Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8608, for Aaron Rawls, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Rawls, Aaron Hannah
R 8608
CONTENTS

State of Connecticut County of Hartford
ss Personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the aforesaid County, Eliza Case of said Co aged 74 seven four years, who being first duly sworn according to law, deposes and saith that during and for some years after the close of the Revolutionary War, she was a resident of the Town of Simsbury in the County and State of aforesaid, that while a resident of said Town during the Revolutionary War, she was personally acquainted with Samuel Barker who was also a resident of said Town, and with his family, and that he was personally acquaint- ed with Aaron Rawls, who it was understood and believed had been taken prisoner with Bur- goyne's Army (having been one of the men) and who afterwards was service in the American Army - That said Aaron Rawls formed an acquaintance with and married a daughter of said Samuel Barker, about the close of the Revolutionary War, soon after said Rawls retired from the service of the United States in the Army, that he did not see them married, but he did hear their Publication Read in Church, which gave notice that they designed to be joined together, and which dep- osent as fully believes was the case as though he had seen them married, that it after- warded much talk in consequence of this marriage, greatly thinking it very strange that said Samuel Barker would permit his daugh- ter to marry a foreigner, that the next year she could not stay but she knows of course very near the close of the Revolutionary War, that of the their marriage, that the said Aaron Rawls and she then went to Sarah Barker, arrived to the State of New York,
Sworn and subscribed before me on this 11 th day of August 1846
E. H. Galt
Wm. H. Hooker, Just of Peace
I certify that the above named official is a respectable person, Wm. H. Hooker Just of Peace

State of Connecticut, County of Hartford, } ss.
I, Chauncy Howard, Clerk of the County Court, for said County, hereby certify that William H. Wallock, whose name is subscribed to the certificate hereto attached, is a Justice of the Peace, within and for said County.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and the Seal of said Court, at Hartford in said County, this 23 rd day of July, A.D. 1826.
Chauncy Howard, Clerk.

State of Connecticut Comptroller's Office
Hartford 28 August 1846
I certify that on application for evidence of the service of Aaron Rawls in the war of the Revolution, I have examined the record of settlements made with the Connecticut Line of the Continental Army, and find his name in two settlements made with the Regiment commanded by Colonel Return J. Meigs. In the first settlement, for service "before January 1780", he is stated to have commenced service May 3. 1779, and to the date of that settlement January 1. 1780 to have served 7 months & 28 days. And in the second settlement with the same Regiment & Colonel "for the year 1780", he is stated to have served from January 1. 1780, to January 1. 1781— one year.
Also—in the record of a settlement made with the Regiment commanded by Colonel Zebediah Butler "for the year 1781", Aaron Rawls is stated to have served from January 1. to December 31. 1781, 12 Months. Each term as a private.
Mason Cleveland Comptroller

Honored Father & Mother
I take the present opportunity to inform you that we are yet in the land of the living through the Goodness of God. But my wife is in a dangerous Situation - she was taken about two weeks since with an Inflammation in her knees and legs and we are much afraid it will turn to a Mortification. our Condition is truly Distressing - as there is no Nurse to be had to take care of her - and we are likewise Destitute of such things as are necessary for a sick person -
She wishes to have Mother or Sister come as soon as possible and see her - and prays you to send her something to Relieve her Necessity that she may not suffer (while she is labouring in the pains of her Disease) for the Necessaries of Life - she Joins with me sending Regard to our Brothers and Sisters
from your Afflicted Son and Daughter
May 26 th 1793
Aaron Rawls
To Mr Samuel Barber West Simsbury
Hannah Rawls
I Rodney G. Barber of Goshen Hartford County Connecticut of lawful age desire and say that I inherit and now have in possession a volume of original letters bound in boards which said volume

containing various letters to my deceased Grandfather Samuel Barber formerly of West Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut (now Canton), County and State aforesaid, that said volume of letters came to me through my father Giles Barber late of said Canton deceased and contains the foregoing letter from Mason Rowles and Hannah Rowles to Samuel Barber and that the foregoing is a true exact and literal copy thereof
Volney G. Barbour
County of Hartford ss. Canton August 10th 1946 Be it remembered that on the day aforesaid Volney G. Barbour who hath subscribed to the foregoing deposition appeared before me and made solemn oath to the deposition aforesaid which is taken at the request of the Attorney of the widow of Mason Rowles to be used in an application before the proper authorities for a United States Pension
Henry W. Hotchkiss Just of Peace
This certifies that Volney G. Barbour the subscriber to the foregoing deposition is a near neighbor and personal acquaintance of the subscriber in a magistrate of considerable residency of the State of Connecticut and that the subscriber has personally compared the copy of the letter above to the original in the bound volume described above and that the same is a true and correct copy in every particular
Henry W. Hotchkiss Just of Peace

Rawls Kaunoh Rawls
Oct 1838 Aaron
8608
Pay note last Friday Oct 3 4 items Rawls May 3-1779 for the trip
born July 1779 for Mrs. L. C. B. B. last night new arrival August 1-1779 on Rose Oak Mission Company. Sick in Hospital Oct 1782.

