Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25117, for Eleazer Strong, Massachusetts

SERVICE
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Strong, Eleanor Mindwell
W. 25117
CONTENTS

Vermont, 5404.
(Mina Well Strong) widow of Ebenezer Strong, dead
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 24 th May, 1831— of Windham co in the State of Vermont who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Allen of the Reg t commanded by ————— in the Mass s line for 20 mos. private.
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 66 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 th day of May, 1840 and sent to Ira Davis, Esq. Norwich, Vermont
Arrears to the 4 th of March, 1840 266.66 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 th " 33.33
$299.97
{ Act July 7, } 1838.
Recorded by S. A. Pillsbury Clerk, Book A, Vol. 2 Page 56

Eliza Strong
Petition
Jan - 10 - 1831
By: John - Miss Parsons
Bates

To the Hon. Senate and House of Repre- sentatives of United States, in Congress assembled, Humbly represents Ebenezer Strong of Northampton, in the State of Massachusetts, that he entered into the Army of the United States in the Continental estab- lishment as a private soldier in April 1775 served at first in the company under the command of Capt. Ebenezer Allen, was stationed for the first eight months in Cambridge Mass. & Roxbury & Dorchester in same state - at the expiration of eight months being my first term of enlistment, I again enlisted for the term of one year in the same service - soon after the second enlist- ment the company was ordered to New- York, where I remained the residue of the year, a part of the time at the City of New York and the residue in the interior - Subsequently in 1777 I again enlisted in the

Continental service for the term of three months - served under Capt. Galtin - which in the service was one of a voluntary volunteer body for who went to Lake George landing and took five hundred British Canadian prisoners - I always served out my term of enlistment & when I left the army was regularly & honorably discharged -
I am now seventy four years of age and considerably infirm, - I feel myself authorized to call upon the national government to aid me in furnishing the necessary support for my old age - the wants of myself & my wife who is seventy years old who comprise the whole of my family, are such that we cannot comfortably be provided for without the aid of the pension which has been granted to others in like cir-

circumstances — My only resources are a small real estate, nominally worth a little more than two thousand dollars, but this is subject to a mortgage of seven hundred dollars, for debts that had been accumulating against me, & the interest upon which I find it difficult to pay —
My whole personal property, consisting of one Cow, some swine, & some articles of household furniture does not exceed in value fifty dollars — & I have no debts or demands demands due to me to an amount exceeding ten dollars —
Elizabeth Strong
Northampton Mass Oct. 20. 1830.
Commonwealth of Mass.
Hampshire ss. Oct. 20. 1830. Then personally appeared before the subscriber, one of the Justices of the Peace for the County of Hampshire, Elizabeth Strong above named & made oath to the truth of the foregoing statement of facts, by him sub- scribed —
Charles H. Dury Justice of Peace

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Vermont. Montpelier
Mindarrell Strong
widow of Eleazer Strong who was a private
in the Massachusetts line
For 20. months
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 66 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17th day of June 1843 and sent to
Col Billings Esq Woods Stock Ver.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 1. Page 30.

24/19 Mindwell Strong widow of Ebenezer H died 7. July 38.
m. 81. d. 31-
adm'd 20th April Feb 6/39
No children
Ira Davis Norwich Vt

State of Vermont
The undersigned the Probate written on one and John S. Marcy Judge
Windsor County ss On this 4 th day of October AD 1838 Personally appeared Mindwell Strong Mindwell Strong a resident of Ironsides in said County of Windsor aged 81 years. Who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oaths make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay & pensions to certain widows." That she is the widow of Eleazer Strong who was a Private in the Army of the Revolution, and that according to the best of her knowledge he enlisted in the Spring of 1775 in Capt Allen's Company in Col. Fellows Regiment of the Massachusetts line, & served for the term of eight months, also that her said husband enlisted in beginning of the year 1776 in said Allen's company for the term of one year & served until the expiration of the same - and that in 1777 he enlisted for three months in Capt. Cattle's Company & served three months but the name of his Col. she cannot tell, & that she has no documentary proof. She further declares that she was married to the said Eleazer Strong on the 21 st day of May 1781. That her husband the aforesaid Eleazer Strong died on 24 th day of May AD 1831 that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriages took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred & ninety four. Viz at the time above stated
Mindwell Strong
Sworn to & subscribed on the day & year above written. Before John S. Marcy Judge

I Orl Billings Register of the Court of Probate of the District of Hartford do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Mindwell Strong for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 4 th day of October A D 1838
Orl Billings Register " " "

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Mr Francis Pratt Norwich Vt.

