Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5500, for Joel Isbell, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Isbell, Joel or Isbel, Mary
P. 5500
CONTENTS

Jan Sept 28 - 36 to Michigan March 1836. Oct 29 '30
Dead. Let to Wing Shoble Aug 30. 1839
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 April 1838 from 4 March 1837 to 17 Sept 1838 the day of his death - age notified 30 Oct 1839
Chic 15.955 Michigan 15955
Israel Israel
of Wayne Co. in the state of Ohio who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel H. Swift of the Connecticut line, for the term of Three years.
Inscribed on the roll of Ohio at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 20 of Nov 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 of Nov 1819 Sent to William Larwell Wooster - Ohio.
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1819 75:15 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 March 1820 48
9 12 1/4 31 30
$ 124:15
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }

State of Michigan, County of Monroe } To Wit
Mayors Court For the City of Monroe }
At a Session of the Mayors Court in and for the City of Monroe in said County held on the sixteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine. Were Present. Hon Dan B a Miller Mayor
Munson Ward } Abdiah Spalding } Aldermen
Personally came into Court Mary Isbell and produced to the Court the Pension Certificate hereto annexed signed by C Vanderenter Acting Secretary of War bearing date the twenty ninth day of November A D 1819 - and at the same time the said Mary Isbell signed in open Court the petition also hereto annexed.
Also at the same time came personally in open Court Charles Baird Samuel W Pitts and James Isbell who being severally duly sworn according to law made Oath and said, that is to say the said Charles Baird made Oath that he first became acquainted with Joel Isbell the person to whom the annexed pension certificate was granted, and his Wife Mary now present in Court, about twenty two years since when the said Isbell and Wife first removed from New York to the town of Plain in the State of Ohio, that he has known them ever since, and knows that they have always since he knew them, been accounted to be husband and Wife and have recognized and treated each other as such - that Joel Isbell died on the seventeenth day of September last past in Raisinville in said County and he the said Baird was present at his funeral and saw him buried, that said Mary resides still in said town with her son Myron.
Samuel W Pitts testified that he first became acquainted with Joel Isbell about three years since when he first removed to the town of Raisinville in said County that he was present at his funeral in September last and saw him buried, that said Mary Isbell was reputed to be the Wife of said Joel and was so called and treated by him -
James Isbell son of said Joel, made Oath that Joel Isbell his father was the same person to whom the accompanying Pension Certificate was granted, that he died at his (said James') house on the 17 th September last past and that he

assisted in burying him. that Mary Isbell was the wife of said Joel and mother of witness - and she is the same person now present in Court and who has now signed the annexed petition -
Which is to the Court here, satisfactory evidence that said Joel Isbell is dead, and that the said Mary Isbell was his lawful wife. All which they have directed me hereby to certify under the seal of said Court -
Carlos Colton Clerk
State of Michigan County of Monroe
I do hereby certify that Carlos Colton who has subscribed his name to the foregoing Certificate is Clerk of the my own Court of the City of Monroe, a Court of Record in & for said County that his name in said Certificate is genuine Monroe August 17 th 1839
J. W. Miller Mayor of the City of Monroe

To the Secretary of War Department of the United States of America.
The Petition of Mary Isabel of the Town of Rockville County of Monroe & State of Michigan respectfully represents - That she is the widow & heir of Paul Isabel late of said Town deceased. who was during his lifetime a Revolutionary Pensioner That she was married to said Paul Isabel by a W. Morris a Justice of the Peace in the Town of New Canaan State of New York she was at the time of her marriage a resident of the Town of Mt. Stockbridge State of Massachusetts. she was married the 30 th day of January A.D. 1793. her maiden name before her marriage was Mary Chase - fitted - she further states - in her of the time just of her marriage she removed to Whites town near Utica in the State of New York where she resided with her husband about five years. when they removed to the Town of East Bloomfield County of Onondaga in said New York where they resided about five years - when they removed to the Town of Clarence in said State

