Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10,265, for Stephen Strickland, Connecticut

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Strickland Stephen
R. 10,265.
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W No 35227
Stephens Strickland's Declaration &c Hartford County, Conn. Act 7. June 1832 Connecticut
10265

State of Connecticut Hartford County Ss Hartford,
In this 22 nd day of June A 1841, personally appeared, in open Court, before the Court of Probate for the District of Hartford in the County State aforesaid, now sitting, Stephen Strickland, a resident of Glastenbury, in the County of Hartford, aforesaid, aged Eighty six years, next August, Born in Chatham in the County of Middlesex in the State of Connecticut in the Month of August 1755. The Record of which, was in his Fethers family Bible.
He was living in said Chatham, in the Month of January 1776, while the enemy were in possession of Boston, and he there joined the Company of Captain Joseph Blagden, in said Chatham by enlistment: they marched to Cambridge where they did duty in guarding our lines & were a part of the time at Roxbury & Dorchester, and assisted in fortifying Dorchester heights, and remained in service until after the enemy left Boston. He returned home in April, having served between two and three months. While performing duty here he saw Col James Wadsworth Gen Ward, Gen Putnam, and General Washington.
His next service, was in the same year, when the Militia were almost all, ordered to New York in the Summer of 1776, He then belonged to the Regiment of Col Matthew Falcott, & to the company commanded by Capt Daniel Stewart, & as this town lies on Conn River, they went round by Water they went over on to Long Island and remained there until the enemy landed when the company crossed over in the Night.

and soon went out to Harlem, & to Kingsbridge He remained in service with his company until the time for which they were ordered out was had expired when they were were dismissed. He does not remember that he ever had a written discharge if he had, it is now lost, this was, as he fully believes, a tour of two months; for a more full description he begs leave to refer to the Declaration of Daniel Shepard, Esq of Chatham who obtained a pension for his services under Act of 1832 & who was out with him in this & other tours, he lived near by him and well knew of his going the first tour, & has given a deposition which he sends with this application, and he has a much clearer recollection of names and dates than I now have. says the Declarant.
He next performed a short tour in the Militia at Danbury, in Connecticut in the month of April 1777 when the enemy penetrated the country to that place, and burned it, our company was detached under Capt Daniel Stewart, we marched to Dan- bury from there we followed them, viz the enemy to New Haven, we were there verbally dismissed and returned home, after having served not less than one week, saith the declarant.
And in the summer of the same year, our com- pany of Militia was, at the call of General Put- nam, ordered out to the camp at Peekskill to prevent the enemy, from New York, from going up & uniting with Burgoyne. Capt Daniel Stewart, still had the Command of the company & marched with us we served until after the cap- ture of Burgoyne, & then, in November returned home, being honorably dismissed, but having no written discharge, having served for two months. I then a few months after this

period removed to the town of Glastenbury, in Hartford County, where he has lived ever since the War, and where he now lives:
And I am now known, in my present neighborhood, to the Rev. Mr. Warren G. Jones, Pastor of the Second Church Congregational Church in said Glastenbury; and to to the Honorable Judge  Pardon Mawd Esquire  the County Court for Hartford County , late Chief Justice of the County Court for Hartford County, who will tes- tify for my character; and their belief of my servi- ces, in the War of the Revolution.
And he hereby relinquishes, every claim, whatever, to a pension or annuity, except the present; and de- clares that my name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State. The 7th & 8th lines on this page erased & the words "Pardon Mawd Esquire" interlined when signing
Stephen Strickland
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year, aforesaid. before me Seth Terry Judge
We Warren G. Jones — a clergyman residing in Glastenbury, in Hartford County, Connecticut, and Pardon Mawd Esquire a magistrate George Clark, late Chief Justice of the County Court of Hartford County & residing in said Glastenbury, hereby certify, that he we are well acquainted with Stephen Strickland of said Glastenbury, who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration, That we believe him to be, as he has stated, in the Eighty sixth year of his age. That he is respected and beloved, in the neighborhood where he re- sides, to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, and that, we concur in that opinion. And we further express our opinion that he has delayed so long to make this application from a tenderness of conscience in regard to naming under oath the exact date at which his several services commenced and terminated: but now having found the Roll of his Captain and having received the deposition of his companion in the

