Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 15037, for Jacob Loomis, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Conn.
Loomis, Jacob Thankful
N. 15037
CONTENTS

Paid at Treasury, under act 5 April 1838, from 4 Sept. 1840 to 1 Dec. 1840. Agent notified Apr. 24, 1840.
79
Hampden
21.265 Massachusetts Jacob Leomis of Hampden in the State of Mass who was a Private in the Compy commanded by Captain Brown of the Reg. commanded by Col. _____ in the _____ time for 12 m 5 d et
Mill
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 10 Dollars 55 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of Aug. 1832 and with  G. Bolton Spouseful
Arrears to the 4th of Mar. '31 $ 81.10 Pension allowance ending 1 Sept. '35 20.27 $101.37
Recorded by G. Kettle { Revolutionary Claim, } Book E. Vol. 3. Page 50 { as June 7, 1832. } Clerk.

4024.
Massachusetts
Thankful Loomis widow of Jacob Loomis, who was a pensioner under the act of 1832 who died on the 1 st December 1840 of Hampden Co. in the State of Mass. who was a Private Conn. in the company commanded by Captain Caver of the regt. in the Conn. line for 12 months & 5 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 40 Dollars. 55 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1832. 1 st . December 1836 1840
Certificate of Pension issued the 1. day of June 1844 and sent to Orrin Sage Blandford, Mass.
Arrears to the 4 th of Semi-annual allowance ending
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3.
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk Book C. Vol. 1. Page 59.
Rep?
Letter to Pension Agent 26. July 1844

9280 Jacob Loomis
Mar 12 Mo 5 days
16 06
May 14 1833
T. 395
Geo Colton Springfield Mass

19280  BRIEF in the case of Jacob Loomis  of Hampden Co in the State of Mass  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? about  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 77  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     ap l 75 to — 1 — private Gen. Lieut Isham   ap l or May 76 — — 2 — — " — Capt Dutton   Aug 76 — — 2 15 — " — do   Dec 76 — — 3 — — " — Capt Smith   Spring — 78 — 1 — — " — Lt Gen Isham   Spring — 79 — 1 — — " — do   Summer 78 — 2 — — " — Capt Coaven  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none mentioned  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Colchester Conn.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? living witnesses  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? shape right 
X certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
H. C. Easton Examining Clerk. 18 Feb 1832

FAMILY RECORD.
BIRTHS.
Jacob Lomis was born June, 8 th 1755. Thankful Lomis was born Septem- ber, 16 th 1764.
Births of their Chil- dren. Hubbard Lomis was born May, 20 th - 1776.
Josiah Lomis was born August, 27 th 1777. -
Jacob Lomis Jr. was born April, 27 th 1780. -
Anna Lomis was born January, 5 th 1783.
Hannah Lomis was born June 23 rd 1785. -
BIRTHS.
Caleb Lomis was born September 2 nd 1732
Symon Lomis was born December, 10 th 1703.
Jacob Lomis was born July 30 th 1820
Solomon Lomis was born January 16 th 1797
Hannah was born April 1 st 1811 Hubbard was born March 20 th 1824
Grand Children
Hubbard Lomis's Children. Anna Lomis was born February 8 th 1806. Aaron Lomis was born June, 11 th 1808.
Harrison Marshall Lomis was Born June the 29 th 1814