of New York where they resided Metre Tros - from the last named town they removed to Plain Township Ohio from there they removed to Mackinac Township Ohio - from which place they removed in the month of June 1836 to the town of Raisinville State of Michigan where said Isabel died where said Mary now resides - she says she was six years of age the 18th day of July last past -
She further saith that at the time of her husband's death her pension was due to him from the month of March 1837 - that he never drew any pension for any part of the remain- der of the time of her life - she therefore asks that the pension so due her late husband may be paid to her embracing a period of 18 months and that such pension as the law may provide for her may be continued to her for the remainder of her life - all which is respectfully submitted together with the original pension certificate of her husband -
Warner King Witness
Her Mary X Isobel Mack

Isaac Isbell
Ohio Pitt.
to
Michigan
Paic

State of Michigan County of Monroe } ss
On this fourth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty six before me the sub- scribed a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Monroe personally appeared Abel Isabel who on his oath declared that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Com- pany commanded by Captain G. Hombalain in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Heman Swift in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Ohio (the twenty ninth day of November in the year Eighteen hundred and nineteen) from whence he has lately removed that he now resides in the Township of Plainville in said County and State where he intends to remain and wishes his pension to be there payable in future The following are his reasons for removing from Monroe Town County of Wayne in said State of Ohio where he lately resided to said State of Michigan - Whilst he resided in Ohio he lived with his son Charles Isabel and the said Charles having sold out his posses- sion in Ohio removed to said State of Michi- =gan and this deponent being dependent upon the care and protection of said Charles he was under the necessity of removing with said Charles to said State of Michigan that said Charles and this deponent are now at his present place of residence in said State of Michigan in the month of June last

and this Deponent now resides with said Charles in said Township of Roanoke - Deponent further saith that being informed that it is ne- cessary for him to state the Christian name of the Captain in whose Company he served - it is now out of his power to state as he cannot recollect it. Joel Bell
Subscribed & known to before me This Seventh day of September AD 1830
Edward Bennett
Justice of the Peace Milwaukee, Michigan
State of Michigan } County of Monroe } ss
On this Seventh day of September in the year Eighteen hundred and thirty six before me the Subscri- ber personally appeared Henson of  the Bibel of the age of thirty five years who on his oath declared that Joel Bibel whose name is subscribed to the foregoing affidavit is the identical person named in an original Certificate of pension from the War Department in his possession and that this Deponent was present when

he signed the foregoing affidavit & now him sign it
Sworn to & subscribed } Yes, I shall before me the day & year aforesaid
Almond Bennett Justice of the Peace Montgomery County
State of Michigan } County of Monroe }
I do hereby certify that the witness aforesaid is a person of truth and veracity
Almond Bennett Justice of the Peace for said County
State of Michigan } County of Monroe }
I Laurent Durocher Clerk of the Circuit Court of said Almond Bennett County in said County of Monroe certify that Almond Bennett is a Magistrate as above stated & that the foregoing signature pur- porting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have here unto offered my seal of office & subscribed my name this seventh day of September in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty six
Laurent Durocher Clerk By Carlos Colton Deputy Clerk

Mr. Luard
Hon:
J.
Colhoun
Free
Secretary of War
Washington City
Providence
Oct 10
1893
1893
1893

State of Ohio Wayne County ss.
On the 27 th day of September A.D. 1820 personally appeared in open court (being the Court of Common Pleas for said County and being a Court of record) Joel H. Bell eighty four years last March, Resident in said County of Wayne, who first being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows to wit, that he enlisted in the Month of January A.D. 1781. in the town of Stillingsworth Middlesex County State of Connecticut in a Company commanded by Capt. Chamberlain in the 2 nd Connecticut Regiment commanded by Col. Herman Swift, that he continued to serve in the said Corps in the service of the United States until the 28 th day of October A.D. 1783. when he was honorably discharged by Genl. Henry Knox at West Point in the State of New York, said deponent further states that he has been placed on the pension list of the United States under the act of the 18 th day of March 1818. as will appear by his pension Certificate No. B. 955. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March A.D. 1818. and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" passed the 18 th day of March 1818. And that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and

