Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2824, for Josiah Mix, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Bonn.
Wix, Josiah
S. 2824.
Carded.
CONTENTS

Isaac Mica Pat. Enlisted in the State of Ohio. who was a Private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Stearns of the Reg t commanded by Col. Hindman the Connec t time for 4 months & 5 days. $47. 22 1/2
Incribed on the Roll of Ohio Pensions at the rate of 47 Dollars 22 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 th day of May 1833 and sent to  Cyren Prentiss Brannan, Ohio Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 94.44 Semi-ant. allowance ending Septemb r 33. 23.61 $ 118.05
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. M. Palmer Clerk, Book Vol. 8. Page 118

13. 1880 Josiah M c is Ohio
Adm for 14 Months 85 days.
$1 35
Cyrus P. Smith Painesville Portage County Ohio

60 BRIEF in the case of  Josiah M...  of Portage  in the State of  (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? 78. 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.     In 1775 enlisted 6 Private Gen. Starr Col Hinman   April 1776 4 " Col Shanly Col Gay   Aug t 1779 drafted 1 5 " Col Shepherd  
5. In what battles was he engaged? none mentioned 6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Berlin Connecticut 7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? traditional 8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
George F. ...
Examining Clerk.

Josiah Mix- mi C o 8035.

The State of Ohio Portage County ss.
Supreme Court August Term A.D. 1832
On this 28 day of Augt A.D. 1832, personally
appeared in open court, before the Judges of the Supreme Court of the County & State aforesaid, now sitting, Josiah May, a resident of Rootstown in said County of Portage & State of Ohio, aged seventy eight 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.
That he was born in 1754  Hartford , in the State of Connecticut in 1754, of which there is now no record within his possession except in his family Bible - that in the month of May 1775 while a resident of Berlin in the State of Connecticut, he enlisted into the United States Service for the period of six months, and served for that time under the following officers, to wit: Col. Heman, Major Hobby; Adjt. Stoddard, Capt. Josiah Starr; 1 st Lieut. Asaph Hall; 2 d do - Converse, Ensign - Hodge; and Saml. Parly as one of the sergeants. That he marched from Goshen to Albany, thence to Fort Edward; thence to Fort George and to Ticonderoga, and thence sailed to St Johns, and was engaged in taking the Fort at that place. That he was discharged at Ticonderoga, after serving the period of six months as above stated. -
That in April 1776 he enlisted - for seven months, that he served in the regiment commanded by Col. Gay, under the command of Brigadier Genl. James Wallworth - that Col. Hart was Lieut. Col. of the regiment, Gad Stanley, Capt. of the Company, & its 1 st Lieut. was Ambrose Soper. That he marched from Berlin to New Haven (Conn.) and thence sailed to New York. That he was in a slight skirmish at Turtle Bay, where Col. Hart was taken a prisoner by the enemy; that he served out the period of seven months, and was then discharged at North Castle, New York. -
That in August 1779, he was drafted & served in the militia five weeks - and was most of that time stationed at New Haven (Conn.) and believes the name of the Captain was Shepard. -

That he has had no written discharges, nor held any commission, and knows no person now living whose testimony he can procure to testify to his services as aforesaid.
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 the Agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid Josiah Mix
Before me John K. Skinner Dept. Clerk of S. Court.
We Ira Eddy, a Clergyman residing in the township of Edinburgh in said County of Portage, and Solomon Payne residing in Rootstown aforesaid, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Josiah Mix who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration; that we believe him to be twenty eight 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 Ira Eddy
Before me John K. Skinner Dep. Clk of S. Court Solomon Payne
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, & after 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 Ira Eddy who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the Township of Edinburgh aforesaid, and that Solomon Payne who has also signed the same is a resident in the Township of Rootstown aforesaid, that they are credible persons and their statement is entitled to credit.
I George Kirkum, Clerk of the Supreme Court within and for the County of Portage & State of Ohio, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said matter of the application of Josiah Mix for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office this 31. day of August. A.D. 1832.
Geo. Kirkum Clerk.