FAMILY RECORD.
MARRIAGES.
MARRIAGES.
Chatham
September 28 th 1775.
Jacob Lomis was Married to Thankful Hubbard. 
Jacob and Thankful Lomis's Children.
Hubbard Lomis was Married to Clarissa Scovil December 15 th 1802. Josiah Lomis was Married to Rebecca Sheen January 28 th 1802.
Jacob Lomis Jr. was Married to Nancy Noble March 30 th 1802.
Anna Lomis was Married to John Norton June 20 th 1804.
Ezra Lomis was Married to Eunice Andrew Feb 18 th 1813
Solomon Lomis was Married to Laura
Bishop January 16 th 1817. Josiah Lomis was Married to Mary Norton April 10 th 1822.
Great Grandchildren Caleb Stanley was Married to Hannah Lomis Oct 18 th 1821.
William Henry Stanley was Married to Nancy Norton Oct 11 th 1822.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampden County } ss
On this fifteenth day of April 1844 Personally appeared before me Oliver B. Morris Judge of the Court of Probate for said Hampden County, Thankful Loomis a resident of Russell in said County aged eighty  eighty nine years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7 1838.
That she is the Widow of Jacob Loomis of said Russell deceased who was a soldier in the Army of the Revolution, and now agreeable to his Declaration now on the file in the War Department by which he was entitled and received in his life time an annual pension of forty seven dollars and fifty cents. She further declares that she was married to said Jacob Loomis on the twenty eighth day of September in the year sixteen hundred and seventy five. That her husband the aforesaid Jacob Loomis died on the first day of December A.D. 1840. That she was married prior to his going into the service, and that their marriage took place at the time above stated, to wit, on the 28 th day of September 1775.
Thankful her mark Loomis
Hampden / April 15 th 1844 Subscribed and sworn to before me, and I do certify that the said Thankful being unable to write her name, made her mark in my presence, and I do further certify that by reason of age and bodily infirmity she is unable to attend the Court —
Oliver B Morris Judge of the Court of Probate for said County of Hampden

Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Hampden ss, I Bustin Willard Clerk of the Probate Court within & for said County of Hampden do hereby certify that the Hon. Oliver J. D. Morris is Judge of said Court and that his signature subscribed to the within certificate is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Probate Court at Springfield this sixteenth day of April in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and forty four
Bustin Willard
6024, 5454

179280 Jacob Loomis declaration and Depositions of Samuel Brown Daniel Williams Enoch Smith Rev. Isaac Knapp & Chas. Jacob Esq.
Go. Colton Smyrna Mass

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampshire ss.
In this twenty seventh day of August 1832. personally appeared in open Court before Oliver D. Morris Esquire Judge of the Court of Probate now sitting at Springfield Jacob Soom is a resident of Russell in the County of Hampshire and State of Massachusetts, aged seventy seven 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. 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers, and served as hereinafter stated.
1. That he volunteered in the month of April 1775, at Colchester Conn in a Company under the Command of Lieut. John Shams and marched to Roxbury Mass. where I served one month and was then dismissed. Daniel Morris served with me at the same time and place and his deposition is annexed as proof of this service. The Company was not attached to any Regiment. 2. That in the month of April or May 1776, he volunteered in a Company commanded by Capt. Timothy Dutton of Connecticut Militia in Colchester. The Lieut. was John Shams and marched to New London and there assisted in building a fort and served the term of two months and was then dismissed, does not know of any person now living who served with him - there was no Officer there of a higher grade than Capt. Dutton. 3. That in the month of Aug. in the same year 1776, he volunteered again and went under the Command of the aforesaid Capt. Timothy Dutton to New Haven in Connecticut and from there to East Chester in the State of New York to the Stone Church and on the day we arrived our Company was ordered to march one or two miles to a Creek for the purpose of searching a Hoop which lay there and was supposed to have provisions on board for the British, we found fifty two or three barrels of Pork and a case of Gin, which they took out of the Hoop and guarded them until the next day and then removed it, we remained at this place about five weeks and then marched to New Canaan and encamped in rear of Fort Washington and was there when the British went up the north River with their shipping, we then marched to Kings Bridge and from there to White Plains and from there out to the ponds the night before the battle took place at White Plains and I was discharged at the ponds after having served two and one half months. Daniel Williams served with me in the

