Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14,573, for David Strong, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Conn.
Strong, David
S 14573
P. L. Wt. 26346-160-55
CONTENTS

PH 43 Connecticut
David Strong of Columbia in the State of Conn who was a pri in the _____ commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt by Maj. Shipman in the Conn line for State Service
Inscribed on the Roll of Conn at the rate of 40 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of May 1833 and Rev. A. Hendee - Hebron Ct
Arrears to the 4th of March 33. $ 80 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sep. 4, 33. 20 $100
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by E. D. Doolittle Clerk Book 40 Vol. 3, Page 39

David Gray 7
No 5061.

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, County of Windham
ss. Columbia
On this 10th day of August 1832 personally appeared in open court, before the Court of Probate for the District of Hartford the county of Tolland and state of Connecticut, now sitting, David Strong a resident of Columbia in the county of Tolland and state of Connecticut, aged sixty seven years, and 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, 1832—That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as therein stated. That on the 24th day of March 1781, he enlisted into the State Service (as it was called) under Ensign John Phelps of Hebron in Capt. Dana's Company in the  the  State  Continental Regiment of State Troops in  commanded by  General  Colonel Shipman in  in  the  the  State  Continental  Brigade  Brigade . That he joined the Company at Bolton in the State, and march d to, & joined the Regiment at Stamford in the State; that they march d from thence to Horse Neck & then to White Plains where we remained until the main army moved to the Southward, & our regiment went back to Stamford where we built a fort & remained thro' the winter until the expiration of our term of one year; a few days previous before the Regiment was dismissed, I, living in Sebasm in Connecticut when the then Governor Trumbull lived, was selected by Gen l Waterbury to carry letters to Gov r Trumbull to request more troops to supply the place of our Regiment & was told by Gen l Waterbury that if I carried the letter safe that that should be my discharge — I did deliver the letter, & that he was born in the town of Sebasm, State of Connecticut, March 20th 1765 & resided there when he entered the service & has lived in the same place ever since, that part of the Sebasm where he now lives, having incorporated into the town of Columbia — That he has no documentary evidence of his service, that the records of him are in the records of the town of Sebasm & that he never received any written discharge.
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.
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
David Strong
Before me Hosmer Heretofore Judge Probate Ctd
We, David Dickinson a clergyman residing in the town of Columbia and residing in said Columbia hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Mr. David Strong who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be 67 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 day and year aforesaid.

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
Abner Hemenlee Judge Probate Court
I, Cyrus Mann clerk of the Court of Probate in for the county of Tolland do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court, in the matter of the application of David Strong for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 10 th day of August A. D. 1832.
Cyrus Mann Clerk

109049 { Act. Mar. 3/53 May 1st/53
As: D. Strong, Dec 29/53
David Strong P.M.
capt 346 p. May
Revolutionary Pension Book 6. Vol 2 page 57 Conn June 32-9443
Will 16 Oct 1856 B.D. Strong
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David Strong Lebanon Conn
Vol 82 page 77.

107.045 Dance Study

United States of America.
State of Connecticut, } ss. Columbia County of New London Island }
On this 27 th day of March A. D., One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty-five, personally appeared before me, a Notary Public within and for the County and State aforesaid, David Strong aged 90. years, a resident of Columbia in the state of Connecticut who being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is the identical David Strong who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain  Revolutionary War.  of  Regiment commanded by in the war with Great Britain declared by the United States on the 18th day of June, A. D. 1812.
and is now a Revolutionary pensioner under the Act of June 7 th 1832 at the rate of forty dollars per annum and has in his possession the original pension certificate . dated May 17 th One Thousand eight hundred and thirty Three Recorded in the Pension Office in Book E. Vol 3 rd page 59. G. D. Bullock Clerk
That he at on or about the  day of A. D.  for the term of  and continued in actual service in said war for the term of fourteen days, and was honorably discharged at   on the  day of  A. D. 18 
He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty-land to which he may be entitled under the Act approved March 3d, 1855. He also declares that he has not received a warrant for bounty-land under this or any other Act of Congress, nor made any other application therefor.
David Strong
We Shubael S Isham and Mary A Isham residents of Columbia in the State of Connecticut, upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by David Strong in our presence, and that we believe, from the appearance and statements of the applicant, that he is the identical person he represents himself to be.
Shubael S Isham Mary A Isham
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person he represents himself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set seal and affixed my signature this day and year aforesaid
Daniel Webster Notary Public