service, viz that of Daniel Shepard Esq of Chatham, he feels sufficiently certain of the dates & length of the periods: and now believes that it is his right and duty to make this application for a benefit to which he have no doubt he is honestly entitled. The name & of -int description of George B. Merrick in the large rent handwriting was erased & the name of Pardon Brown inserted in its stead. Pardon Brown
Sworn to and subscribed, before said Court on this 22 d day of June A 1841. before me Seth Tury Judge of Probate & Justice of the Peace
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter; and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department that the above named applicant was a Revolution ary Soldier, and served as he states, And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that William Wm M c Intosh who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in said Glasten bury, and that Pardon Brown  the George Merrick , who has signed said certificate is a resident of the same place, & Judge of the Peace  late Judge of the County Court for said Hartford County; that they are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Seth Tury Judge
I Nathaniel Goodwin clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Hartford, in Hartford County, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceeding before said Court, in the matter of the application of Stephen Strickland of Glastenbury in said County and District for a Pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and seal of Office this 22 d day of June, A 1841. Nathaniel Goodwin.

I Daniel Shepard a Resident of Chatham, in Middlesex County Conn; do hereby depose & say; That I was in the War of the Revolution, & receive a pension: And I am well knowing to the fact, that Stephen Strickland, formerly of Chatham, & now of Chesterbury, in Hartford County, was out, as a private soldier in the said Revolutionary War.
That he served first at Roxbury, in the Winter of 1776, in a Company commanded by Capt Joseph Blake of Chatham the time spent in this service was 72 days, & a part of the time at Dorchester.
And in the second tour he served with me, in Captain Daniel Stewards Company in Col Matthew Salcott's Regiment, we were on Long Island when the British landed, & we came off in the night, to New York; & from there to Harlem, & Kingsbridge. We served in this tour two months, from Aug. 16, 1776 to Oct. about the middle of the month.
The next tour we went to Danbury, when the enemy landed in the Spring of 1777, & was gone one week, & was with Capt Stewart & I was orderly Serj.
The next tour I served with Stephen Strickland was the year of the taking of Burgoyne, in the fall of 1777, under the same Captain Stewart & under General Putman we were on the North River, before Albany, to stop the enemy from going to join Burgoyne. Daniel Shepard

State of Connecticut
Middlesex County ss Chatham.
On this 16 th day of June A 1841, Personally appeared before me Jesse Charlton, Notary Public of the State of Connecticut Daniel Shepard Esquire a credible, and respectable person, and made Solemn Oath to the truth of the within deposition by him subscribed before me, and his memory appears to me unusually clear, for a man of his years, being in his 88 th year.
In testimony whereof, I do hereunto set my hand, and affix my Seal of Office this 17 th day of June 1841
Attest Jesse Charlton Notary Public

I Henry Kilborn Comptroller of Public accounts, for the State of Connecticut do hereby certify That on Examining the original Roll of Capt Joseph Blagden's Company of the Reg t under Command of Col l James Wadsworth, at Roxbury Cambridge &c, in the Winter and Spring of 1776; I find the name of Stephen Strickland of Chatham in Connecticut & he is credited for service in said Company as a private Soldier from January 26 th 1776, to April 6 - 1776, called seventy two days.
And I further find, 23 rd Reg t Militia to New York 1776, ordered into service August 11 th 1776, Col l Matthew Talcott Commandant Captain Stewart is for Hospital expenses £18 9 10 Arms and Baggage taken or destroyed £44 9 10
And Expense of Militia on Danbury Invasion paid before Sept 1 st 1777 ————— 7456 4 Interest ————— 1996 5
I do not find any list of the Captains called out on that occasion.
* This is from an ancient & original Roll in the keeping of Capt Blagden's heirs undoubtedly genuine which I have carefully examined, but Capt