in the same Company and his deposition is annexed as proof of this term of Service - Lieut. Col. Diah Troop Commanded the Regiment -
4. That in the month of December 1776. he enlisted in a Company of Connecticut State Troops under Capt. Elijah Smith, the Lieut. named was Moadson and marched from Colchester to Stamford in Connecticut, the inhabitants of Stamford sent a request to General Washington to have their Company stay and guard the town their request was granted and the Company remained at Stamford three months at the expiration of said term I was discharged, our Company took eleven Tories and put them in Fairfield Gaol, the night after the Company was discharged, our Officers were all taken by the Tories and carried to the City of New York where they were kept prisoners Eighteen months - Noah Smith whose deposition is annexed served with me in the same Company and during said term of three months - there was no Officer there of a higher grade than Capt. Smith - 5. That in the Spring of the year 1778. he volunteered under Lieut. John Shann of Colchester Co. Thomas Williams was Ensign, we marched to New London Co. and served one month we were there discharged, does not know of any person now living who served with him this term - our Company was the only Company then stationed at that place - 6. That in the Spring of the year 1779. he again volunteered and went under the command of the aforesaid John Shann and Thomas Williams to New London and served one month, does not know of any person now living who served with him this term - our Company was the only Company then stationed at that place - 7. That in the Summer of the year 1778. he was drafted at Colchester and went in a Company Commanded by Capt. Cared to Norwich in Connecticut, Thos. Williams was our Lieut. we marched from Norwich to Providence in Rhode Island and found the army under the command of General Sullivan the same day the army retreated from Rhode Island and remained at Providence and in the vicinity of said place two months and was there discharged does not know of any person now living who served with him during this term - owing to old age and loss of memory he cannot recollect the name of the Col. who Commanded the Regt - That he served in all twelve and one half months That he volunteered five times, enlisted once, and was drafted once

That he was born in the town of Colchester Conn. in the month of June 1755 and the time of his birth he believes to be recorded on the records of said town and he has a record of the time of his birth in his family bible -
That he lived in Colchester Connecticut when called into service That since the revolutionary War he has resided and now resides in the town of Rupert in Franklin County State of Mass - does not recollect that he ever received a military discharge and never held a Commission -
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever except the present to a pension or annuity, and declares that his name is not the pension roll of the agency of any State - Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid -
Jacob Loomis
We Zebadee Waterman of Rupert and Eli B Hamilton Esq. of Westfield hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jacob Loomis who has subscribed and sworn to the above declarations, that we believe him to be seventy seven 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 -
Zebadee Waterman Eli B Hamilton
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Dept. that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and heard as he states; and the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Zebadee Waterman who has signed the preceding certificate is a resident of Rupert and that Eli B Hamilton Esq. who has also signed the same is a resident of Westfield, that they are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit, and the Court further certifies that Isaac Knapp whose deposition is annexed is a clergyman residing in Westfield, and that Matthew Lee who signed the same is a Deputy Postmaster and resides in Westfield -
In testimony whereof I have Justin Willard Register of said Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Jacob Loomis for a Pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this twenty seventh day of August A.D. 1832 Justin Willard Register

November 22, 1930.
Mrs. H. L. Beecher New Ulm, Minnesota.
Rev. & 1812 Wars Sect. ILL
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 18037, that Jacob Lewis or Loomis was born June 3, 1755 in Colchester, Connecticut.
While a resident of Colchester, Connecticut, he enlisted and served as private in the Connecticut troops as follows: from some time in April, 1775, one month under Lieutenant John Isham; from April or May, 1775, two months in Captain Timothy Dutton's Company; from August, 1776, two and one-half months under Captain Timothy Dutton and Colonel Dyer Threap; from December, 1776, three months in Captain Elijah Smith's Company; in the spring, 1778, one month in a company commanded by John Isham, and from August, same year, two months under Captain Carver on General Sullivan's Rhode Island Expedition; in the spring, 1779, one month in a company commanded by John Isham.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 22, 1832, while a resident of Russell, Hampden County, Massachusetts, where he had lived since the Revolution.
Soldier died December 1, 1840.
Jacob Lewis married September 28, 1775, Thankful Hubbard, who was born September 16, 1754.
She was allowed pension on her application executed March 26, 1844, while a resident of Russell, Hampden County, Massachusetts.