in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed — This deponent has a wife whose name is Mary aged fifty years who is very infirm and unable to render any assistance for her support, this deponent has also six children, to wit, Emma Swift Asbell aged 18 years, Naomi Asbell aged 15 years, Albert Asbell aged 13 years Dorl Asbell aged 10 years, Myram Asbell aged 8 years and Mary Asbell aged 5 years, the oldest of which children are able to labour for their support and render some little assistance towards the support of the family —
This deponent also states that he is by profession a farmer but from sickness & infirmity has been unable to labour for nearly five years past —

The following is a Schedule of the property of the said Defendant One yearling Calf, One plough Share, One Sickle, One Chain, 11. hogs of our sow the — Value $28.75. and is indebted to sundry persons in the sum of at least fifty dollars —
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court this 27 th day of September
A.D. 1820
M. Smith Clerk
The State of Ohio Wayne County
I William Parnell Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Wayne County, Ohio, do hereby Certify that the foregoing affidavit and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly Copied from the records of the said Court, and further Certify that it is the opinion of the said Court from the evidence adduced to them that the total amount of property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is of the Value of twenty eight Dollars and seventy five Cents, and no more —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Wooster on this fourth day of October, in the year of our Lord, One thousand, eight hundred and twenty —
W. Parnell Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Wayne County Ohio —

Wooster 9 th October 1820.
Hon ble J. Calhoun
Secy of War
Sir
By request I herewith enclose to you the applications of several of the Old Revolutionary Soldiers for pensions under the Acts of Congress of the 18 th March 1818. and 1 st May 1820. For your examination and appropriation it is the desire of the applicants that you would in care of their success forward their Certificates to me at this place —
Street
I am Sir
Very respectfully
Your obed.
W. Sumner

Joel Isbel.
further evidence of services wanted.
On roll Bulbirs of
Adm d

State of Ohio ss. On the 20 day of November anno Domini Wayne County ss. One thousand eight hundred & eighteen before me the Subscriber One of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County of Wayne personally appeared Norl Isbel agra fifty three years resident in the County of Wayne aforesaid Who being by me first duly sworn according to law Oath on his Oath make the following Declaration in order to Obtain the provision made by the late Act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for Certain persons engaged in the land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war" that the said Norl Isbel enlisted in the town of Hilingworth in the State of Connecticut in the month of January A.D. 1781. in a Company Commanded by Capt. Chamberlain in the second Connecticut Regiment Commanded by Colonel Hermaus Swift that he Continued to serve in the said Corps in the service of the United States until the month of October 1783. When he was honorably discharged from the service at West Point, by Genl Henry Knox, that he is in Reduced Circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support and that having lost his discharge he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services —
God Isbell
Sworn to & subscribed before me the date above
C. M. Smith J. Judge
I Christian Smith one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Wayne County aforesaid do certify that appears to my satisfaction that the above named Norl Isbel did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the Common Enemy for the space of Nine months and upwards in the Continental Establishment, and that he stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support, I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the beforementioned Act of Congress — Given under my hand this 20 th day of November A.D. 1818. — C. M. Smith J. Judge

State of Ohio Wayne County
William Larwell Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby Certify that Christian Smith Esquire before whom the within Deposition was taken & subscribed was at the time thereof and now is One of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County of Wayne duly Commissioned and qualified as such by lawful Authority to all whose Official Acts full faith & Credit is due & ought to be given as well in Courts of Justice in this State as elsewhere — In testimony whereof I hereto sign my name and affix the seal of said County at Wooster the twenty fifth day of November anno Domini 1818 —
W. Larwell Clerk

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
October 19 th , 1839.
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," The widow of Joel Isbee, — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Michigan Agency, at the rate of Eighty Dollars and  Cents per month  annum , under the law of the 18 th March 1818, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March 1837, to the 17 th Sept. 1838, the day of his death.
Respectfully, yours,
Merion B. Parrish Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

