Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 26260, for Ephraim Munson, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
born-
Munson, Ephraim or Morrison
W 26260
Deborah
CONTENTS

22 75-8 Connecticut
See letter to P. Sept. 27. 1804
Ephraim Munson of Bethlem in the State of Conn. who was a Pri — in the — commanded by Captain — of the Regt commanded by Col. Durkee in the Conn. line for 9 mo 11 days —
Inscribed on the Roll of Conn at the rate of 31- Dollars 22 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 day of Octo 2 33 and sent Phineas Miner Litchfield let
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 33 $ 78 05 Semi-ant. allowance ending Mar — 15 61
$93 66
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by E. D. Bullark Clerk,
Book 2 Vol. 3 Page 28

Died in Paris Age 21. Feb 1840 To Vermont from 4 Sep 1839. 27. March 1840. notification to C. R. Walker. Pension etc. Letter to C. R. Walker 30 March 1840
Vermont
Connecticut - 2442
Deborah Munsow, widow of Ephraim Munsow, who was a pensioner under the Act of 7 th June '32 and who died on the 27 th Nov r 1834 of Dutchess in the State of Conn t who was a P er in the Compy commanded by Captain [blank] of the Reg t commanded by Quimby in the Conn t line for 8 mos 11 dys
Reduced to 28.88
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 27 Dollars 88 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14 th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 th day of May '39, and said Abigail Munsow was drafted Dutchess, C t 
Arrears to the 14 th of Mar. - $ 83.64 Semi-annual allowance ending 13.94 $ 97.58
{ Act July 7, 1838 }
Recorded by R. Burdine Clerk, Book Vol. 1 - Page 198

APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.
State of Vermont County of Rutland
ss.
On this 24 th day of January 1840 183 , before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Rutland personally appeared Deborah Mearson who, on her  his oath, declares that she is the same person (who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain in the Regiment commanded by Colonel in the service of the United States; that)
whom her  his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Connecticut, on the 16. day of June 1836 for a five year pension, from which State from whence she has lately removed; that she now resides in the State (District, or Territory,) of Vermont where she intends to remain, and wishes her  his pension to be there payable, in future. The following are her  his reasons for removing from the State of Connecticut to the State of Vermont (to wit): for the purpose of residing with her only daughter, who is now living in Bennington in said State of Vermont whereas while living in Connecticut she had to live alone and in an uncomfortable house. and is a cripple.
In presence of M. W. Smith Witness
Deborah Mearson mark
Sworn and subscribed to before me, } the day and year aforesaid.
M. W. Smith Justice of the Peace
☞ The oath to be taken before a duly qualified Magistrate, whose official character and signature must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. The County Clerk, Secretary of State, or some other officer, must certify, under his seal of office, that the officer who administered the oath is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, Mayor, Alderman, or Notary Public, as the case may be, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
☞ The oath must be supported by the testimony of some respectable person, as to the pensioner's identity. He must swear that the person who has taken the above oath, is the person described in the affidavit. The Magistrate must certify that the witness is a person of veracity; and the affidavit must also be authenticated in the manner above directed.
☞ 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 be sent with the papers.
☞ Mode of authenticating papers.—In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officers who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or small 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.

State of Vermont Rutland County } Benson January 24 th AD 1840. Then personally appeared Roswell Barber and made solemn oath that the within named Deborah Munsen is the identical person described in the within affidavit. R. Barber Subscribed & sworn to — Before me W. W. Smith — Just. Peace
I hereby certify that the above named Roswell Barber is a person of veracity. Jan. 24. 1840. W. W. Smith Just. Peace
State of Vermont Rutland County } ss
I G. M. Hopkins Clerk of the Court of the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that W. W. Smith is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly Commissioned and qua- lified, that his commission is dated on the 25 th day of November 1839, and will expire on the 30 th day of Nov. 1840, and that his signature above and within is genuine
Given under my hand and the Seal of said County this 27 th day of Jan. 1840 G. M. Hopkins

2186 Deborah Mansons Declaration
Con. Act 7 July 38
m 87. d 34
abnd Sm. 11
$28.88
x 27.88. sh. be-
no deduction
Morris Woodruff Litchfield Low