2 The names of the following children of Jacob Lewis and his wife, Thankful, appear:
Hubbard Lewis born May 20, 1776, married Clarissa Scovil, December 1, 1802. Josiah " " August 27, 1777, married Rebecca Shearn, January 28, 1802. Jacob " ,Jr., April 27, 1780, married Nancy Noble, March 30, 1802. Anna " " January 8, 1783, married John Newton, June 20, 1804. Hannah " " June 23, 1785, Caleb " " September 4, 1788, married Eunice Andrew February 18, 1813. Lyman " " December 10, 1793 Solomon " " January 16, 1797, married Laura Bishop, January 16, 1817.
----- The names of the following grandchildren appear; children of Hubbard Lewis:
Anna Lewis was born February 3, 1806. Almon Lewis " " June 11, 1808. Harrison Marshal Lewis was born June 29, 1814.
The names of the following great grandchildren appear:
Caleb Stanley was married to Hannah Lewis October 18, 1821. William Henry Stanley was born Aug. 11, 1823. ————— "Just" in case.
The following births and marriages also appear, relationship not stated:
Josiah Lewis was married to Mary Newton, April 1, 1827. Jacob Lewis was born July 30, 1820. Alvira Lewis was born November 1821. Hannah was born April 1, 1816. Hubbard was born November 8, 1821.
Very truly yours,
E. W. MORGAN, Acting Commissioner.

I Enoch Smith of the town of Chatham in the County of Middlesex & State of Connecticut of lawful age & being duly sworn depose & say that at the opening of the second a third campaign of the war of the revolution, Jacob Loomis now of the town of Russell in the County of Hampshire in the State of Massachusetts & myself were soldiers in the army of the revolution & belonged to the continental line having enlisted as such soldiers for the term of three months & that we were both members of the company commanded by Capt. Elijah Smith then of said Chatham. Said company was stationed at Stamford in the South Western part of the State of Connecticut & said Loomis & myself actually served in said continental line the term of three months during which we had enlisted as aforesaid. Data at Chatham the 14 th day of June A D 1832
State of Connecticut } Enoch Smith
Middlesex County ss Chatham June 14 th 1832
Personally appeared Enoch Smith whose name is subscribed to the above written deposition and made solemn oath that the matter in said deposition contained are true
Before me
Horace Foote Justice of the Peace & Notary Public

State of Connecticut.
Secretary's Office, Aug. 13 th , 1832.
I, Thomas Day, Secretary of the State of Connecticut and Keeper of the Seal thereof, do hereby certify, That Amariah Brainard and John Bigelow, Esquires, whose names are subscribed respectively to two of the foregoing certificates certificates, are, and for more than one year last past have been, Justices of the Peace within and for the County of New-London in said State, duly appointed, commissioned and qualified; and that I believe the foregoing signatures purporting to be the signatures of said Brainard and Bigelow respectively, are genuine.
I further certify, that Horace Foote Esq. whose name is subscribed in his proper hand-writing to me well known, to the last of the foregoing certificates, is, and for more than one year last past has been, a Justice of the Peace and a Notary Public within and for the County of Middlesex in said State, duly appointed, commissioned and qualified; and that full credence is due to the official acts and attestations of said Officers respectively.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of said State, the day and year above written.
Thomas Day
Handwritten notes in the right margin, including the word "State" and some initials or numbers.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampshire ss.
On this twenty third day of May 1833, personally appeared before Oliver B Morris Esquire Judge of the Court of Probate in and for the County of Hampshire and State of Massachusetts Jacob Lorris a resident of Russell in said County and State who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to explain and amend a declaration made by him before said Judge of Probate on the 7th. day of Aug. 1832.
That on his first tour of service in the year 1775 (The Company was not attached to any Regiment -)
That on his second tour of service which commenced in April or May 1776. (There was no Officer present of a higher grade than Capt. Dutton) -
That on his 3 d . tour which commenced in the month of Aug. 1776. (Lieut. Col. Diah Trapp commanded the regiment -)
That on his 4 th . tour which commenced in the month of Dec 1776 (There was no higher Officer there than of a higher grade than Capt Smith -)
That on his 5 th tour which commenced in the Spring of the year 1778. (Our Company was the only Company then stationed at that place -)
That on his 6 th . tour in the Spring of the year 1779 (Our Company was the only Company then stationed at that place) -
That for the term of service in the year 1778 when he was drafted (Owing to old age and loss of memory he cannot recollect the name of the Col. who commanded the Regiment -) and he further testifies that the explanations included within the brackets above have been interlined in the body of the original declaration to which this attached as a part and portion of the same -
Jacob Lorris

