Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 3701, for George Loomis, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Loomis, George Deborah
W 3701
B.L.Wt. 26830-160-55-
CONTENTS

20.237.  George Scamis of Bridgeport in the State of who was a _____ in the Company commanded by Captain Newman of the Regt commanded by Col Sheldon in the _____ Militia _____ Conn  1 Yr B $ 40.00
Inscribed on the Roll of _____ at the rate of 40 Dollars _____ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 th day of May and sent to Wm D. Stevens, Standing Stone V.C. H. Arrears to the 4th of Feb 31 120.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept. 20.00 $ 140.00
Revolutionary Claim, for June 7, 1832. Recorded by _____ Clerk, Book _____ Vol. _____ Page 36 -
✓ Duplicate etc.

Richard Gray 28/149
3276
Penury's State Bureau of Pensions office of George Lewis who served in the Revolutionary war as a Private
Entered on the Roll at the rate of 10 Dollars per annum to commence on the 1st day of March, 1845.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2nd day of January 1845 and sent to
Wm. C. Miller Clerk
Entered on Roll of Pensions under act January 3, 1845. Page 24 / Vol. 2

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Deborah Lappin avid. George Lappin Pair
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Rev' avas
Rev' pensioner Penn July 48- 3276
Ad: 1600 as Mr 2056 RR 1/2 Mr
M. H. Greenman Canton Pa.
M. H. Greenman Nov 18/55
Vol L. Page 125.

George Loomis Pennsylvania
Rejected
Exclusion of his services as as  as  as one he served only 3 mo. 14 d —
19 th March 1833
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Adm. l. year $40.
Jonathan Stevens Standing Stone P.O.
4 Potter Road Towanda Bradford County Pa

BRIEF in the case of  George Loomis  60 of  Draperia  in the State of  Pa  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 79  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. As a Gen.     Apr 17 1799  in his 60th year 6 14 Dragoon Capt Porter Genl McDougal   1799  volunteer 1 11 private Capt Haiman Col Waterbury   Sep 1800  volunteer 2 private Lieut. Nelson Col. Shelton  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none mentioned  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Dutchess Co NY  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? traditional two living witnesses  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? the papers are not attached agreeably to the regulation. 
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
George Loomis
Examining Clerk.

Application for Bounty Lands Under the act of March 3 rd 1855-
85-126
Deborah Loomis Wid of H tz Rev.
Attorneys & Oldys Canton Bradford Pa Penn ya

State of Pennsylvania } County of Bradford } ss Township of Canaan. }
I Deborah Loring will Testify & declare to the be- neath the series of the United States & I am a and that I his widow as aforesaid in course of forty dollars per annum since & render and to a certificate, signed by Rev. L. Munn Secretary office, on the roll of pensioners, under the act of fully appear. I have no documentary evidence been forwarded to the pension office for the time or age, I have forgotten the particular of he enlisted; at what place; what length of age being eighty four years
She makes this declaration for the purpose entitled under the act approved March 3.
Know all men by these presents, that I Deborah Mr. H. Greenman of Canton aforesaid to be my to demand and receive from the Commissioners due me as aforesaid; and my said Attorney constitute and appoint one or more substitu- ry above expressed
We Charles Stockwell and Irvine Rogers of Bradford and State of Pennsylvania upon and power of Attorney was signed and acknowledged we have been acquainted with her for the widow of George Loring, a revolutionary soldier believe from the statements of the applicant represents herself to be.
The foregoing declaration power of Attorney and affi- day of April 1855. & I certify that I know the affiant to herself to be & that I have no interest in this claim

now and his at law of George Loring do upon oath or of my knowledge and belief that George Loring did sufficient time to entitle him if living to a pension on account of his aforesaid service have drawn a pension by virtue of the Act of February 2 nd 1848. as by reference dated January 22 nd 1849 and recorded in the Pension February 2 nd 1848, in volume 2 nd page 241. will more in my possession of the above facts, it having purpose of obtaining a pension, & from the lapse of my deceased, husband's service; i.e. as to when time he served; under what officers &c. (my)
of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be 1833.
George Loring aforesaid do hereby constitute and appoint me and lawful attorney for me & in my name of pension a warrant for the quantity of land is hereby fully authorized and empowered to act as attorney under him for the special purpose Deborah Loring
residents of the Township of Canton in the County do hereby declare that the foregoing declaration witnessed by Deborah Loring in our presence, that for twenty five years, that she is the reputed widow as aforesaid, that she is very agreeable, & that we & had appearance that she is the identical person Charles Stockwell his heirs
David Root sworn to & subscribed before me on the 19 th credible person, that the claimant is the person she represents Orville Newman Justice of the Peace

Court Recorder of Deeds Commission &c in and hereby Certify that Ezekiel Newman whose signature herein is also was at the time of signing the same a notary (said Commission having been duly recorded entitled to full faith, credit & use as that testimony where I have hereunto set my hand at Woodstock the 13 th day of April 1855
James H. Webb Clerk
85-126