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th July 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows,"
State of Connecticut ss District of Litchfield County of Litchfield ss
On this 19 th day of September 1838 personally appeared before the court of Probate within & for s d District said court being a court of Record Deborah Monson a resident of Bethlehem in the County of Litchfield & State aforesaid aged Seventythree 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 by the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and Pensions to certain widows,"
That she is the Widow of Ephraim Monson late of said Bethlehem deceased who was a private in the Army of the Revolution and that according to her best knowledge & belief her said husband served in s d Army in the Military service of the United States a period of about Ten Months that said Ephraim Monson was a Pensioner of the United States under the act of the 7 th June 1832 at the rate of Thirtyone Dollars & twentytwo cents per annum
That she cannot state with particularity the circumstances in relation to his services but for proof of s d services refers to his original application for a Pension & the Record & documentary evidence of it in the War Department, upon which a Pension certificate in his favor was granted & issued under date of the 30 th day of October 1833 -
She further declares that her maiden

name was Deborah Scott that she was married to the said Ephraim Monson at Watertown in the County of Litchfield & State of Connecticut On the 18 th Day of March 1787 by the Rev d John Trumbull the Ordained Minister & Pastor over the Congregational Church in said Watertown at the residence of the said John Trumbull that the said John Trumbull has been Dead according to her best recollection & belief, more than Forty years, That she has not any Record of her Marriage & that she is unable to find any Record of the same upon the Town Records of the Town of Watertown aforesaid and cannot find that there is extant any Records of the s d John Trumbull & she fully believes that if any Record of her marriage aforesaid was ever made that they are lost or have been destroyed & that she fully believes that there is not in existence any Record of her marriage with the s d Ephraim Monson aforesaid. She further states & declares that she has always preserved in her mind & memory the Day on which she was married, That she was born on the 14 th Day of August 1765 and she further declares that she was married to the s d Monson the next Month following the time she was 21 years of age or less which she has retained & is fresh in her recollection — That her husband the aforesaid Ephraim Monson Died at s d Bethlehem on the 27 th Day of November 1834, That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the s d Service but the marriage took place previous to the 1 st of January 1794 (vitz) at the time above stated, and that she has remained a Widow ever since the Death of s d Ephraim Monson —
Deborah her Monson mark
Sworn to & subscribed on the Day & year first above written —
Phoebe Hall Judge of Probate of the District of Litchfield

And the sd Court doth hereby declare its opinion after the investigation of the Matter that the facts stated & set forth in the foregoing declaration of Deborah Marrison are true —
Phinehas Miner Judge of Probate for the District of Litchfield
I Geo. C. Woodruff Clerk of the Court of Probate within & for the District of Litchfield Connecticut do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of sd Court in the matter of the application of Deborah Marrison for a Pension — In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office this 19 th Day of September A D 1838
Geo. C. Woodruff Clerk

Eph m Nunsun Application de Continental Service

State of Connecticut } Court of Probate within & County of Litchfield } for the District of Litchfield
On this 10 th day of August 1832 personally appeared before the Hon. Fred ick Wolcott Judge of Probate within & for said District Ephraim Munson a resident of Bethlehem in the County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut aged sixty nine years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declarations in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1780 with Col. Moadiah Rooter and served in the 2 nd Regiment of the Connecticut Line under the following named officers: Lieut. Col. Joseph Hoyt, Major Nathaniel Capt. Stephen Batts, Ensign S t John, (per Lieut. or his name forgotten) Serg t Batts. The said Munson left the service sometime in the month of December 1780, and resided in the Town of Lau Thurytown in said State of Conn t when he entered the service, and the circumstances under which he entered, are as follows, viz, sometime in the month of June 1780 he was hired as a substitute for Charles Atkins of said Southburytown who was drafted to serve in the Continental or United States Army. That the said Munson in company with other drafted men proceeded imme- diately from said Southburytown to Farmington in said State, when & where some of the principal inhabitants 4 th Term of Service

of said Farmington had assembled, and on the arrival of the said Munson & the other drafted men, they were advised by said persons so assembled, to enlist into the United States Service, and Col. Roadah Hooker of said Farmington being present remarked that he was authorized to enlist us and being urged and advised so to do the said Munson and the other drafted men then & there enlisted with the said Hooker, into said Service, and from there marched immediately to Stockport in said State and were there mustered by the said Hooker and were marched from said latter place under the command of Capt. Hills of Kent a Continental Officer, to Danbury in said State to the Quarters or residence of Col. Dissey, in Danbury and the said Dissey on being informed under what circumstances the said Munson & his fellow soldiers had been enlisted, & marched to that place, remarked that he had no enlistment papers or any written evidence of any enlistment sent to him and advised a new enlistment, whereupon the said Munson & others then & there again enlisted with or under the said Dissey into the United States or Continental Service, to serve therein until the 1 st of Jan y . 1778. Then next ensuing, that after having enlisted in the manner aforesaid he remained in said Danbury a few days & was then marched by Capt. Shipman and Lieut. Armstrong from said Danbury to Nelsons Point opposite West Point on the Hudson River, when and when