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Before me
Oliver Morris Judge of Probate
Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Hampden ss.
I Justin Willard Clerk of the Court of Probate, the same being a court of Record within & for said County do hereby certify that the Hon. Oliver B. Morris before whom the preceding disputation of said Lemmon was sworn to & subscribed, is the Judge of said Court & that his name subscribed to the foregoing certificate is his genuine & proper signature & legal writing. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court at Springfield this twenty third day of July A.D. 1833
Justin Willard

Commonwealth of Mass ts Hampden County } ss
On this 26 th day of March 1844 personally appeared before me Orin Sage a justice of the Peace within and for said County of Hampden Thankful Loomis a resident of the town of Russell in said Hampden County aged seventy  eighty nine years and to me personally known, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oaths make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by act of Congress passed on the 3 d day of March 1843 granting pensions to certain Widows of Revolutionary soldiers — That she is the Widow of Jacob Loomis who was a soldier in the Revolutionary Army, and who was entitled, and received in his life time a pension of forty seven dollars and fifty cents per year under the act of June 7 th 1832 — That for particulars of his service she would refer to his Declaration and accompanying proofs on file in the War Department — She further declares that he died on the first day of December 1840 — That she was married to said Jacob Loomis on the 28 th day of September 1775 — She wrote "ninety" instead and the words "eighty nine" inserted before signing —
Thankful Loomis
Sworn and subscribed on the day and year
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
HAMPDEN, ss.
I, RICHARD BLISS, Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth, for the County of Hampden, do certify, that Orin Sage 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 are 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 Sage 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 twenty eighth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty four
Rich d Bliss Clerk.

Commonwealth of Mass s Hampden County } ss
On this 26 th day of March 1844 personally appeared before me Orin Loomis a justice of the Peace within and for said County of Hampden Thankful Loomis a resident of the town of Russell in said Hampden County aged seventy  eighty nine years and to me personally known, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oaths make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by act of Congress passed on the 3 d day of March 1843 granting pensions to certain Widows of Revolutionary soldiers — That she is the Widow of Jacob Loomis who was a soldier in the Revolutionary Army, and who was entitled, and received in his life time a pension of forty seven dollars and fifty cents per year under the act of June 7 th 1832 — That for particulars of his service she would refer to his Declaration and accompanying proofs on file in the War Department — She further declares that he died on the first day of December 1840 — That she was married to said Jacob Loomis on the 28 th day of September 1775 — She wrote "ninety" instead and the words "eighty nine" inserted before signing —
Thankful Loomis
Sworn and subscribed on the day and year first above written before me, and I do hereby certify that I have been acquainted with the above Thankful Loomis for more than twenty years, that she has been for that time personally known to me, and that she is a person of good moral character —
Orin Loomis justice of the Peace

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
March 28 th 1846.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, The Executor of Jacob Loomis, decd., a Pensioner on the Roll of the Boston, Mass. Agency, at the rate of Forty — Dollars and 45 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832 has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1840, to the 1 st Dec r 1840,
Respectfully, yours,
William H. Harrison
Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

JOHN NOBLE CHAPTER NEW ULM, MINN. MRS. H. L. BEECHER, REGENT
Nov. 13, 1930
Mr. E. H. Morgan Dept. U. S. Bureau of Pensions.
Dear Sir:
My daughter-in-law wrote at my suggestion, and has left the blank for me to fill in, which I trust supplies the needed data.

I have been told the pension was granted in 1831.
Thanking you for your assistance, for both Mrs. Douglas N. and
Yours respectfully,
Mrs. W. L. Beecher.

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section. MLB
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF PENSIONS WASHINGTON
November 8, 1930
Mrs. D. N. Beecher 124 South German Street New Ulm, Minnesota
Dear Madam:
I advise you that the data furnished by you are not sufficient to enable this bureau to make intelligent reply to the queries contained in your letter.
Please fill out such of the blank spaces below, as the information in your possession will permit, and return to this bureau.
First name of widow Thankful (Hybbard) Loomis Full name of soldier Jacob Loomis Residence of soldier at enlistment Colchester, Conn. Residence of soldier after service Russell, Mass. Name of state from which he enlisted Connecticut Approximate date of birth June 1756 Approximate date of death Dec. 8, 1840
Kindly return attached letter with your reply.
Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.

