October 1835. for ten years prior to that time he received from the Dept. as a pension $48. a year. so that his certificate of service must be on file in your office but I presume he received said money through some one as his attorney at Albany in this State.
If you will take some trouble to refer to the files in your office for the proof of his identity and of the facts stated & see you will save his heirs a great deal of trouble for his certificate cannot be found here now. and all other proofs may be lost - and you will at this same time confer a great favor upon a very respectable & worthy, though poor Woman.
If anything more is required & requesting you will please state what it is & I will endeavor to furnish it - I would be obliged if you will answer this & let me what the result may be as soon as convenient -
Yours - M. D. Jones
re-

P.S. When he was taken any money rec'd from the dept for him or on account of his services for him the time of his death. 1835. at only $48. a year for some ten years previous to that time Even -
Peterboro
Com. of Pensions Washington D.C. }

23,526
Gamer Isbell Susquehanna co. Pennsylvania
Admitted
10 months $33.33
Dimock Asa Dimock Montrose Pennsylvania

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Garnet Isbell, Susquehanna Co. Penn.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Subscribed 1777 6 private Capt. Baldwin Col. Ely 70 Hartford Connecticut tradition   do. 1779 2 Gen. Spencer   do. 1780 2 employed guarding stores Witness proves the first term.  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers :
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers ; the time he left the service ; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers ; ) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service ; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. (This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.)]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court ]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
 6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?  { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
 7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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. 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 that 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 shown 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.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he 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.
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 papers 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.
Proof of Service.
[j] 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 claimant's 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.
□ The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
DeMolay

September 23, 1939
BA-J/MCS Garner Isbell, W. 20160
Mr. Milton C. Isbell Ansonia Connecticut
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your request for information relative to Garner Isbell who served in the Revolutionary War, enlisting from Connecticut.
The data which follow were taken from papers on file in the pension claim, W. 20160, based on the military service of the only Garner Isbell that is found in the Revolutionary War records of this office.
The date and place of birth of Garner Isbell and the names of his parents are not shown.
While living in Killingsworth, Hartford County, Connecticut, he enlisted and served as private with the Connecticut troops as follows: from about the first of June, 1777, six months in Captain Josiah Baldwin's company in Colonel Ely's regiment; from the summer of 1779, he served two months and was engaged in guarding the shores at Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut, names of officers not given; from the summer of 1780, two months, names of officers not stated; he also served on various short tours in cases of alarm, one when the British burned the American stores at New Haven.
Garner Isbell was allowed pension on his application executed September 11, 1832, at which time he was seventy years of age and was living in Great Bend Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. It was also stated that he lived in Gibson, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, while he was drawing his pension.
He died October 27, 1835, in Great Valley, Cattaraugus County, New York.

Garner Isbell married November 23, 1778, in North Killingsworth, Connecticut, Mary Graves.
As the widow of Garner Isbell, Mary Isbell was allowed pension on her application executed September 18, 1845, at which time she was eighty-seven years of age and was living in Eagle, Allegany County, New York.
Garner and Mary Isbell had the following children:
Phebe Isbell born April 12, 1779. Lois " " September 2, 1781. Molley " " March 3, 1784. Garner " " August 27, 1786. Keziah " " July 6, 1788. Levi Luci(?) Harskell " " May 6, 1791. Zibe Lovemon " " November 28, 1793, died October 8, 1805. Harreit " " January 25, 1796. Delania " " June 3, 1798. Dianthey " " November 15, 1800. Dion Derby(?) ( name illegible ) " " May 21, 1803. January(?) " " September 10, 1805.
In 1855, Clara Cook was referred to as the child of Garner Isbell, the Revolutionary War soldier.
There are no further data relative to family.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

February 1, 1940
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Mr. Milton C. Isbell Ansonia Connecticut
GARNER ISBELL W. 20160 BA-J/MNHF:MLB
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letters in which you request to know the date and place of death of Mary Isbell, the widow of Garner Isbell, who received a pension for service of her husband in the Revolutionary War whose record was furnished you September 23, 1839, also to know in what connection the statement was made in 1855, relative to Clara Cook, cited in that record, and her residence at that time. You state that she must have been the child of the soldier and Mary, who was born May 21, 1803, as the names of all others are shown on the list.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of the person paid and possibly the date of death of Mary Isbell, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, and furnish the following data: Mary Isbell, widow of Garner Isbell, certificate No. 4287, issued November 14, 1845, rate $33.33 per annum, commenced October 27, 1835, Act of July 4, 1836, New York Agency.
In regard to Clara Isbell Cook, one P. H. Jones of Ellicottville, Cattaraugus County, New York, made request in 1855 in her behalf, whether or not any pension were due, then, for service of her father, Garner Isbell, who served in the Revolutionary War from Connecticut, received a pension and died in that (Cattaraugus) county on October 27, 1835. No pension was due her. Her residence is not shown.
The papers in the claims for pension on file under W. 20160, show that Mary Isbell stated she had twelve children. The name of the one who was born May 21, 1803, could be deciphered as "Dixie Derby", but not as Clara. It may be suggested that "Clara" may have been a part of the name of one of the daughters, though not