April 6, 1933
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Mr. James L. Mairs 711 East 1st National Bank Building Saint Paul, Minnesota
JOEL ISBELL R. 5500 BA-J/MLB
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the record of a soldier with surname Isbel upon whose service in the Revolutionary War pension was claimed.
A careful search of the Revolutionary War records of this office has been made and the following history is furnished of Joel Isbell, as that of the only soldier with surname Isbell who received pension while a resident of the State of Michigan. The data contained herein were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, R. 5500, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Joel Isbell.
He was born in March, 1765 or 1766, place of birth and names of his parents not shown.
He enlisted in Killingworth, Middlesex County, Connecticut, in January, 1781, served as a private in Captain Chamberlain's company, Colonel Heman Swift's 2 nd Connecticut Regiment, and was discharged October 28, 1783.
In June, 1793, the soldier moved to Whitestown near Utica, New York, where he resided for about five years, then to East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York, for five years; from thence to Clarence, New York, where he remained twelve years, then moved to Plain Township, Ohio, and from there to Mohican Township, Wayne County, Ohio.
Joel Isbell was allowed pension on his application executed November 20, 1818, while a resident of Wayne County, Ohio.
In June, 1836, the soldier moved to Raisinville Township, Monroe County, Michigan.

Joel Isbell married January 30, 1793, in the town of New Canaan, New York, Mary Chatfield, of West Stockbridge, Massachusetts, who the soldier stated was fifty years old in 1820, but in August, 1839, she stated that she was "sixty-five years of age the 16th day of July last past". No explanation was made of the discrepancy in her age.
The following children of Joel Isbell and his wife, Mary, appear in the papers on file:
   Heman Swift  Isbell, aged 18 years in 1820.  He testified in 1836 in Monroe Co., Mich.    Naomy  " " 15 " " "     Albert  " " 13 " " "     Joel  " " 10 " " "     Myram or Myron  " " 8 " " "     Mary  " " 5 " " "     Charles  " age not given.  In 1836 residing in Raisinville, Michigan. Prior to June of that year lived in Wayne County, Ohio.    James  " " " "  In 1838 a resident of Raisinville, Michigan.   
The soldier, Joel Isbell died September 17, 1838, in Raisinville, Michigan, at the home of his son, James. The soldier had formerly lived in that town with his son, Charles, with whom he lived in Wayne County, Ohio, and moved with him to Michigan.
Soldier's widow, Mary Isbell, in 1839 was living with her son, Myram or Myron, in Raisinville, Michigan.
Soldier's brother, Lyman Isbell, with whom he served in the Revolutionary War, was in 1819 a resident of Medina County, Ohio.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

1933, Apr. 6 - Hick. to James L. Meire - m. L. 13.
34 935 Revy INVALID.
File No. 34,935-
Joel Asbel Ph Rev War
Act: 18 March 18~
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 203
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
5500
P. O.
Mary Isabel
Service:
wid. of Joel
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.

JAMES L. MAIRS
Department of Pensions. U.P. Government Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen; Re: Isbel
My great great grandmother received a pension for her hus- bands services in the war of the Revolution. Her residence was in Michigan. Ipsilanti or Ann Arbor I believe. Would you check up

On this listing we knew the height of service rank and any other information you may have. The (Isbel) name is singular enough so that there is slight chance of not finding it - I regret that I cannot furnish the first name
Respectfully
James L. Mairs.
711 E 1st National Bank Bldg
St. Paul, Minn

871
Michigan
Act July 7. 1838
Mary Isbel widow of Joel.
Rejected.
34935
Set to Wing & L. Noble
Aug 30. 1839.
5500

FREE
Honble
J. G. Calhoun
Secy of War
Washington City
1000 B.R.