State of Pennsylvania Berks County ss
I James H. W. B. clerk of the Orphans for the State and County of Pennsylvania do signature appears to me within official Justice of the Peace duly Commissioned in this office) that all his acts such are the aforesaid Court is a Court of Record In and affixed the Seal of the said Court

State of Pennsylvania County of Bradford
On this 13 th day of September AD 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Honorable Edward Herrick Prest and John McKean & Jonathan Stevens Sess associate judges of the court of common pleas of Bradford County aforesaid now sitting George Loomis a resident of Canton township in said county of Bradford & State of Pennsylvania aged seventy nine years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated - viz: about the last of April 1777 he enlisted in the Quarter Master Generals Department in a company of teams to accommodate Genl. McDougal's Brigade stationed at P. Kill and Fishkill Dutchess County New York under Captain Ashbel Porter the in which service he continued for the six months & two weeks  being the term for which he enlisted. His duties during said tour were transporting forage, ammunition, arms

provisions &c - He was engaged in the foregoing service at the Burgoyne time (Fort Montgomery and Genl Burgoyne was taken -
(He further states that when the British sailed up Long Island & plundered New Haven City which he thinks was about the middle of July 1779 and burnt the towns of Fairfield & Norwalk he was out in the militia to prevent their committing depredations on land in which town he served the term of six weeks under the command of Captain Elijah Hinman of Woodbury in the Regt commanded Lieut Col: Waterbury commanded one of the Regiments of the Brigade to which he 2 d Bn was attached -
(He further states that after about very soon after his return home from the above tour (He thinks in the month of September) he was drafted in the militia for a two months tour and served under Lieut Abner Wilson of Hartington County of Litchfield & state of Connecticut in the Regt commanded by Col. Epiphra Sheldon of the town of Farington & County of Litchfield & fore said in the Brigade

commanded by Genl Putnam in the Connecticut line - They were stationed stationed at Greenwich to guard the lines at which place he was discharged
He further states that in the year 1780 while on board the Brig Industry of Fair Haven town of Dartmouth State of Massachusetts with letters of marque bound for Spain under the command of Capt Samuel Smith of Barnstable in the County of Barnstable on Cape Cod Massachusetts he was captured by a British Cruiser Sloop of war called "Kite Cutter" on the coast of Spain; was taken from Spain to Lisbon in Portugal, & from thence to Plymouth in England, where he with his crew the rest of the crew were put on board a guard ship from which all the crew but himself & five others  himself & five others were put on board an India British ship bound for the Indies. He having refused to go on board said ship in the service of His Britannic Majesty , was put into irons & committed to Mill Prison, with the other prisoners where he remained from November 1780 until June 1782 when he was put on board an exchange of Prisoners took place and he was put on board a Cartel and sent to Boston
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 any agency of any state.

sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid J. M. Bell Prob.
George Loomis
We Asa Pratt and residing in Canton Township Bradford County Penna and Levi D Landon of the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with George Loomis who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy nine years of age; that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
J. M. Bell, Prob.
Asa Pratt
Levi D Landon
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogations 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 Asa Pratt and Levi D Landon who signed the preceding certificate are residents of Canton Township both of Canton Township Bradford County Pennsylvania are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit
By the court
J. M. Bell, Prob.

State of Pennsylvania } County of Bradford } ss
On this twenty eighth day of March Eighteen hundred and forty five, personally appeared before the Hon David M. Butt one of the associate Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for the County aforesaid, Deborah Loomis, a resident of Burlington in said County aged seventy seven years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made the act of Congress passed July 4 th 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows" and also the benefit of subsequent acts of Congress continuing said pensions. That she is the Widow of George Loomis late of Burlington in said County deceased, who was a Soldier in the Revolutionary war, and served as a private, and had made proof of the same to the satisfaction of the war department, and had obtained a pension for said services under the act of Congress of June 7 th 1832 of about forty dollars, the last amount she does not recollect, and a Certificate was due to the said George Loomis in his life time of said pension. Said Certificate was payable at the pension agency in Philadelphia. She has not seen said Certificate since the death of her husband; that last payment on it was made up to the fourth of September 1835 and the money was then drawn by Mahlon C. Mearns of Towanda in said County, in whose hands she had supposed the Certificate to be; the small balance that was due on said Certificate would not compensate for the trouble and expense of collecting it, and is the reason said Certificate did not come to her hands. She further declared that she has no down-

mentary evidence, but rests her case entirely on the evidence establishing the pension of her deceased husband.
She further says that she was married to the said George Loomis on the twenty first day of September, seventeen hundred and eighty six, in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, State of Connecticut, by the Rev. Samuel Camp. That her maiden name was Deborah Stewart. That her husband the aforesaid George Loomis died on the twenty second day of September eighteen hundred and thirty six. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January 1794 N.S. at the time before stated as by the evidence heretofore annexed will appear.
Sworn and subscribed the making of her mark before me.
D. M. Ball
Associate Judge
Her Deborah X Loomis mark.
I David M. Ball, associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Bradford do certify that Deborah Loomis was duly sworn according to law to the foregoing declaration and made her mark thereto. and I further certify that said Deborah Loomis is unable to appear in open court in consequence of her bodily infirmity.
Testify my hand the 28 th day of March 1845
D. M. Ball associate Judge