listed with a double name in these papers. The name given in the report to you as "Luci(?)" Harskell Isbell could be deciphered as "Levi" Harskell Isbell.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Rep 29. 1845 6569
be Mary
Adlee
Aug 4. 1836.
H. Mann
Hon r J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.
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Kirkford Sept 22 1845
Dear Sir
Enclosed I send you The declaration and proof in the case of Mary Isbell widow of Garnet Isbell for a pension under the act of July 4th 1836 The Old Lady is very old and has forgotten the exact amount of her husband's pension or what has become of his Certificate She believes it was returned to the Pension Office
I am very Respectfully your Obedt Servant A H Lyon
Hon J L Edwards Comr of Pensions

Mary Abell Garnet - N.Y. - Oct 1836
FREE
Pension Office Washington D.C.

UAS
August 11, 1927
F. L. Hadley Mansfield Tavern Mansfield, Mass.
Sir:
I have to advise you that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 20160, that GARNER ISBELL enlisted and served as a private with the Connecticut troops as follows: While res. Killingsworth Hartford Co. Conn.
From about June 1, 1777, served six months in Captain Josiah Baldwin's Company in Colonel Ely's Regiment.
From the summer of 1779 he served two months and was engaged in guarding the shores at Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut, officers not stated.
From the summer of 1780 he served two months, officers not stated.
He also served on various short tours in cases of alarm, no details given.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 11, 1832, at which time he was seventy years of age and was a resident of Great Bend Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.
He died October 27, 1835, in Great Valley, Cattaraugus County, New York.
Wid. stated to be in Great Bend Susquehanna Co. Pa when drew pension

He married November 23, 1778, in North Killingsworth, Connecticut, Mary Graves. She was allowed pension on her application executed September 18, 1845, at which time she was eighty-seven years of age and was living in Eagle, Allegany County, New York.
Children of Garner and Mary Isbell:
   Phebe  Isbell born  Apr. 18  in 1779.     Lois  " "  September  2, 1781.     Molley  " "  March  3, 1784.     Garner  " "  August  27, 1786.     Keziah  " "  July  6, 1788.     Luci? Haskell  " "  May  6, 1791.     Zibe Lovemon  " "  November  28, 1793,  died October 8, 1805.    Harreit  " "  January  25, 1796.     Delania  " "  June  3, 1798.     Dianthey  " "  November  15, 1800.     (name illegible)  " "  May  21, 1803.     January (?)  " "  September  10, 1805.    
In 1855 Clara Cook was referred to as the child of Garner Isbell, the Revolutionary War soldier.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner

OFFICES: 185 CHURCH ST. NEW HAVEN, CONN. ANSONIA, CONN.
MILTON C. ISBELL ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
NEW HAVEN PHONE 8-3149 ANSONIA " 232 " " 3127
Veterans Administration Washington, D.C.
Ansonia, Conn., Jan. 25, 1940.
Gentlemen:-
On Oct. 3, last I wrote your bureau for information concerning a statement contained in a prior letter to me concerning pensioner Garner Isbell of the Revolutionary War. You had written me that his widow Mary drew a pension and that she was living in 1845 in Eagle, Alleghany County, New York. I assumed that your office must have the date and place of her death and requested the information.
Your letter also stated that "In 1855 Clara Cook was referred to as the child of Garner Isbell, the Revolutionary War soldier!" I requested information as to the reason for this latter statement, assuming that the statement must have been made in connection with some record in your department.
Inasmuch as you had courteously replied to my earlier letter, with the information contained in Garner's application for a pension, I believed you would comply with this last request, but have had no reply. And as it had been almost four months since my inquiry I must assume that it has been overlooked. Will you kindly look up the correspondence or the Garner Isbell file and send me the requested information ?
Thanking you and hoping for an early reply, I am
Very truly yours
Refer to
BA-J/MCS Garner Isbell, W. 20160.