The said Munson was annexed to the said Stephen Bell's Company, and that after remaining at said Nelson's Point for a few weeks, he was marched down the River and crossed the same at Kings Ferry and performed duty on the New Jersey side and near the City of New York until sometime in the month of November following, when he recrossed the Hudson River and was marched to said Nelson's Point. Then was sent to cover a foraging party near Kings Bridge for several days, after which he was employed with other soldiers in erecting Huts on the Highlands until sometime in the month of December 1780, and being entirely destitute of provisions (not having drawn any for three days previous to our discharge) Capt Bell informed us that if we would work well one day more we should then be discharged, which was performed, and the said Munson says, he was then discharged which was sometime in the month of December 1780 - which discharge was in writing but was burnt in the month of December 1787 at which time the said Munson's dwelling house, was consumed by fire, with its contents -
He the said Munson hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state -
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me Frederick Wolcott, Esq. of Providence, State of Rhode Island District, County of Providence

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states For services Wolcott Judge of Probate, Litchfield District Connect.
I Phinehas Miner Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Litchfield, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Ephraim Munson for a pension
In testimony whereof I have here- unto set my hand & seal of office this 10 th day of August 1832
Phinehas Miner Clerk.
Ephraim Munson Application for Entitlement Service

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Phineas Miner Litchfield Conn

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 21- 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjuncted notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Ephraim Munson Ct
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     June 1778 Sub. 3 Private Col Stoddart Moseley 69- born in N Haven   July 1779 vol. 7 " Col Sloper entered in Hartford now   July 11 1780 1 " Col May Col Phelps lives in Litchfield   April 1780 enlist " Col Bells Hooker one living witness proves   To Dec. 1780 about Sub. 5 " 3 tons of 1 month a clergyman's certificate, and citizen  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
The above service is from a declaration.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted: This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers :
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
# Not being found on the rolls of the Connecticut line which are complete for 1780, he must prove his services as required

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
 6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
 7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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. 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 that 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 shown 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.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he 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.
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 papers 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.
Proof of Service.
[j] 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 claimant's 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.
The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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It does not appear that claimant has made any exertions to prove his service

. and 181. Wars Section.
Aug 3
June 22, 1937
Mrs. W. E. Fraim 549 N. Lime St Lancaster, Pa.
Madam:
I have to advise you that you are herewith furnished the history of Ephraim Munson, W. 36360, for which there is no charge, and your $2.00 is therefore returned.
From the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim W. 36360, it appears that Ephraim Munson was born May 1, 1763 in Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut.
While living in Southington, Hartford County, Connecticut, he enlisted in June 1778 and served three months as a private in Captain James Stoddard's Company, Colonel Increase Moseley's Connecticut Regiment. He enlisted in July 1779 and served one week in Captain Ambrose Sloper's Connecticut Company. He enlisted in July 1779 and served one month  month in Captain Asaph Bray's Company, Colonel Noadiah Phelps' Connecticut Regiment. He enlisted in June 1780 and served
I sent two histories returned $2.00 as she did not seem to know what she wanted & she did not say definitely what she wanted -

five months in Captain Stephen Betts' Company, Colonel Joseph Hatt's Connecticut Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 10, 1832, while living in Bethlehem, Litchfield County, Connecticut. He died there November 27, 1834.
Soldier married March 18, 1787 at Watertown, Connecticut, Deborah Scott, who was born August 14, 1765. She was allowed pension on her application executed September 19, 1838, while living in Bethlehem, Connecticut.
In 1840, she was living in Benson, Vermont, with a daughter, whose name is not stated.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

I Abram Smith of Woodbury in the County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut being seventy two years of age and having been duly sworn according to law depose and say that Ephraim Munson of Bethlehem in said County, an applicant for a Pension under the act of Congress of June 7 - 1832, has related to me which in conversation with him respecting the events of the Revolutionary War, several events circumstances & incidents which occurred during a term of military service performed at West Point by me in Col Eno's Regiment from which I have every reason to believe that the said Munson must have been at said West Point (and conversant with many transactions that occurred during among the troops at that time, which was in the summer and Autumn of 1778. and the deponent further says that he was not acquainted with the said Munson at the time aforesaid and cannot say from personal knowledge that the said Munson was at said West Point during the period

aforesaid but infers the fact or decisions his evidence of the same solely on the grounds herein before stated - And the Defendant further says that the said Munson has related the incidents concerning -ams & events herein before referred to, both previous and subsequent to the last Session of Congress. - Abram Smith
St. Joseph County p. B. St. Joseph August 17 th 1832. Personally appeared Abram Smith the above named Defendant and made Solemn oath to the truth of the facts contained in the above & foregoing deposition by him subscribed before me.
David Bird Justice of the Peace
St. Joseph County p. B. St. Joseph June 20 th 1833. I hereby Certify that I am acquainted with Abram Smith the defendant who signed the above & foregoing deposition and that he is a credible person.
David Bird Justice of the Peace