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Delonah Loomis Mops of George June 10. 1845.
act 7 July 1838
M 86 c 36

State of Pennsylvania } Bradford County } p
Before me David McCall associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said County personally appeared Merurs Loomis, who being first duly sworn according to law, oaths his his oath depose and say, that he is the son of the late George Loomis deceased of said County. That his father the said George Loomis died on the Twenty Second day of September Eighteen hundred and thirty six. That said George Loomis drew a pension as a invalid in the army of the Revolution of about forty dollars. That said George Loomis and Deborah his wife moved from Fairfield County State of Connecticut to Bradford County, Pennsylvania, after having lived in Oxford State of New York for several years, and have continued to live in Bradford County up to this time, except the said George Loomis who died as aforesaid. That this deponent was about eighteen years of age when his father and mother, the said George and Deborah Loomis removed from Fairfield County State of New York Connecticut sworn and subscribed this 28 th day of March 1845 Merurs Loomis before me - David McCall op. Judge

State of Pennsylvania } County of Bradford }
Before me David M. Ball associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, personally appeared Josiah Loomis who being sworn according to law doth on his oath depose and say that he is the son of George Loomis, who was a private in the Army of the revolution and received as such. That said George Loomis died on the Twenty Second day of September Eighteen hundred and thirty six. That Deborah Loomis is his mother, and the widow of said George Loomis deceased. That he, the deponent, was thirteen years of age, when his father and mother, the said George and Deborah Loomis removed from Fairfield County, State of Connecticut, first to Offords, State of New York and thence to Bradford County aforesaid. Sworn & subscribed this 28 th day of March 1845 before me.
Josiah Loomis
David Ball J. Judge
J. D. M. Ball associate Judge of Bradford County do hereby certify that the foregoing depositions of Marcus Loomis and Josiah Loomis were duly sworn to and subscribed by them before me; and that said Marcus Loomis and Josiah Loomis are known to me as persons sustaining good character for truth and veracity and otherwise of good repute.
David Ball J. Judge

State of Pennsylvania
County of Bradford } ss
Before me D. M. Ball  D. Vandercook a Justice of the Peace of said County personally appeared Mahlon C. Mearns, who being sworn with me on his oath depose and say that he was acquainted with the late George Loomis deceased, a revolutionary pensioner. That at the request of said George Loomis, he drew for him the last pension stipend paid him, previous to his death; that it was shortly after this that he died; that he recollects that the family of said George Loomis thought that the small balance due on the pension Certificate of said George Loomis, would not compensate for the trouble and expense of procuring it. That he does not recollect what became of the said Certificate; that he has examined his papers but cannot find it; but supposes he had given it to some one of the family of the said George Loomis deceased. That the last semi-annual payment of Twenty dollars was made to said George Loomis in September Eighteen hundred and thirty six.
Sworn & subscribed this 29 th day of March 1845 before me the name of D. M. Ball being first erased
D. Vandercook J.P.
Mahlon C. Mearns
I, D. Vandercook  D. Vandercook a Justice of the Peace of Bradford County before whom the foregoing affidavit was made do hereby certify that Mahlon C. Mearns made oath to the above in due form of law, and that he is a person sustaining a good character for truth and veracity. The name of D. M. Ball erased before my signing this Certificate. Witness my hand this 29 th March 1845
D. Vandercook Justice Peace

State of Pennsylvania County of Bradford
I Aaron Chubbuck, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do Certify that D. M. Bull, before whom the foregoing declaration of Deborah Loomis was made, and the affidavits of Moras Loomis and Josiah Loomis were made, was on the 28 th day of March A.D. 1845 an associate Judge of said Court, duly qualified and Commissioned. And further, I certify that I am acquainted with the hand writing said D. M. Bull, and that the signature to the foregoing declaration and affidavits purporting to be his, is genuine. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 29 th day of March A.D. 1845
A. Chubbuck Prothonotary By H. Allen Deputy
State of Pennsylvania County of Bradford
I Aaron Chubbuck, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, do certify that D. Vandercook before whom the foregoing affidavits of Mark C. Moras was made, as a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly qualified and Commissioned; and that the signature to said affidavits purporting to be his, is genuine. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 29 th day of March A.D. 1845
A. Chubbuck Prothonotary By H. Allen Deputy