6209
Thankful Loomis widow of Jacob Loomis, decd. act 4 July '36.
married in 1775
$40:55 per ann. to
Commence 1 December 1840 when Jacob Loomis died act 4 July 1836.
Massachusetts Roll
Send cert. to Orrin Sage Blandford Mass
S

10868 April 26 1844
Bladeface No. 5 April 20
Quap Thankful Deems 7 July 1838
read
J. L. Edwards Esq
Free
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Blandford N o . April 22 d '44
Sir
I enclose Thankful Coomes two Declarations for pension under the acts of 1838 and 1843 — also proofs &c which please examine and if correct forward certificates —
Respy Orin Sayer

1930 - Hist. to Mrs H.L. Beecher JLR.
Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 15037 Thankful Loomis widow of Jacob Loomis pri Rev War
Act: July 4 th 86
Index:—Vol. a , Page 442
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Town Clerk's Office Chatham Feb. 24 th 1844
I Nathl. C. Smith of Chatham in the County of Middlesex in the State of Connecticut Agee Forty Eight years being duly sworn. do depose and say that I have the care and custody of the Records of the Town of Chatham and have (since the same for the two years past) of the Marriages births and deaths since the year 1767. that I have carefully examined said Records of Marriages and do not find entered on said Records the Marriage of Jacob Loomis and Thankful Hubbard and that said Records are very imperfect - and further the deponent saith not
Nathl. C. Smith Town Clerk
State of Connecticut Middlesex County ss.
Chatham 24 th Feb. A D 1844.
Personally appeared Nathl. C. Smith and made oath that the certificate by him subscribed, above, is true. Before me
A. Huntington Selden Justice of the Peace

State of Connecticut } ss Feb. 26 th 1844 Middlesex County }
I Edward Root of the Parish of Middle-Haddam in the Town of Chatham County of Middlesex and State of Connecticut do depone & say that I have the care and custody of the Records of the Church in said Parish and that I am Clerk of the same, and have carefully examined said Records and find that the marriage of Jacob Loomis & Thankful Hubbard is not entered on said Records
Edward Root Clerk of the Congregational Church in the Parish of Middle-Haddam Sworn & subscribed } the day and year above } written before me } B. Huntington Selden Justice of the Peace
State of Connecticut } I John Dike Clerk of the County Middlesex County } Court of the County of Middlesex do Certify that Huntington Selden Esq r was on the 24 Feb y last and now 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 Certificates are his proper hand writing & signatures. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Hand & affixed the Seal of said Court this 26 day of Feb y A.D. 1844 J. Dike Clerk

I Newman Bishop of Ruple, County of Hampden and Commonwealth of Massachusetts age eighty four years do testify and say that I was well acquainted with Jacob Loomis of this Town, a Revolutionary pensioner, that we lived near neighbors for more than for fifty years, that he died about the first day of December 1840 and that I was present at his funeral a day or after his death - Newman Bishop
Sworn to and subscribed this 26 th day of March 1844 before me, and I hereby certify that I have been well acquainted with the said Newman Bishop for several years and know him to be a man of good moral character and is a credible witness - Orion Sarge Justice of the Peace
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
HAMPDEN, ss.
I, RICHARD BLISS, Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth, for the County of Hampden, do certify, that Orion Sarge 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, with and for said County, duly commissioned, and acting under the authority of this Commonwealth; and that full faith and credit are 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 Sarge 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 twelfth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty four
Rich d Bliss Clerk.

9280 Jacob Loomis
Geo Colton Springfield Mass

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Jacob Loomis which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? Yes IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes V. * Has he mentioned 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? Yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? No - has not mentioned the names of the Colonels. of the Reg'ts additional declaration - VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?
Yes
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
XIV. †If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
Yes
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
No Certificates in my
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
Yes
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
Yes
XVI. †Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?
Yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
Yes
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 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 shewn 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.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
‡QUERE XVI. 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 paper 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.
¶ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.