7108
August 24, 1928
Mrs. F. R. Porter Grinnell Iowa
Madam:
I advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 2824, it appears that JOSIAH MIX was born in Wallingford, Connecticut.
While a resident of Berlin, Connecticut, he enlisted and served as a private with the Connecticut troops as follows:
From May, 1775, six months in Captain Josiah Starr's Company in Colonel Hinman's Regiment; he was engaged in the taking of Fort St. Johns.
From April, 1776, seven months in Captain Gad Stanley's Company in Colonel Gay's Regiment; he was in a skirmish at Turtle Bay.
From sometime in August, 1779, five weeks under Captain Shepard.
He married January 2, 1803, Kezia Rice.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 28, 1832, while living in Rootstown, Portage County, Ohio.

He died May 13, 1845, aged ninety-one years, two months and six days.
His widow, Kezia died August 8, 1850, aged eighty-two years, four months and thirteen days.
She was survived by the following children: Josiah Mix, Samuel Mix, Phebe Webber and Emiline Whittlesey.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Josiah Milt which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yy II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yy III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yy V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? yy VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yy VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yy VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yy IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yy X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yy

 XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? yes  XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?  XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? yes  XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?  If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?  Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?    XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?  XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes  XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? yes 
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
‡QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
¶ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

To the Commissioner of Pensions Honorable Sir
We would most respectfully Solicit your attention for a few moments to the following case. Josiah Mix of Portage County, State of Ohio, drew a pension up to the day of his death for services rendered to the United States in the revolutionary war, he died on the twentieth day of May A.D. 1854, he left a widow who was wholly dependent on her children for her support. She died on the eighth day of August A.D. 1857. The legal heirs at law, (namely) Josiah Mix, Samuel Mix, Phoebe Webber and Emilie Mitchell, wish to obtain the pension due them by their Father, the said Josiah Mix, by the act of Congress 1855, and also the increase of pension if there is any justly due, if not, will give

Please inform us why we are not entitled to any, the last pension money that was drawn for the said Josiah Mix, (or his widow) was drawn by Cyrus Prentis of Portage County C Mr Prentis Says that he thinks that he sent the certificate of the said Josiah Mix, to Washington, if he did not, he does not know where it is, I will here send you the origi- nal Record, of the said Josiah Mix, Josiah Mix was Married to Kezia Rice January 2 nd 1805.
Josiah Mix Died the 13 th day of May A.D. 1845. aged 71 years 2 months 6 days. Kezia Mix Died the 9 th day of August A.D. 1850 aged 72 years 4 months 12 days, if you have printed forms please send and we will get them filled out, send your customary charges and we will oblige you.
Please address A. S. H. Culver Streator Portage County Wis n

if you could make it convenient please answer soon and oblige your most obedt Servant Harold Mason W. Jr.
E. A. Culler Minn.

Grinnell, Ia. Aug. 5, 28
Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D.C.
My D r ar Sir
Josiah Mix buried at Rootstown, Portage Co. Ohio was a private in Conn. Militia in the Revolutionary War and was pensioned May 13, 1833.
Will you please send me all the data contained in his pension application both as to his service and his family?
Mrs Jacob Korns whose mother was Elizabeth Mix wants this information to finish up data needed for D.A.R.Papers.
Please send as soon as possible
Yours truly
(Mrs. F.R.) Oline K. Porter

Ohio Josiah May P.O. Box 13100 Bogota March 16/54.

1928. Aug. 24. hist. to Mrs. F. P. Porter m.s.
Reaham
2824. INVALID.
File No. 2824
Josiah Misc Print Rev War
Act: June 9 1832
Index:—Vol. 4 , Page 256
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Pension Office March 1/54
13 May 45
Sir: Please report time of last payment to, or death of within named pensioner Yours &c. &c.
J Burt Esqr. S. Cole 28 and for Com. 2 Present.
Josiah Mix, act 1832. $27.22 per annum due 13 May 1845. Paid.
J Burt Auditor