I Nathan Burton of Danbury in Fairfield County Connecticut in the Sixty fifth year of my age hereby certify that I have the Record of marriages kept by the Revd Samuel Camp who was for many years pastor of the Congregational Church in the Parish or Society of Ridgebury in the Town of Ridgefield in said County & on said Record is found the following
"September twenty first (21) Seventeen hundred eighty Six (1786) Married George Loonis of Hawwinton to Deborah Stewart of Wilton, President of Ridgebury"
I Nathan Burton above named depose & say that I was successor in the Ministry to the Revd Samuel Camp in the Church & Parish above named. That I have the Records of Marriages as kept by my Predecessor the Revd Samuel Camp & that the above is a true extract from the said Records with the exception of the date which is expressed on the Record in fair legible figures as follows, Sep r 21 st 1786
Nathan Burton.
State of Connecticut
Fairfield County ss. Danbury
On this 27 th day of January 1845 at Danbury in said County personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in & for the County aforesaid Revd Nathan Burton above named to me known to be of honest truth & respectability & a credible witness who subscribed his name to the above Deposition & made Oath to the same
Before Me Bradford Winton Jus ce Peace

State of Connecticut Fairfield County } ss. Weston
I Horace Fanton Clerk of the Court of Probate for the Probate District of Weston in the County & State aforesaid hereby certify that Bradford Winton is a Justice of the Peace in & for the County & State aforesaid that his commission takes date from the twentieth day of June 1844 and will expire on the Nineteenth day of June 1845 that he is duly authorized to take the acknowledgment of deeds Depositions &c that I am acquainted with his hand writing that the signature of his name to the within Deposition purporting to be his is genuine
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the Seal of said Probate Court at Weston this 12 th day of February 1845
Horace Fanton Clerk

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section.
awz February 7, 1924.
Honorable L. T. McFadden, House of Representatives.
My dear Mr. McFadden;
In response to your letter of the second instant, I have the honor to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 3701, it appears that George Loomis was born October 6, 1752 at Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut.
While residing in Harwinton, Connecticut, he enlisted May 1, 1775 and served in Captain Josiah Starr's Company, Colonel Benjamin Hinman's Connecticut Regiment, was at the siege of St. John and served eight months.
In 1777, when Danbury was burned, he enlisted and served three weeks in Captain Copley's Company.
He enlisted the last of April 1777 and served six months and two weeks in the Quartermaster General Department, Ashbel Porter's Company of teams.
He enlisted July 1, 1778 and served three months and one week in Captain Abner Wilson's Company, Colonel

Sheldon's Connecticut Regiment, and in July 1779 he enlisted and served six weeks in Captain Elijah Hinman's Company.
In 1780, he entered on board Brig "Industry", Captain Samuel Smith, was captured on coast of Spain, by British ship "Kite Cutter" carried to Mill prison, England, where he remained from November 1780 to June 1782, then exchanged and sent on board a cartel to Boston.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 13, 1832, while a resident of Canton Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. He died September 22, 1836.
Soldier married September 21, 1786 at Ridgebury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, Deborah Stewart, she was allowed pension on her application executed March 28, 1845, while living in Burlington, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, aged seventy seven years.
In 1845, sons Marcus or Mavens, and Josiah were residents of Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
This Bureau is unable to furnish the history of a soldier of the Revolution, unless a claim for pension or bounty land has been made on account of his ser-

voices, and a careful search of the records fails to show such a claim on file on account of the services of any Noah Loomis and Moses Taylor or to Ebenezer Spencer, George Saxton (Sexton), Benjamin Stone, Daniel Wilcox and John Rockwell as described by you.
Herewith is returned the letter of Addie W. Crawford of Canton, Pennsylvania.
Sincerely,
Commissioner.

State of New York Onondaga County ss. Allen Hayden of the Town of Pompey in the County of Onondaga & State of New York being duly sworn deposeth & saith that he is acquainted with Mr George Loomis of the town of Canton in the County of Bradford & State of Pennsylvania, that he is about  nine seventy years of age & this deponent has been acquainted with him from his boyhood That the said George Loomis enlisted for seven months as a soldier in the service of the United States in the war of the Revolution at Harrington, Litchfield Coun- ty, Connecticut according to the best of this deponent's recollection in the latter part of April 1775. under ensign Asahel Hodge of Harrington aforesaid & joined the Company commanded by Captain Josiah Starr at New Milford in the County last aforesaid about the first of May in the same year, that this deponent enlisted under the same Ensign & served in the same Company with said Loomis at or about the same time. That they continued with said Company at New Milford about two weeks, & then went with said Company to Sicanderoga where they joined the Regiment of In- fantry commanded by Colonel Benjamin Hinman about the first of June in the same year where they continued until the fore part of October in the same year, when they were marched to Fort St Johns where they continued under the command of General Mont- gomery until the Fort was taken, soon after which although their time of service under said enlistment had expired, the said Loomis & this deponent went with the army of General Montgomery to Saratoga where they continued in the service of the United States until the last of December when this deponent & the said Loomis, returned home, but received no written discharge, to Harrington aforesaid their place of residence That the whole time the said Loomis served as a sol- dier of the United States as aforesaid according to the best of this deponent's recollection was about eight months, & further this deponent saith not.
Allen Hayden