Blagues Roll was not among the Rolls deposited in this office;
But his name appears on our Books and he is charged order on Treasury Oct 27 - 1777 - £ 20.
The records in this office for payment of Services for all the officers drafted for short services in the year 1777 does not appear as I can find.
Henry Kilbourn Comp
In Col. James Wadsworths acct Reg raised for 2 mos to serve in the Army at Cambridge &c I find Capt Joseph Blakeslee Nov 22 nd - 1776 Hospital Expenses 19 = 6 s 8 d Arms & Baggage taken or destroyed 0 = 16 s -
Hanford June 29 1841
Henry Kilbourn Comp

Stephen Strickland
Comm
Rej
A. Strickland

State of Connecticut County of Hartford
Be it Known, that on this Eighteenth day of December A. D. 1852 before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Josiah Strickland Lewis Strickland Nelly Strickland and Nancy Strickland residents of South Glastenbury in said County, and made oath according to law that they are children of Stephen Strickland who was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution, and who has heretofore made application for the benefit of the Pension Act of 1818 that they are directly interested as a claimant in said pension and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.
Countermanding and revoking all Powers of Attorney, and authority heretofore given, I hereby constitute and appoint SAMUEL M. KNIGHT , of Washington City, my true and lawful Attorney, to prosecute the claim of Stephen Strickland for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or increase of Pension that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said Attorney to examine all papers, documents in relation to said claim on file in the Department at Washington City, or elsewhere, to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive for my exclusive benefit, the certificate which may be issued for said claim, which certificate I wish made payable at the Washington City, D. C. Agency; to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed, and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises. Josiah Strickland Lewis Strickland Nelly Strickland Nancy Strickland
Sworn to, Subscribed and Acknowledged before me the day and year above written, and I hereby certify that I believe the said Josiah, Lewis, Nelly & Nancy Strickland to be directly interested in said claim as set forth, and to be the identical party therein alleged.
George Merick Justice of the Peace
State of Connecticut County of Hartford
It is Hereby Certified, that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me, Clerk of the Court of Hartford County that Josiah Strickland Lewis Strickland Nelly Strickland and Nancy Strickland the party who has sworn to, and acknowledged the foregoing Declaration and Power of Attorney are the children of the reputed soldier aforesaid. I further certify, that George Merick Esq. before whom the preceding affidavit and Power of Attorney were made and acknowledged, was, at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, and that the signature purporting to be his, I believe to be genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office, this 18 th day of December 1852 Samuel H. Jones Clerk of County Court
1. Claimant's name or names in full.—2. Post Office address. 3. "That he is the identical man," or, "that she is the widow of the identical man," or, "that he or she is the legal heir of the identical man," &c., &c. 4. Leave this line blank.—5. "He is," "she is," or "they are."—6. Revolutionary soldier's full name.—7. Claimant's signature.—8. Claimant's name.—9. Magistrate's signature. 10. "Identical," "widow of," or, "child of."—11. Magistrate's name.—12. Clerk's signature.
N. B.—Should two or more heirs join in the foregoing, the plural should be substituted for the singular number.

State of Connecticut } County of Hartford } ss. Hartford
It is hereby certified that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me the Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Hartford (which evidence is hereto annexed) that Stephen Strickland who as reported was a revolutionary soldier of the United States died on the 29 th day of November 1849 leaving no widow but surviving children Sarah Strickland, Lewis Strickland, Polly Strickland, Nancy Strickland, and Mary Goodrich; and that they are all now living, and that are the only surviving children of the aforesaid Stephen Strickland.
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court this 3 rd day of November A.D. 1853.
Isaac C. Perkins Clerk

State of Connecticut
County of Hartford } ss. Glastonbury
Henry Dayton of Glastonbury County and State aforesaid age fifty seven deposes & says that I was well acquainted with the late Stephen Strickland of this place, this deponent having been born & brought up within one fourth of a Mile of him: That said Stephen Strickland died at this place on the 29 th day of November 1847 and at the time of his death reputed to be ninety four years and some months old, and was always reputed to be a revolutionary soldier of the United States.
That said Strickland left no widow, but the following surviving children, David Strickland, Lewis Strickland Nelly Strickland, Nancy Strickland, and Mary Goodrich who is now a widow, all of whom are now living, and they were the only surviving children of the aforesaid Stephen Strickland.
Henry (Dayton)
Sworn and subscribed before me George Merriick Justice of the Peace