Wooster Wayne County, Ohio
October 25 th 1819—
Sir / At the request of Mr Robert Isbell I take the liberty of enclosing his application for a pension under the late Act of Congress, as further evidence of service in the Revolutionary War Mr Isbell has obtained the deposition of his brother who served with him, he states that he could get the depositions of one or two more to the same purpose who reside in the State of New York but that it would cost him to be at more expense than he is able without assistance - he is a man in very low circumstances and is unhealthy - Should Mr Isbell succeed in his application you will please forward his Certificate to me at this place -
I am Sir,
Very respectfully
Your Obedient Servt
(William Larwill)
Wants, J. C. Mathews Secy of War

Sept 8/9
The President
H
W. L. Edwards Esquire Commissioner of Pensions Washington City

State of Michigan Monroe September 7 1836
Mr
We enclose to you the application of Abel Sebel to be transferred from the Pension roll of the State of Ohio to the roll of this State -
Very respectfully
Your obedient
Wm H Hobb
to H. H. Hobb Esquire
Chairman of Pensions

Oct 28
10-13-1872
Ms B
J. P. Edwards Esqr Commissioner of Customs
Washington City

Merchants' Manufacturers SA Pittsburgh October 24th 1836
Sir In compliance with Your letter of the 20th inst I beg leave of inform- ing You that Joel Isbell Prisoner under the Act of 18 March 1834 at Eight Dollars per Month was last paid to the fourth March 1836 I have the honor to be Sir Your obed Servt M c Kean PA J. Buck Hall
L. Belmont Esq. Commrs of Pensions Washington City

178 E. 10th
to the Commissioner of the Pension Office Washington City

Abilene Monday August 17 1889
Sir At the request of Mrs Mary Isabel Dunton of Ennis P. O. Hastings Pension agent in Detroit we enclose to you the original Pension Certificate of Joel Isabel late of this County deceased a Revolutionary Pensioner. The accompanying docu- ments are presented by the widow, to enable her to receive the amount due to her husband at the time of his death, and with the further view of continuing, or of having the pension continued to her.
M c Isabel is quite destitute. Is very anxious that b. as a study a pension on this mother may be had as possible -
Will you please advise as to Isabel under conditions of the arrangement of this mother when & where she is a resident her pay - if possible she would like to receive it without being compelled to go to Detroit for it.
Very respectfully
Your obed Servt Wm H Noble
To the Commissioner of the Pension Office

War Dept
Pension Office
Aug 30. 1839
Gentlemen,
The papers sent here by you in the case of Mary Isbel, widow of Joel Isbel, dec d , have been placed on file, with the exception of the pension certificate, which is, herewith returned. In order to obtain the amount of pension due up to the day of his death, such vouchers as the enclosed printed sheets direct, should be transmitted to the Third auditor of the Treasury.
The widow is not entitled to a pension under either of the laws granting pensions to widows. The 3 d section of the act of July 4. 1836 provides for those only who were married before the termination of their dec d husbands service. And under the law of July 7. 1838, no one is entitled who was not a widow at the time of the passage of the act.
Messrs Wing & Noble Munroe Michigan.

State of Ohio & Medina County October 12th A.D. 1819
This deponent Lyman Isbell of lawful age and duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is the brother of Joel Isbell who now resides in Wayne County Ohio, that he knows the said Joel to have been an private soldier in the revolutionary Army of the United States for a term of more than two years. That said Joel enlisted about the first day of January A.D. 1781 & served during all the time specified in Captain Theron Sibley's company of the second regiment Connecticut Line commanded by Colonel Theron Swift. This deponent further states that he served in the company specified with said Joel for more than two years, and that said Joel is now in indigent circumstances.
Lyman Isbell
The State of Ohio } ss. Common Pleas October Term A.D. 1819. Medina County } Personally appeared in open Court the above named Lyman Isbell and signed and and made solemn oath to the truth of the above affidavit. Given under my hand and Seal of Office at Medina this Twelfth day of October Anno Domini 1819.
John Chase Clerk P.T.C.P.