State of New York Onondaga County } I certify that on this 12 th December A D 1833 personally appeared before me Allen Heydon to me known to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing affidavit, and before me made oath that the facts stated in said affidavit are true. I further certify that the word "him", between the 5 th & 6 th lines of said affidavit was inserted before said affidavit was subscribed. I further certify that said Heydon is a man of truth and veracity. Daniel Gott Commissioner of Deeds
State of New York Onondaga County } J. Hanson Edwards Junior Deputy Clerk of Office } Clerk of the said County do certify that Daniel Gott Esquire before me within affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same a Commissioner of Deeds in and for said County duly appointed and qualified. And that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the jurat of said affidavit and the above certificate to be his proper hand writing and signature. Witness my hand and Seal of Office this 14 th day of December 1833. J. H. Edwards Jr. Dep. Clk

George Loomis
Pensioner

Declaration of George Loomis
On this 18 th day of September 1833 Personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas being a Court of record held in and for Bradford County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania George Loomis, resident of the Township of Canton in the said County of Bradford, aged eighty years & eleven months 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 7 th June 1832, That on the first day of May 1775 at Harwington, Litchfield County in the State of Connecticut, he enlisted into a company commanded by Captain Israel Hove in the Regiment commanded by Col. Benjamin Hinman of Woodbury for the term of seven months, and was sent to Fort St. John and from some cause or other was held in service until the first of January 1776 a term of eight months. When he was discharged at that place. again 5 th July 1777 at the time Danbury in Connecticut was burnt he again volunteered and served in a company commanded by Capt. Copley twenty one days and was dismissed. Again in the year 1778 the 1 st of July he volunteered and served in a company commanded by Capt. Oliver Wilson Colonel Sheldon's Regiment and served nine weeks in and about Hoosac and Green- -wich that is he first served first from the first of July 1778 to the 24 th of Aug st and then he engaged in the same Comp y & Regiment & served six weeks making as above nine weeks, and again the 10 th of September as a substitute for a Brother whose place he took he served again in the same company and Regiment one Month which ended 10 October. When he was discharged. Making his whole term of service one year. During his service he was in no particular Battle but was at the taking of St. Johns. He has heretofore made application but supposes from a notice sent him from the War Office that something in it has been left out, or some way wrong, & that in that declaration he declared for them services, and also for his bounty and suffering on the seas, which he is now informed no provision has been made. Therefore he has been induced to make a new application rather than attempt to correct a declaration contained not in his Asseression to in fact. With his former application some Depositions were enclosed which he hopes are still in the War Office which with the addition of one more Deposition will be all the evidence in his power to obtain. He has no record of his age but as told by his parents he was born in the Township of Harwington in the State County of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut the 6 th day of October AD 1752 and as above is a few days more

than eighty years and eleven months old after the war was over he still continued to reside in the said County of Dutch field until within twenty four years when he moved into the state of New York where he resided fifteen years or more but he now resides in Canton Bradford County of Pennsylvania  Sworn & Subscribed in open Court Sept. 18. 1893  In addition to the foregoing the above applicant declares that his name is not wherever was on the pension Roll of any State in the United States and that he hereby relinquishes all claim to any pension or annuity except the  W. Bell
George Loomis
On the 18th day of September 1893 personally appeared in Court of Bradford aforesaid, Jonathan Stevens and Samuel Rockwell of Law do depose and say that they have severally been acquainted with the above named George Loomis sixteen years or more and know that he possesses a good Moral Character and that as a witness he is entitled to Credibility  with the names of Jonathan Stevens and Samuel Rockwell were left out by mistake & have been inserted before being sworn  room and affirmed Sept. 18. 1893  The Court aforesaid do hereby make known that Jonathan Stevens and Samuel Rockwell to the said Court well known are reputable persons & are entitled to Credibility
J. O. Bell Provo.
And the said Court Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after the putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier served as he states And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Jonathan Stevens & Samuel Rockwell are credible persons & and that their statement is entitled to credit, and that no clergyman could be procured who had knowledge of the facts without great incon- venience to said applicant

I Eleisha S Goodrich Deputy Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County of Bradford in the County of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original Papers in the matter of the application of George Loomis for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of said Court this 18. day of April AD 1834
E. S. Goodrich Ex Pro

Deposition of Augustus Lewis
Augustus Lewis
Deposition

State of Pennsylvania
Bradford County ss
Before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Bradford personally came Augustus Loomis of Can'ton township in the said County of Bradford aged sixty seven years, and him duly sworn deposeth and saith that in the year of our Lord 1775 he the deponent reside- d in the town of Farmington in the County of Litch- field State of Connecticut. That in the Spring of that year about the first of May his brother George Loomis enlisted into the United States Service for a seven months term under an ensign Hodge a recruiting officer, that for that time he the said George Loomis was absent from home until the first of June following, that it was generally reported and believed that he was during that time a soldier in the United States Service, and further this deponent saith not.
Sworn and subscribed the 2nd day of Octo. A.D. 1833 Before me Isa Datt J.P.
I certify that I am personally acquainted with Augustus Loomis the above mentioned depo- nent and believe his testimony entitled to credit Isa Datt J.P.