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the provision, made by act of Congress passed July 9 th 1838, entitled, "An act granting help pay and pensions to certain widows,"
State of New York
On this 19 th day of March 1846, be-
fore the court held at Whitehaven, in and for said County, the same being a court of record, in open court personally appeared Samuel B Rawls, a resident of the town of Redfield, in the County of Oswego, State of New York aged (43) forty three from the 15 th day of Feby 1845, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by act of Congress, passed July 9 th 1838, entitled "An act granting help pay and pensions to certain widows,"
That this deponent is a son of the late widow Hannah Rawls, who was the widow of Aaron Rawls, who was this deponent's father, that the said Aaron Rawls, this deponent's father and late the husband of the said Hannah Rawls, this deponent's Mother, was formerly a soldier in the British Army, in the war of the Revolution, but being taken prisoner by the American Army he enlisted in to the service of the United States, where he done some two or three years service, that on account of the early death of said Aaron Rawls, it is impossible to give the names of officers, or the exact time when, the service was performed, that during the time he belonged to the Army, or immediately after he left it he became acquainted with this deponent's Mother, the aforesaid Hannah Rawls, - whose maiden name was Hannah Barber, to whom he was married, (as this deponent has understood from his Mother and Hannah Rawls,) by Dudley Case Esq a Justice of the Peace, in the town of Granbury County of Hartford State of Connecticut, where Samuel Barber, the father of Hannah Barber, late Hannah Rawls, this deponent's Mother, formerly resided, that the marriage took place near the close of the Revolutionary War.
That said Aaron Rawls, this deponent's father and late the husband of Hannah Rawls, this deponent's Mother, died in Bethlehem in the County of Albany N.Y. in the year 1803, that at his death he left his surviving a widow, to wit: Hannah Rawls this deponent's Mother who remained his widow until her

death, not having intermarried after the death of her husband Aaron Rawls this deponent's father,
That she died on the 31 st thirty first day of March 1843, one thousand eight hundred and forty three, that at her death she left the following named children her surviving among her only children her surviving and that each one of the age of twenty one years and upwards, viz. Hannah Rawls of Romeo Michigan Candace wife of Aaron Hullabrook of Battle Creek Albany Co. N.Y. Sarah wife of George and Mary  of Jones of Nelson in Grove Detmerick Upper Canada Andrew Rawls of Grandville County of in the State of Michigan, Sarah wife of Erasmus Southwell of Coeymans of Albany Co. New York, and Samuel B Rawls, this deponent a resident of Redfield Oswego Co. N.Y. That this deponent is the youngest of a family of ten children all own brothers and sisters of this deponent, and all own children of this deponent's father and mother, the aforesaid Aaron and Hannah Rawls, that the oldest of now living is over sixty years of age, that this deponent as one of the surviving heirs of Hannah Rawls, late the widow of Aaron Rawls, now makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the pension due said widow, at her decease, she having been married to said Aaron Rawls, previous to the first day of January 1844, for and in behalf of all the surviving heirs of said widow, for their material benefit,
Sworn and subscribed before the court in open court the day and date before written Yours Truly (J. Cady)
Samuel B Rawls
The court hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the court, that Samuel B Rawls above named is a respectable person that the late Hannah Rawls said Samuel B Rawls mother, was the widow of Aaron Rawls, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary Army of the United States, and whom he left a widow at his death in the year 1803, that she remained a widow until her death which was on the (31 st ) thirty first day of March 1843, one thousand eight hundred and forty three,

That at her decease she left the following named children her surviving, being her only children her surviving. Viz. Deborah Hews of Romeo Macomb Michigan. Candice wife of Aaron Hallenbeck of Bethlehem Albany County New York. Chloe wife of George Hunter of Nelson, in Grove District Upper Canada. Andrew Hews of Grandville Michigan. Sarah wife of Justus Lambwell of Coeymans Albany Co N.Y. and Samuel B Hews of Redfield of the County of Oswego State of New York. And that each one of the age of Twenty One years and upwards.
In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my Official Seal May 19 th day of March 1846
Isaac Gann (Seal) of Oneida County,