I Simon Miles of Waterbury in the County of Litchfield & State of Connecticut being 73 years of age before I say that I was well acquainted with Captain Munson of Southington in the year 1779 which was at that time my place of residence said Munson now lives in Bethlehem in the County of Litchfield - I well recollect of said Munson being drafted to go into the army of the Revolution in the year 1779 some time in the month of July he went to Dan- one month from the time he arrived at home neck & he was one week on the march to that place for I was in the same company with said Munson until he arrived at home neck & well remember that said Munson served his time of one month after he joined the Army in a company commanded by Capt A. Bray in the Regt commanded by Col Voadiah Phelps Lieut. Col I do not recollect the Brigade was commanded by Brigadier Genl Hart Oliver Woolcott of Litchfield who belonged to State troops from the State of Connecticut the town of Southington where said Munson then resided belongs in the County of Hartford in said State further the Deponent sayth not Simon Miles
- State of Connecticut Litchfield County ss Bethlehem on the 2 nd day of August 1832 came before me David Bird a justice of the Peace for the County of Litchfield Simon Miles of Waterbury in the County of Litchfield to me known to be a credible witness and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed - David Bird justice of the Peace

Simon Miles
State of Conn. County of Litchfield.
I Frederick Wolcott Clerk of the County Court for the County of Litchfield hereby certify that David Bird Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavit of Abram Smith & Simon Miles appears to have been taken was on the 2 d day of August 1832 when since has been & still is a justice of the Peace for said County duly authorized to administer oaths and that the signature of said affidavit purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this 10 th day of Aug t 1832. Frederick Wolcott Clerk.
I Frederick Wolcott Clerk of the County Court for the County of Litchfield State of Connecticut hereby certify that David Bird Esq before whom the preceding affidavits of Abram Smith & Simon Miles appear to have been taken was on the 2 d day of August 1832 ever since has been & now is a justice of the Peace in & for said County duly qualified to administer oaths & that the signatures to the certificates attached to said affidavits which purport to be his are genuine & his proper hand writing.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court at Litchfield in said County this 22 d day of June 1833 Frederick Wolcott Clerk.

No 5283.
Eph s Munson's Application de Militia Service

State of Connecticut, County of Litchfield
} ss. Court of Probate within & for the District of Litchfield
On this 10 th day of Aug 1832 personally appeared, in open Court, before the Hon. Frederick Walcott Judge of the Court of Probate within & for the District of Litchfield
now sitting, Ephraim Munson a resident of Bethlehem in the County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut, aged 59 years, who being first 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, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers, and served as herein stated.
That he served three several tours in the Militia as follows (viz) In the first tour he served under Col t Increase Morely 1 st Major Porter. Capt s James Stoddard. Lieut s Hart. and according to his best recollection the Ensigns name was Ford, Mitchell was orderly Serj t . The said Munson entered the service (as a Substitute for Nathan Jones who was drafted) sometime in the month of June July 1778. That in the said Munson resided in the Town of Southington, County of Hartford and State of Connecticut at the time he entered the service, that he the said Munson was marched was marched from said Southington in company with the drafted men, by Capt s Stoddard through New Haven Fairfield and Norwalk & Horse Neck, at which place the company to which he belonged was annexed to the Regiment Commanded by the Gen l Col t Morely, from there the said Munson was marched in company with the troops to White Plains, and after a stay of a few days at the latter place, was marched to & New Paltz & was there engaged part of the time on fatigue duty working at Fort Putnam and the remainder of the time at Guard & Garrison duty, that he continued at New Paltz employed as aforesaid until sometime in the month of September 1778, when he was discharged While the said Munson was at White Plains as aforesaid Gen l Washington arrived there with the Grand Army