State of Pennsylvania Bradford County
I Elisha Goodrich Deputy Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County certify that Asa Pratt is a justice of the peace in & for said County & was at the date of the within affidavit and that I am acquainted with his handwriting & verily believe the within name of Asa Pratt subscribed to the jurat of said affidavit to be his proper handwriting Witness my hand & the seal of said Court the 18 th day of April AD 1834
Deponent of Elisha Goodrich
E. Goodrich

I James P. Buick Prothonotary  Chairman of the court of common pleas of Bradford County Pennsylvania do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of George Loomis for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 12 th day of September 1832.
J. P. Buick.

April 30, 1834
Pension Office
Attending them 24 th April
Remembrance of all
Dear
Gen. Lewis Cass Esq. Dept of War Washington
District of Columbia
Pension

Hon. Lewis Cass - Esq } Secretary of War
Standing Stone Bradford Co. Pa 23 April 1834
In Enclosed are the Application of George Loomis a soldier of the Revolution for the benefit of the act of Congress of June 1832. Mr Loomis is an old man in the 82 nd year of his age, At his request I enclose his papers he desires, that any communication relating to his business May be Directed to me - Standing Stone Post Office Bradford County Penn a
Respectfully
Your Obedient Servant
Jonathan Stevens

State of New York
Onondaga County p: Allen Hayden of the Town of Pompey in the County of Onondaga and State of New York being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is acquainted with Mr George Loonis of the Town of Canton in the County of Bradford and State of Pennsylvania that he is about eighty years of age and this deponent has been acquainted with him from his boyhood. That the said George Loonis Enlisted for seven months as a soldier in the service of the United States in the war of the Revolution at Harrington Litchfield County Connecticut in the fore part of April 1775 under Ensign Asahel Hodge of the place last aforesaid and this deponent enlisted under the same officer at or about the same time and the said Loonis & this deponent joined the Company commanded by Captain Josiah Harn at New Milford in Litchfield County aforesaid about the first of May 1775 that they continued with said Company at New Milford about two weeks when they went with said Company to Ticonderoga where they joined the Regiment of Infantry commanded by Colonel Benjamin Hinman about the first of June 1775 and continued with said Company & Regiment at Ticonderoga until the fore part of October in the same year and were then marched to Fort St Johns where they continued until after the fort was taken which was after the time of their enlistment had expired. That after the taking of Fort St Johns this deponent & said Loonis continued in the said service and went with the Army commanded by General Montgomery to Saratoga where they continued with the army until about the last of December 1775 when this deponent and the said Loonis were discharged and went together home to Harrington aforesaid then place of residence That the whole time the said Loonis served as a soldier of the United States as aforesaid

According to the best of this deponents recollection was a few days short of nine months — And further this Deponent saith not dated June 28 th 1832 Subscribed & sworn to } this 28 th day of June 1832 } before me } Lemuel Hawley Commissioner of Deeds &c.
Attyon H. H. H.
State of New York } Onondaga County p } David Hendry and John Thomas of Pampy in said County being duly sworn say and each of them for himself says that he has been acquainted with Allen H. H. the deponent named in & who subscribed & swore to the foregoing affidavit. for the number of years last past and that his reputation for truth and veracity is good and further say not Subscribed & sworn this 28 th day of June 1832 before me Lemuel Hawley Commissioner of Deeds &c.
David Hendry John Thomas
State of New York } County of Onondaga } for I Reuben S. H. Clerk of the said County do certify that Lemuel Hawley before whom the preceding affidavit purport to have been sworn was at the date of the same a Commissioner of Deeds &c. in and for the said County and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and veri- -ly believe his name subscribed to the said Affidavits to be his proper hand writing and signature Witness my hand and Seal of Office this 29 th day of June 1832. R. S. H. Clerk

Bradford County ss
The 4th day of Sept. A.D. 1832 personally came before Asa Pratt a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County Augustus Loomis of Canton Township in said County and being duly sworn according to law depaveth and saith that he was acquainted with George Loomis (now of Canton Township in the County of Bradford and State of Pennsylvania) in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and twenty seven that in the spring of that year he well recollects that the said George Loomis enlisted into the United States Service under Captain Askin Porter that he was gone from home and as this de- ponent believes was in the United States Service about six months during that season according to the best of his recollection that at that time the said George Loomis as well as this deponent resided in the Town of Hamilton in the County of Litchfield State of Connecticut that then said George Loomis is now about eight years of age according to the best of his information, and further this deponent saith not
Augustus Loomis
Sworn and subscribed
This 4th day of Sept. A.D. 1832. Before me
Asa Pratt Justice of the Peace

June 12. 1845.
Adal ter d Dan Selma Loomis.
FREE Pension Office
J. L. Edwards Commission of Pensions
Washington D. C.