I Sylvester Judd of Northampton in the County of Hampshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged forty-nine years on oath depose and say that I now have in my custody and possess in the private Journal or diary of Rev Jonathan Judd formerly the Pastor of the Congregational Church in Northampton in the County and Commonwealth aforesaid - That said Jonathan Judd died in the month of July A.D. 1803 and that he was the Pastor of the said Church from the year A.D. 1743 to the time of his death.
In his said Journal or diary is the following entry made in his own hand writing with which I am well acquainted - "May 21. 1781 Married at Northampton Eleazer Strong and Mindwell Parsons" May twenty first seventeen hundred and eighty one Married at Northampton Eleazar Strong and Mindwell Parsons - I further depose and say that the above entry is contained in his said journal or diary among many others in consecutive order according to their several dates and have every appearance of having been made at the time to which they severally relate.
Sylvester Judd
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampshire ss. Sept. 4 A.D. 1838
Then personally appeared Sylvester Judd Esquire above named and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed before me and I do also certify that he is a credible witness.
David Stebbins Justice of the Peace

I Charles Wiley of Northampton in the County of Hampshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts do hereby depose and say that I am the Pastor of the First Congregational Church in said town and by virtue of said office hold in my custody the records of said Church - Among the records of Marriages in said book of records is a record or memorandum in the following words to wit "Eleanor Strong & Mindwell Parsons in May by Mr Sudd". Said record or memorandum is in the handwriting of Rev. Solomon Williams deceased who was the Pastor of said Church at the time when said record or memorandum purports to have been made - Said memorandum is so placed on the page of the record that it is uncertain from the inspection of the record whether it was intended to apply to the year A.D. 1780 or 1781 but was evidently intended to apply to one of them.
Charles Wiley
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampshire ss. September 4 A.D. 1838
Then personally appeared Rev. Charles Wiley above named and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed before me. I do also certify that he is a credible witness.
Darius Stebbins Justice of the Peace

I Timothy Clark of Northampton in the County of Hampshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age on oath depose and say that I now hold the office of town clerk for the said town of Northampton and by virtue of said office have the custody and keeping of the records thereof and that I have carefully examined the records of marriages in said town for an entry of the marriage of Eleanor Strong to Mindwell Parsons within or about the year 1781 but I cannot find any entry of such marriage in said Records nor do I believe that any such marriage has ever been entered in the books of Records in this town - In the Registry of Births in Northampton I find a Record in the following words and figures to wit
"Eleanor Strong dau r of Eleanor & Mindwell Strong
"born October 26. 1781
"Thomas born September 14 - 1783
"Joseph born December 10 th 1784
"Mindwell September 9 th 1787
"Experience born May 31 st 1789
"Philena born March 18 1791
"George born October 25 1792
"Lucinda born May 14 1798
} All children of P. Eleanor & Mindwell Strong
and further this deponent saith not Sept 4. 1838 Timothy Clark
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampshire ss. September 4 th A.D. 1838 Then personally appeared Timothy Clark Esquire above named and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed before me - I do also certify that he is a credible witness Daniel Stobbs Justice of the Peace

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Hampshire ss.
I, Samuel Wells, Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth, for the County of Hampshire, do certify, that Daniel Stebbins Esquire, whose signature is affixed to the certificate on the paper hereto annexed, was, at the date thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace, within and for said County, duly commissioned, and acting under the authority of this Commonwealth; and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to his acts and attestations done in that capacity; and that I am acquainted with the hand-writing of the said Daniel Stebbins and believe his signature to said certificate is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas for said Commonwealth, this Seventh day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight.
S. Wells Clerk.

Reg WIDOW, &c.
File No. 25117
Winchell Strong wid. of Eleazer Strong Rev. Mass. line.
Act: March 3rd 1843.
Index:—Vol. 4 , Page 250
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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Sec. 1000 base, May 11. '39 - rem dup 10-29 to same Feb 29, 1840.
act J. July 38
Vol 11-120 - 8 day or 10 p 3 - 8 mo -

Woodstock Ct. April 6. 1843
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Sir,
Enclosed I forward the declaration of Mindwell Strong for a pension under the act of March 3. 1843.
I am Respectfully Your Obedt Servt.
Del Billings

J. B. E.
War Department
Pension Office Washington City D. C.
NORWICH June 18 th VT. M rs Mindwell Strong 2200 p.m. 75 Revolutionary War Pension returned.