East Windsorhill, Hartford County, Conn
Hon d Sir.
June 30 th 1841.
I herewith transmit the application of Stephen Strickland, of Glastenbury in Hartford County, for a Pension, under the Act of June 7 th 1832.
I feel confident that he has stated the only reason which induced him to delay making his application until this time. He is a man of unusual integrity, & piety, and was fearful that after so long a time as had elapsed from the period of the close of his services, to the time of the passage of the law, under which he might have presented his claim, he might not be able to state, precisely, the time of entering, & leaving, in each period of his service; and the exact length of its continuance. Tho' he had not the least doubt that the whole was considerably over Six Months, yet, understanding that great precision was required, he feared that he might not be sufficiently exact: But when he had learned that in the first tour his captains Roll was preserved, & his name upon it showing the exact period;
And that, his former neighbor & companion in arms, Daniel Shepard Esq, a Man of strong mind & memory, could assist in bringing to his recollection the time & length of periods he deemed it his duty to make the application.
There is not the least doubt that the case is one to which no dishonesty or mistake attaches according to the deep & honest conviction of my mind.
If however, on examining the Declaration of Daniel Shepard Esq, who served as a Serf t in the tour on the North River, in the Summer

and fall of 1777, that he named a different officer as having command of the Company, I will endeavor to obtain such explanation as will be satisfactory, tho I am not aware that there will be found any discrepancy of this kind.
In some instances in the Paytable Books of the Comptrollers Office, certain Col s of Regiments are credited very large amounts, as paymasters, to the amount of Thousands, and no Captains names given as the Comptroller can find.
Mr Strickland told me he would get Judge Merrick to go up with the Rev Mr Jones to testify for his character, & I therefore entered that name at first, but he found when he called at his house that he had gone into Massachusetts on business, & he then called on Esq Brown, who is of equal respectability, & well known to the Court; when the judge with his own hand erased the name of Judge Merrick & inserted that of Esq Brown.
The original Roll of Capt Blagden's Company is in possession of his son in law Col e Elisha Coville of Chatham, he would not part with it further than to loan it to me, I giving him a receipt for it that I might carry it to the Comptroller that he might examine it & certify or reject it as he has done: When it is in my power I always send the original Roll.
I remain Sir with great respect Yours Obed t Serv t Jesse Charlton
Hon. J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington D. C.

No 3522 Conn.
Stephen Stockland's
Declaration
~ Rejected      Hunsford Conn Conniet
See letter to J. P. Chapman
July 15. 1842
S. M. Knight Aug 2
A. H. Markland Dec 1
Act 7. June 1832

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Daniel Shepard. 1833
Chatham Conn.
76. 15 days. Stout. 1 mo 15 days \checkmark at NY.
Age 77 8 days. Danbury. \checkmark fall " 1 mo when Purgain went to \checkmark
78 10 days. N. Haven
79. 6 East Haven
" 2nd Long Island
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81 84. "

Acts of July 14, 1866, and March 3, 1878.
10,260
P. O.
Stephen Strickland
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Washington, Dec 8 th 1853
Hon S P Waldo,
I herewith enclose, the order of Court in case of David Strickland, of Conn. Suspended under act 1832. I am satisfied that upon a close inspection of the papers in the case of David Shepard you will find evidence sufficient to establish 6 months Seamen.
I am Very respectfully Yours Obediently
A. H. Markland

Washington City
June 9 th 1853
Hon L P Waldo
Comm ee of Pensions
Sir
I have the Honor to enclose herewith a power of attorney executed by the heirs of Stephen Stickland, dec d of the State of Conn t . whose claim under act of 1832. has been rejected
I hope to be enabled to file additional evidence in the case sufficient to enable me to establish the claim before it comes up for examination
Very Respectfully
Your Obedt. Servt.
S. M. Knight.