Toronto June 7 th 1855
Sir.
At the request of Mrs Deborah Loomis (the Hon. David Wilmot being absent) I enclose to you the Certificate of the Comptroller of Connecticut, obtained in pursuance of your letter to Mr. Wilmot of the 20 th in the application of Deborah Loomis, widow of George Loomis, for a pension. Mr. Wilmot (who is now the member of Congress elect from this district) has this matter in charge for Mrs Loomis, will shortly return, and to whom, I am requested to ask you to make your communication.
Very Respectfully Yours At Serv t
Geo. Sanderson
Col J. L. Edwards

State of Pennsylvania County of Bradford } p
On this twentyfifth day of October in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred and forty eight, personally appeared before Charles Stetson a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Deborah Loomis, a resident of Canton Township in the County of Bradford aged Eighty 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 on the 2 nd February, 1848 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war. That she is the widow of George Loomis who was a private in the revolutionary army and has received a pension as the widow of said George Loomis under the act of 17 th June 1846 of forty dollars a year. She further declares that she is still a widow.
Deborah T Loomis per mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me
and in presence of
Charles Stetson J.P.
Chas Stetson Josiah Loomis Samuel Loomis

State of Pennsylvania Bradford County ss.
I Addison M c Keau Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Bradford do hereby certify that Charles Stockwell before whom the within proceedings were had, is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid duly Com- missioned and qualified, and that the signatures hereunto to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Towanda this 16 th day of November A.D. 1848
A. M c Keau Proth y For H. J. Keller Deputy
86116

Comptroller's Office - Connecticut, Hartford 29 May 1845.
On application for evidence of the service of George Loomis in the War of the Revolution, I have examined the documents remaining in this Office relating to that War, and do not find the pay-rolls of the Companies in which he is said to have served - But the following evidence of the service of the officers named in his declaration.
In the books of the late "Pay-Table" Office, an account with "Cap! Josiah Starr, Hinman's Reg!" beginning May 17. 1775, in which he is charged for Orders on the State Treasurer & Cash paid him, Nov. 4 & 28, 1775 by General Schuyler & Major Elmore - And, Feb. 9. 1776, "To General Schuyler's Warrant on Pay Master N. D." £755. 10. 1½, Amounting in all to £1660. 1. 5 c., And April 18. 1776 is this entry, - "Cap. Josiah Starr, Col! Hinman's Regt. . . . . C!" Pay acct. rend! his C! viz, -
Enlisting Bounties 94 Men 40f. £188. 98 Blankets &c. . . . . 12f. 58. 16. 0" &c. &c. amounting in all to £1660. 1. 5.
In the list of discharges from the Northern Army, by Gen! Schuyler & Montgomery remaining in this Office, Captain Starr's Company is missing, as are all the pay-rolls of Col! Hinman's Regiment, in the northern service in 1775. There are discharges mentioned from this Reg! as late as 28 November.
No Pay-Roll of Cap. Hinman, has been found. But in a "Pay Table" Journal, are these entries, under date of 14 Oct. 1779. "United States D. To Cap. Elijah Hinman's Pay Roll his C! N. Y. State £442. 7. 5."
over

"War Dr. To Order on Great. Gap. E. Hinman's Pay Roll New Haven Alarm . . . . . £701. 17. 4 3 / 4
D Carrington, Comptroller

Col. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions

Levada Bradford Co Pa March 29. 1825
Sir
Accompanying this, is the declaration and papers of Deborah Loomis, for a pension. Any communication you may have to make in her case, you will please address to me
Very Respectfully your obt. Servt D. Wilurst
To Col. J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions -

BRAFFORD CHAPTER, D. A. R. MRS. BYRON H. CRAWFORD, REGISTRAR CANTON, PENNSYLVANIA
Jan 10/25
Department of Interior Bureau of Pensions Washington D.C.
Please send me any record found of one George Loomis born in Harwinton Conn. 1756 - enlisted in 4 th Conn. Reg't. for 3 yrs. Captured by British and taken to England. - released at close of War. died in Bradford County, Penna. about 1855, very aged. received a pension. Thanking you for prompt reply. I am. (Mrs B.H.) Addie N. Crawford.

BRADFORD CHAPTER DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICA REVOLUTION MRS. BYRON H. CRAWFORD, REGISTRAR CANTON, PENNSYLVANIA
Jan. 10/24 Canton Pa.
U. S. Treasury Dept. Auditor of Interior. Washington D. C.
Dear Sir:-
Please give me any record found of one George Loomis born in Harvinton Ct. 1756 - served in Revo. War. pensioned and died in Bradford County, Penna. about 1855 - very aged.
Thanking you for prompt reply
I am Very truly yours.
(Mrs. B.H.) Addie M. Crawford

No 11813
Deborah Loomis Madow of George Ga
act 7 July 1838
Adm o 12mo per
$40 00 per ann
Commencing on 23 rd September 1836.
Adm o Acts 3 March 1843
and 17 June 1844.
$40 00 per Ann
Hon. D Milmot Iowa and Bradford Co Pa