Woonsocket R.I. June 15 th 1889
In Sir, In relation to the Service of Eleazer Strong, there is probably a mistake in the affidavit of Mr. Somney in relation to the character of the troops to which he belonged. Enclosed I send you the memorial of said Strong to Congress in 1830, which was referred to the Committee on Pensions, and after wards withdrawn, in which he states that Capt. Cutlin was in the continental Service, instead of Militia . You will also perceive by the amount of his property as stated in the memorial, the reason why he did not apply for a Pension under the act of 1818.
I learn from an old man who was a neighbor to Mr. Strong, that he Strong served in Col. Moseley's Regiment but he does not recollect how long or in what company. But I think it must be the your Service mentioned, & probably Allen's company must have been transferred to Moseley's Regiment, or Cutlin must have commanded in that Regiment. If you will have the goodness to examine Moseley's Rolls I think you will find evidence of the Service in question but I do not know that I can ascertain the company unless it was Allen or Cutlin.
Yours Very Respectfully Ira Davis

Revolutionary Pensions 60 pages
Feb 24. 1840
Ms.
W. H. Davis Ms.
FREE
War Department Pension Office Washington City

Norwich Vt Feb 18 th 1840
In Sir, In relation to the case of Mindwell Strong I find the witness who testified was partially mistaken. From information received of Mr Luther Pomeroy of Worthington Conn. who says he served with Mr Strong, I find the facts to be these. Ezra Strong served 8 months in 1775 in Capt Allen's company, not Capt. Fellows' Regt that in 1776 he served 12 months in Capt Allen's company in Col. Ward's Regiment, & if you will have the goodness to examine Col Ward's Rolls I think you will find it correct.
In relation to the Marriage of Mrs. Strong I sent you among the first papers, the certificate of the Town Clerk of Northampton Mass. saying there was no record of the marriage in his office, but certified the birth of their children. On the same sheet I sent you the certificate of the church on Parish Clerk containing a copy of the record of the Marriage, which Clerk also certified that he was the son of the clergyman who officiated at the wedding & that the record was in his father's hand writing. These papers were I believe in proper form, duly sworn & certified by the proper Officer under his official seal, & I suppose would be sufficient. It is the best evidence we can obtain, but if you need more proof please say of what character it should be.
Yours Very Respectfully Ezra Davis

Rev. Nathan May, Esq. New Bedford, Mass.
War Department
Pension Office Washington D.C.
Free
add. 1 cent Munroe
14- 3- 8 1/2 100 11- 8 3- 8 1/2
Alma Mater Strong
add 1 cent

Worwich Vt April 30 th 1840
Dr Sir
Enclosed is the affidavit of Luther Somers in proof of the claim of Michael Strong, which goes to prove said Strong's service in Col. Ward's Regiment in 1776.
Respectfully Yours Ira Davis

Loam more in attch of Mapachubilly Hampshire County ss.
I Luther Pomroy of Worthington in the County of Hampshire do hereby in attch of Mapachubilly a revolutionary service of the United States aged eighty two years depose and say that I served in the War of the Revolution in the Company commanded by Captain John Allen and Col. Fellows Regiment from the first of April 1775 to September 1776 at or near Boston. that I then enlisted into the same Company for the term of one year and marched from Boston in April 1776 to New York in the Regiment of Col. Ward and served in that neighborhood my whole term of enlistment and was dismissed at Pickett Kill. The deponent further says that he will know Ebenezer Strong of Northampton that he left that town with him as a volunteer in April 1775 for Boston joined the same Company at Cambridge and with him served out the first eight months. That he then re-enlisted into the same Company and marched to New York and served out his term of one year was dismissed at the same time & returned with me to Northampton.
Luther Pomroy
Hampshire ss.
April 17. 1840 Personally appeared Luther Pomroy and made oath that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed is true and I certify that the deponent is a credible witness.
William L. Chaplin of the peace