State of New York Cortland County
§ 33
Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, John Cook Esq of the Town of Verona in said County, aged Sixty two years and upwards, who being first duly sworn according to law deposes and saith, that he was formerly a resident of the Town of Simsbury in the County of Hartford, and State of Connecticut, that while a resident of Prize Town, he was personally acquainted with Aaron Rawls, who was then a resident of said Town, and who was formerly a soldier in the British Army, but being taken prisoner by the American Army he enlisted in to the service of the United States, and did service in the said Army of the United States, after being taken prisoner by the American Army, for some two or three years, which service was done near the close of the revolutionary War, that about the time of his leaving the service of the United States, said Aaron Rawls, the identical person who was taken prisoner by the American Army, and who after being taken prisoner, enlisted in to the service of the United States, and continued to serve therein, for the space of two or three years, married Hannah Barber, daughter of General Barber, who was a resident of said Town of Simsbury in the County of Hartford, and State of Connecticut, that they were mar- ried by Rev. Dudley Cuse, a Justice of the Peace in said County, that the exact date of the marriage this deponent is unable to state more definite, than that it was near the close of the revolutionary War, the event of the marriage is distinctly recollected from the circumstance, that it occasioned much talk in the neigh- borhood at the time, it being spoken of frequently, and many were inclined to remark that it was very singular that Mr Samuel Barber would permit his daughter to marry a foreigner, which circumstance of so much being said in the neighborhood, relative to their marriage, made an impression upon this deponent's mind, by which he dis- tinctly recollects the event of their marriage. That said Aaron Rawls, as this deponent has been entirely informed and believes, died about the year 1803, that at his death he left a widow

Wig, Hannah Rawls the identical person whose name before marriage was Hannah Rawls Barber whom he married in Simsbury Connecticut at the time above stated, and that his Widow said Hannah Rawls did not intermarry after the death of her Husband said Aaron Rawls, but remained a widow until her death which took place about three years ago the present month that at the time of her death she left several children her surviving, the youngest of whom is Samuel B Rawls who is and has been for many years personally known to this deponent and who resides in the town of Redfield Oswego Co NY, and whose declaration is hereto annexed that there was a large family of children own brothers and sisters, and own children of the said Aaron and Hannah Rawls. That the reason this deponent does not recollect the names of the other children besides Samuel B Rawls is because that this deponent did not reside very near the said Aaron Rawls for several years having moved away from Simsbury a few years after their marriage, so this deponent did not become much acquainted with the said children before  until after they had became separated from the family and gone away for them- selves this deponent further says for several years immedia- tely preceding the year 1830, one thousand eight hundred and thirty this deponent resided in the town of Horence in said County, and then the said Samuel B Rawls son of said Hannah Rawls, and the said Hannah Rawls resided together in the same town while this deponent resided there, and this deponent was personally acquainted with the said Hannah Rawls the widow  wife of the said Aaron Rawls up to the time of her death, after her marriage to the said Aaron Rawls as well as before Sworn and subscribed before me this 19 th day of March 1846 Rev. Serenus Clark of the Peace
John Cook

State of New York
I certify that the foregoing named affidavit of John Cook Esq. is a Respected Person in whose statements under oath, is used, should be placed implicit confidence and that the interlineations and erasures in this affidavit were made before execution.
N. S. Looney Justice of the Peace
State of New York

State of New York Clerks Office Oneida County ss
I, Elias G. Smith, Clerk of the County of Oneida County, aforesaid do hereby certify that Nathaniel S. Doolittle whose name is subscribed to the annexed instrument & thereon written was at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace in and for said County & duly authorized to act as such Justice further, the signature purporting to be his to said written instrument is genuine.
12708. Hannah Russell N.Y. Anon Act 7 July 38
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed my official seal at the Clerks Office in Utica the 19 th day of March 1844 Elias G. Smith Clerk
Sub. Bap. M... Act 12... m. 12708

Act of July 22, 1890, and March 3, 1878.
84415
P. O. Annale Rawls
Service: REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

N 12708
Wannah Rawah St. Cloud
at N. G. Wood's house Sept 29, 1838
8608
at 7 July 1838

Hannah Rawles wid of Samuel See letter of Comd. of July 6, 1846 to Willis G. Wade from Abad Joy

12708 June 24. 1846
Rose My dear Aunt
St. Ann's Place.
July 7. 1838.
Pro babs
Wm L Edwards Civ. Eng. Prussian Washington
LC 10
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Rose New York April 20th 1846
Sir,
I beg leave to enclose for your examination the Declaration and proof, in support of the claim of the heirs of Hannah Rawls late widow of Aaron Rawls, for the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 9th 1838.
I am respectfully Your obed Servt W. G. Wade
Hon J. L. Edwards Com'y Division Washington D. C.

Rose New York September 21 st 1846.
Sir,
I have the honor to forward the enclosed proofs in support of the claim for a pension, of the children of Hannah Rauls dec d ,
I am, Sir, Very Respectfully, Your Obed t Serv t , M c G. Wade
Hon J L Edwards, Com r of Pensions Washington D C