Gen + 1812
MILTON C. ISBELL ATTORNEY AT LAW ANSONIA, CONN.
Veterans Administration Washington, D.C.
Ansonia, Conn., Oct. 3, 1939.
Gentlemen:-
In response to a recent inquiry addressed to the Department of Pensions, you very completely complied, with data from the official records concerning Garner Isbell , a Revolutionary soldier, and I thank you.
There are two things in connection with the data sent which seem to indicate that you have additional information which will assist me in trying to locate descendants of this soldier, viz:-
1. You state that the widow Mary was granted a pension on her application executed Sept. 18, 1845 and that she was then living in Eagle, Allegany County, N.Y. I assume that you must have some record of the date and place of her death; if so I should appreciate having the information.
2. You state also "In 1855, Clara Cook was referred to as the child of Garner Isbell, the Revolutionary War soldier". It would please and assist me if you will tell me in what connection that statement was made, and also where Clara Cook resided at the time. From the list of children you furnished, it would appear that Clara must have been the child born May 21, 1803, as all the others have names. Trusting that you will be able to give me the additional information, I am
Very truly yours
Milton Isbell

MILTON C. ISBELL ATTORNEY AT LAW ANSONIA, CONN.
Department of Pensions Washington, D.C.
Ansonia, Conn., Aug. 28, 1939.
Gentlemen:-
only one Garner Isbell (Carried on the rolls as Gorneu) served in the Revolutionary War from Connecticut. He was in Westmoreland, N.H. according to the Census, in 1790. Do your records show anything of him as a pensioner, or an applicant, or any clue to his subsequent residence?.
If this inquiry does not come under your jurisdiction kindly refer it to the proper bureau. Thanking you, I am
Truly yours
Milton C. Isbell

J. F. BANNON, PRES. W. H. BANNON, TREAS.
Mansfield Tavern
INCORPORATED
Mansfield, Mass.
April 18 1927
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:-
I am writing to ask if your Bureau can furnish me with any information concerning Garner Isbel who served in the War of the Revolution from Connecticut, probable from Killingworth that state where he was born, and who, I am informed, received a pension for his war services.
Thanking you for any information which you may furnish me, I am,
Very truly yours,
H. L. Hadley

Ray
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 20160
Mary Isbell wid. of Garner Isbell Prim. Rev. War
Act July 4, 1836
Index: Vol. 64 , Page 368
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1927, Aug. 11, Hist. to F. L. Hadley, W.C.T. 1939 Sept. 23, Hist. to Mrs. Milton C. Isbell, W.C.T. 1940, Feb. 1 - Milton C. Isbell gives further info. M.W.T.

Pension Office
June 7 1855-
Sir
Garner Isabella was pensioned under the act of June 7 1832 at $33 33 / 100 a year and paid to his death 27 October 1835- and his pension was continued to his widow Mary from the date of his death to hers. Please state upon what grounds any thing more is expected. He seems to have served 100 months and for that service was entitled to no more than was allowed him.
Mary Isabella AD. July 4 1836 New York
P. H. Jones Esq. Ellicottville
Cattaraugus Co. N Y

Mary Isbell NY
Act. 4. July 36.
adm d
10mo/30
33.33 from
27 Oct 35. the day of her husband's death.
J. Lyon Esq Rushford NY.

Israel Day 26 March 1836 G. G.
Record V 31. page 321

War Dept. Pension Off. March 26. 1836
Sir,
In answer to your enquiry I have to inform you that the widow of Garner Isabele, wid. can draw the amount due at the Girard Bank in Philadelphia on the production of such vouchers as the enclosed print in instructions point out. She cannot be paid at Albany.
Israel Day Esq Ellicottville N. York

Elliottville NY March 16 th 3/4
Mar 25 Gangster Debell Pa 20th
11873
Hon J. Edwards Commission of Pensions Washington City D.C.

War Department Revolutionary Claims I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7 th of June 1832 Garner Isbell of the State of Pennsylvania who was a Private in the war of the Revolution is entitled to receive Thirty three dollars and thirty three cents per annum, during his natural life commencing on the 4 th of March 1831 and payable semiannually on the fourth of March and 4 th of September in every year Given at the War Office of the United States this Twenty eighth day of June 1833
J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions
J. H. Robb Acting Secretary of War
The above mentioned Pensioner died in October last and his Widow has been before the courts in this county and made the required proof and obtained the Clerk's Certifi- cate - She now now wishes to know to what place she must apply for what little there is due - When he drew his last pension he lived in Susquehanna County Pa. but then he died there in the County of Cattaraugus and State of New York where his Widow now lives. His widow wishes to know also if she cannot draw the money in Pa without much expense, what will be Her J. L. Edwards required of her to draw it in the State of NY Yours respectfully J. H. Rabb