We Isaac Knapp a clergyman residing in the Town of Westfield lying the South of Russell in said County of Hampden & Matthew Russ residing in said Westfield hereby
Certificate of Marriage
Hampden ss. I John Ingersoll a Clerk of the Common Pleas Court being a Court of Record in said County of Hampden do hereby certify that William Blair Esq before whom the annexed certificate was signed is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Hampden at that his name thereto subscribed is his true & genuine signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Common Pleas Court at Springfield on this twenty seventh day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty two
John Ingersoll Clerk
William Blair Justice of the Peace

We Isaac Knapp a clergyman residing in the Town of Westfield adjoining the Town of Russell in said County of Hampden & Matthew Dove residing in said Westfield hereby certify that we are well acquainted with the Jacob Lewis of Russell in said County who makes application for a pension as in the foregoing application & that we believe him to be seventy six years of age that he is respec- ted & beloved to have in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion.
Isaac Knapp.
Matthew Dove
Hampden ss. August 22 nd 1832 Then the said Isaac Knapp & Matthew Dove personally appearing made solemn oath that the above affidavit by them subscribed before me is true Before me
William Blain Just of the Peace

That in the Spring of 1778 he volunteered under Lieut John Schuyler of Colchester & then Williams assigned & went to New London in the State of Connecticut served as a Soldier one Month
That in the Spring of 1779 he volunteered under the aforesaid John Schuyler & then Williams & marched to New London aforesaid & served as a Soldier one Month
That in August or September 1778 (which ought to have been before that ) he was drafted in Colchester & went into a Company commanded by Capt Carr & left for Williams to march in Connecticut before then to Providence in Rhode Island the Col there he does not recollect, the Genl Name was Sullivan was in the service at this time two Months
That he was at the time of the the aforesaid survey an inhabitant of Colchester aforesaid, that he has no documentary evidence to prove the aforesaid surveys except the three accompanying Depositions & that he knows of no person whose testimony he can produce other than the three deponents of said the Depositions. That he was born in said Colchester

Roger Buckley was conductor of Scars -
Lieut. John Isham of 6th was commanding officer at Lucius during the month without mention the Capt. being sick at the time - his name was Br

Chester June 13 th 1832
This may certify that Jacob Soom is in the service of the United States as a volunteer for the term of one month commencing on the last part of April 1776 & also one other term as a teamster for the term of seven months commencing on the first of May and ending at the last of Nov 1776.
Samuel Brown
New London County ss Chester June 13 th 1832
Personally appeared Samuel Brown Signer of the above certificate and made solemn oath that the same is substantially true &
be fore me Amariah Brainard Justice Peace
I hereby certify that Samuel Brown the person who testified before me Amariah Brainard Justice of the Peace (on the 15 th day of June 1832) that he served in the army with Jacob Soom is a credible person and one of truth & veracity.
Amariah Brainard

Daniel Williams of Lawful age Deponeth and saith that in the Revolutionary war he was acquainted with Jacob Loomis and that he was a soldier in the Army as a Nalishman under Cap t . Timothy Dutton a short space after the British British took possession of New York but cannot fully remember the exact time But think it was the year 1776 and that I am well satisfied that he was in at least two & one half Months in the Army at that period and further the deponent saith as Colchester June 13 th 1832
New London County ss Colchester June 13 th 1832 Personally appeared Daniel Williams signer of the above and foregoing Instrument or Deposition and made solemn oaths that the same was substantial and true
John Bigelow Justice of Peace
State of Connecticut New London County ss Colchester July 20 th 1833 In consequence of John Bigelow Esq., removing into the State of New York one hundred miles or upwards before whom Daniel Williams testified in favor of Jacob Loomis service in the Army I hereby certify that Daniel the above mentioned Daniel Williams is a credible person and one of truth and veracity
Amariah Brainard Justice of the Peace

State of Connecticut County of Middlesex } Chatham May 25 th 1833
I Horace Foste of said Chatham a Justice of the Peace within and for said County of Middlesex and being the same Justice of the Peace before whom the deposition of Enoch Smith late of said Chatham, now deceased in the case of the application of said Loomis of the town of Rupert in the County of Hampshire and State of Massachusetts for a pension under the act of Congress passed June 7 th A D 1832, was taken, do hereby certify that the said Enoch Smith was well known to me at the time of taking said deposition and that he was then a person of truth & his statement entitled to credit. Chatham May 25. 1833. Horace Foste Justice of the Peace