5061
(David Strong 6.T
admits 12 mo $40.00
A Hendle Hebron Team

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 subjjoined 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 David Strong C T
   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.     24 th March 1784. in W d 1 1 1 Colonel Maj t Shipman 67  born in Lebanon C T entered in said place and now lives in the same place  One living witness prove his service   
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 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 place-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.
[k] 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.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
O. W. & H. Div.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
R.R.C.
L. S.
WASHINGTON, D. C., February 14, 1895.
Madam:-
Referring to your request for the military history of Lt. George West, Major William West, and Lt. Col. David Strong, I have the honor to advise you that a careful search has been made and from the data given their names have not been found upon the Revolutionary pension records. This Bureau is, therefore, unable to furnish their military history.
The David Strong referred to in the "Record of Connecticut Men in the War of the Revolution" as a pensioner is evidently not identical with Lt. Col. David Strong whose services you wish to establish. This soldier was born in the town of Lebanon, Conn., March 20, 1765, served as a private with the Connecticut troops, and in the year 1832 was residing in the town of Columbia, Tolland County, Connecticut.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mrs. R. S. W. Bolt,
Milford, Ohio.

a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. David Strong Jan Feb 14 1793
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Feb 24 1781 1 year Pvt. James Duna Major Edw. Shipman Conn                                                   
Battles engaged in, 
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Lebanon Conn
Date of application for pension, Aug 10 1832
Residence at date of application, Colchester Conn
Age at date of application, born at Lebanon Conn Feb 20 1761 - died Feb 15 1832
Remarks: No data re his family
* from agency book

Melford, Ohio.
Jan 22nd 1895.
Mr. Mr. Locken.
Dear Sir,
Kindly send me what information you can regarding Col. Strong. Would like to know where he died and was buried. By answering at your ear- liest convenience you will confer a great favor. Also of the others.
Respectfully
R.S. West Belt.

REVOLUTIONARY SERVICE.
O. W. & N. Div.
MEMORANDA.
Please supply as much as possible of the data called for below.
Full name of soldier:
Lt. Col. David Strong
Place of residence before service: (Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Sharon, Conn.
Place of residence after service: (Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Date of death (as near as possible):
About 1881
Christian name of widow:
Chloe Strong
Did either he or his widow receive a pension?
Route gives his name as per
Remarks: Pension
Was in King's Service, Rev. War, then Regular Army, died in
Your name and address:
R.S. West Belt Milford, Clinton Co. Ohio.

Rev. man
14573 INVALID.
File No. 14573
David Strong
Phil. Rev. man
Act: June 7 th 1832.
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 365
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Feb. 14 Letter to Mrs. R. S. W. Bell, N. E. L. 19. Milford, Ohio. Copy in W. L. 1910 Apr. 1 Hist. to Kate J. Ryan. (Letter in W. L. 2448) V. L. M.

✓ ✓ 26,346
[Large stylized signature] The Census

Wathan Clark dep. cl. David Strong

I Nathan Clark of Mansfield in the County of Tolland and State of Connecticut being Sixty six years of age do testify and say - That on the 4 th day of March 1781 - I enlisted into a company of State Troops - in the service of the revo- lutionary war - for one year - The Company was commanded by Capt James Derra We belonged to a Regiment commanded by M aj Edward Shipman not Shipman . Shipman - in General Waterbury's Brigade - -
I further testify - That David Strong of Columbia in the County of Tolland aforesaid belonged to the same Company with me - and served with me through the year - When we left home for the service about twenty of us met at Botton in said Tolland County and marched on together to Stamford in Connecticut and there joined the Regiment I met the said Strong at said Botton - and went on with him to Stamford. under the command of Briggen John Shelby - who was an Briggen in said Company - - From Stamford we were marched to Norristock - and continued to White Plains in the State of New York after the Main Army - moved from

White Plains to the Southward, which was some time in August I think. Our Brigade under General Waterbury marched back to Stamford Conn. and there we built a fort and went into winter quarters and there we remained until discharged, at the end of the year. The said Shong was with me during said whole time - and I recollect him well. He is about one year older than myself - and better with cut -
Dated at Mansfield the 6 th day of August 1882 - Nathan Clark
State of Connecticut
Tolland County ss Mansfield August 6 th 1882 Personally appeared Mr. Nathan Clark and made solemn oath that the within and foregoing deposition by him subscribed contains the truth and nothing but the truth - Before Me John Fitch Justice of Peace
I hereby certify that I am acquainted with the character of said Clark, that he is a man of truth and that his testimony is entitled to full credit - John Fitch Justice of Peace

Tolland County Conn. } s.s. Tolland s.s. Clerk's Office - }
I Jeremiah Parish Clerk of Tolland County Court do certify that John Titch Esq. before whom the foregoing deposition of Nathan Clark was this day taken and authenticated is a Justice of Peace in and for Tolland County duly appointed and inrolled in office as such & that he is legally empowered to administer oaths & take depositions - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 16 th day of August A.D. 1832
Jeremiah Parish Clerk