171 Rev. sec
Hanton Pa
June 21. 1915
Commissioners of Pensions Washington D.C.
Honored Sir:-
Please send me the record of two Revolutionary soldiers. George Loomis of Hitchfield Co. Conn. died Bradford Co Pa Stephenah Rogers - born line - received pension while in Bradford Co. Pa and also in Franklin Co. O. when he died. Thanking you for same - Gratefully Jeannette Handon

SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
LOUIS T. MC FADDEN, PA., CHAIRMAN. EDWARD J. KING, ILL. OTIS WINGO, ARK. JAMES G. STRONG, KANS. HENRY B. STEAGALL, ALA. ROBERT LUCE, MASS. CHARLES H. BRAND, GA. CLARENCE MAC GREGOR, N. Y. W. F. STEVENSON, S. C. E. HART FENN, CONN. EUGENE BLACK, TEX. GUY E. CAMPBELL, PA. T. ALAN GOLDSBOROUGH, MD. ELMER G. LEATHERWOOD, VT. CHARLES A. MOONEY, OHIO. GARROLL L. BEEDY, ME. ANNING S. PRALL, N. Y. WILLIAM WILLIAMSON, S. DAK. HARRY G. CANFIELD, IND. MORTON D. NULL, ILL. ARTHUR B. WILLIAMS, MICH. PHILIP G. THOMPSON, CLERK.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND CURRENCY
WASHINGTON
February 2, 1924
Honorable Washington Gardner, Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
My dear Mr. Gardner:
A constituent, Addie W. Crawford, of Canton, Penna., informs me that on January 10 she wrote me for the records of several Revolutionary soldiers who died in this country, but through inadvertence, enclosed same in an envelope addressed to the "Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions".
If you have any record of the receipt of such letter, will you kindly inform me what disposition was made thereof. I assume, if the said letter was received by your Bureau, it would have been referred to the proper office where such information might be furnished. It would appear that the records contained in the said letter was not duplicated, and my constituent is unable to again present the data on which her request was based.
Yours very truly,

George Loomis N. 3701.
sent to Hon. L. J.
McFadden - for Addie Crawford - Canton - Pa.
Her letter returned as there were several other names inquired for - but only above found.

1915 June 25 - Hist. Soc Jeanette L. Landon. 1924 Feb. 7 - Hist to Hon. P. J. McFadden for Eddie Crawford 1925 - Feb. 6 - Mrs Crawford info. send same list twice aug.
Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 3701
Deborah Loomis Widow
George Loomis Pvt. Res. War
Act: Feby. 2. 1848
Index: — Vol. 2 , Page 440
[Arrangement of 1870.]

N 11813
Deborah Loomis
Pa
Let to D. Wetmore, May 20. 1845.
act 7 July 1838

209510
Pennsylvania
Deborah Loomis
widow of George Loomis
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 26. September, 1836 of Bradford (in the State of Pennsylvania) who was a private in the _____ commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt - commanded by Col Sheldon in the Connecticut line for 12 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Philadelphia. at the rate of 40 - Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 26th day of March September 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28th day of July 1845 and sent to Hon. D. Wilmot, Owanda, Pa -
Total amount,
$
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by W. Wetmore Clerk, Book Q Vol. 1 - Page 225.
32 New York June

h o 7178 Pennsylvania
Deborah Loomis
widow of George Loomis who was a private in the Connecticut line
17 June 1844 no 799
Rept
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 40 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28. day of July, 1845 and sent to Hon: D. Wilmet- Iowanda Penn o
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A  17 June, 1844 Vol. 2 Page 111

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
N.Y. 3701
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of George Loomis 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.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     May 1. 1775 8 mos. Josiah Starr Benjamin Simsbury Conn   * Sept 8 1777 3 weeks Copley when Danbury was burned   Last Apr. 1777 6 mos. 2 wks Abiel Porter Col of Traps I. M. Gail Dept.   July 1. 1778 3 mos. 1 week Abner Wilson Speldon   July 1779 6 weeks Eliphalet Himmann   1780 Samuel Smith on Big Island, Captured by British ship Rife Cutter on coast of Spain carried to Mill prison England where he was exchanged from Nov. 1780 to June 1782 then exchanged & sent on board a cartel to Boston  
Battles engaged in, Siege of St. John
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Harrington Litchfield Co. Conn
Date of application for pension, Sept. 13. 1832. His claim was allowed
Residence at date of application, Canton Twp. Bradford Co. Penn.
Age at date of application, Oct. 6. 1752 at Harrington Conn.
Remarks: d. Sept. 22. 1836.
He was b. Sept. 21. 1756 at Ridgebury Fairfield Co. Conn. Deborah Stewart who was al. pens. on an app. ex. Mch. 28. 1845 - while a resident of Burlington Bradford Co. Penn. aged 77 years. In 1845 - Con. Massey or Mawens and Josiah were residents of Bradford Co. Penn.
Respectfully,
* Danbury burned Apr. 27-27. 1777
Commissioner.
brother Augustus.