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Hampshire ss.
I, SAMUEL F. LYMAN, Register of the Court of Probate within and for said County of Hampshire, do hereby certify that William Ward Esquire, before whom the annexed deposition was taken, was, at the date thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace within and for said County, duly and regularly appointed, and that the signature thereto annexed purporting to be his, I know to be genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, this eighteenth day of April A. D. 18 60
Sam F. Lyman Register of Probate.
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I Samuel H. Clark of Norwich in the County of Windsor & State of Vermont aged 53 years. depose and say that I have been acquainted with Mindwell Strong for the last twenty five years. that her husband Eleazer Strong died on the 24th of May 1831 and that the said Mindwell Strong still remains the widow of the said Eleazer Strong.
Sam H Clark
State of Vermont Windsor County ss
Personally appeared the above named Samuel H. Clark who I certify is a reputable witness & subscribed & made oath to the foregoing affidavit this 11th day of October A.D. 1838.
Before me R. D. W. Justice of Peace
State of Vermont Windsor County ss
County Clerk's Office Woodstock Oct 8th 1838
I hereby certify that I am Seis of the above subscribing Magistrate is a Justice of the Peace for said County & the above signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court the day & year last above written
Henry Swan, Clerk

I Simeon Pomeroy of Windsor County of Windsor & State of Vermont aged 84 years do hereby say that I enlisted in April 1775 in Capt. Jonathan Allen's company in Col. Vose's 1 st Regiment of the Massachusetts line & served at Cambridge, Dorchester & Roxbury for the term of Eight months, and I further say that Bleaker Strong late of Northampton deceased served with me in said company as a private for the term of Eight months as aforesaid, when he was discharged & went home but I remained longer.
I also further say I well recollect that said Strong enlisted in the beginning of the year 1776 (I think in said Allen's) company for one year and went away with the company & was absent for the term of one year & I also understood at the time that he was in the for the whole year.
I also recollect that said Strong enlisted in 1777 in Capt. Catlin's company for three months and went to Lake George in the State of New York. I do not recollect the Regiment he belonged to, but I was there & saw him while he was in that service. and further say not.
Simeon
Pomeroy
State of Vermont // Windsor County // At Windsor this 8 th day of August 1838 Personal appeared Simeon Pomeroy & subscribed & made oath to the foregoing affidavit Before me W. D. H. Just of Peace

2449 Oct 13.
Revolutionary Claim
Leavick #3 Oct 9, 1838
See
7 July 1838
Mrs. Strong Examine War Department
Pension Office Washington City

Benjamin M. Colburn 9th 1838
Dr Sir - Enclosed I send the resolution & papers of Mindwell Strong for a Pension under the act of the group of July 7th 1838.
Yours Respectfully
Chas Davis

State of Vermont Windsor County, ss.
On this first day of April A.D. 1843 personally appeared before Edward Morris a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Windsor and State of Vermont. Mindwell Strong a resident of Norwich in said District aged 84 years who being first sworn according to law doth on her Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed the 3 rd of March 1843. granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War.
That she is the Widow of Eleazer Strong late of Northampton Mass deceased who was a private in the Army of the Revolution but died before obtaining a pension. and that she Mindwell Strong was pensioned under the act of Congress passed July 7 1838. and drew a pension for the term of five years ending March 4. 1841 of sixty six dollars and sixty six cents per annum. and that she now remains the widow of said Eleazer Strong deceased. that she was not married to said Eleazer Strong prior to his leaving the service. but the marriage took place previous to the first of January 1794. to wit on the day and year named in her former declaration.
Francis Pratt
Mindwell Strong
Rebecca S. Pratt
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above written and I certify that said Mindwell Strong is a respectable and credible person and is now the widow of Eleazer Strong deceased.
Edward Morris Justice of the Peace
STATE OF VERMONT, } I, Norman Williams, Clerk of the County Court of the County Windsor County, ss. } of Windsor in the State of Vermont, do hereby certify that
Edward Morris
is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was

STATE OF VERMONT, } ss. Norman Williams, Clerk of the County Court of the County Windsor County, } ss. of Windsor in the State of Vermont, do hereby certify that
Edward Morris
is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the ninth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty two and will expire the thirtieth day of November next, and that his signature above written is genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of said County Court, this 6 th day of April A. D. 1843 N. Williams, Clerk.
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out Billings Esq Muddsluck
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