previous to which Gen l Gates had the command at that Place. Col l Willys of the Connecticut Line was at White Plains While the said Munson was at High Point Col l Malcolm. a Continental Officer had the command at that Station Major Stagg was second in command under Col l Malcolm. According to his best recollection Col l Eno was at High Point and commanded a Reg t of Connecticut Minute men and Col l Poor was also there & commanded a Regiment of Massachusetts minute men.
2 nd And the said Munson says that the 2 nd tour of duty performed by him was at New Haven in said State of Connecticut under the following named Officers, and as follows (viz) That in the month of July 1779 when the British Troops landed at New Haven he belonged to a Militia Company in said Southington & was called out as a volunteer by Capt n Ambrose Sloper. Who commanded said Company and marched immediately with said Company to New Haven and performed military duty at that place about one week. - Lieut s Elisha Woodruff and Ensign Lewis were the company Officers belonging to Capt n Sloper's company at the time the said Munson marched to New Haven as aforesaid.
3 rd And the said Munson says that the 3 rd tour of Military duty performed by him in the service of the United States is as follows viz That immediately after he returned from the military tour at New Haven he was drafted it being sometime in the month of July 1779. and served under Col l Asahel Phelps of Linsbury Lieut l Col l Adams of Litchfield and Major Aaron Austin of New Hartford. Capt n Asahel Tracy and Lieut n Hooker of said Southington were the company officers, that he

The said Munson was marched in company with others by the said Capt May immediately after being drafted as aforesaid, from said Southington to Horse Neck where he performed military duty about one month and was then discharged by said Col Phelps - Genl Oliver Woodcock was stationed at Horse Neck and had the command of the troops at that place while the said Munson was there, there was one company of Cavalry stationed there at the same time commanded by Capt Root of Southington - and the said Munson says that with regard to the first and second tours of military service as herein before described, he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can produce who can testify to his service - He did not receive a written discharge at the expiration of any one of the above mentioned tours of service He was born in Wallingford in New Haven County, in that part of it now the town of May 1 st 1763 Chester, He has no other record of this age than one in his family bible
He is known to Nathan Kearny, Nathan Bristol Jr Sheldon C Leavitt, Eliezer Green, David Bird he is his present neighborhood, who can testify as to his char- acter for veracity, & their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State
Ephraim Munson Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid before me Frederick Wolcott Esq. Notary Public, Dist. Court

The said _____ 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 and year aforesaid.
We, Paul Couch a clergyman, residing in the town of Bethlehem and Nathan Hawley residing in the same, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Ephraim Munsan who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 69 years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
For and in the name of the Court of Probate Simsbury? District, Conn.
Paul Couch Nathan Hawley
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 abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that the Rev Paul Couch who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the town of Bethlehem aforesaid and that Nathan Hawley Esq who has also signed the same, is a resident in the town of Bethlehem aforesaid and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
For and in the name of the Court of Probate Simsbury District, Conn.
I, Phinehas Miner Clerk of the Court of Probate within for the District of Litchfield Conn. do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Ephraim Munsan for a Pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said Office, this 10 th day of August 1832
Phinehas Miner Clerk.

Hon. J. N. Huntington Letter -
Mr. E. B.

Free J. M. Huntington
Mr. Ephraim Manser
Bethlem
Connecticut

Washington June 26. 1832
Sir -
I have rec d . your letter of the 16 th - & in answer to a note which I immediately addressed to the War Department, I have been informed, "that it appears from the records, that Ephraim Mason enlisted in Captain Bells company, 2 d Reg t Connecticut line, on the 5 th day of July 1780, for six months, & that he was discharged on the 9 th day of December 1780 - He did not therefore, serve out the period for which he engaged" -
Respectfully Yours J. M c Hughington

Supplementary Dec- laration of E. H. Nunn

State of Connecticut } of Court of Probate within County of Litchfield } and for the district of Litchfield
On this 22 nd day of June 1833. Personally appeared before the Hon ble Frederick Wolcott Judge of Probate within aforesaid District Ephraim Munson a resident of Bethlehem in the County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration, in addition to the one heretofore made & bearing date the 10 th day of August 1832, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832, that he served three months in the first term of military duty in the Regiment commanded by Col Mosely as set forth in one of his the 5 th Munson former declarations & which is herewith transmitted and the said Munson says in addition to what is contained in said former declaration that Genl-Lee was tried by a Court Martial at White Plains during his the Munson first term of military duty, & which trial was going on while the said Munson was at said White Plains & previous to his marching to West- Point - and the said Munson says that he served one week the 2 nd term of duty

performed by him at New Haven in Capt Hopley Company as set forth in his former declaration, and the said Munson says that after having made diligent enquiry & research in the Towns of Farmington, Cheshire Farmington & Danbury for proof of his said service in both the 1 st & 2 nd Laws of military duty as set forth in his said declaration heretofore made as aforesaid he cannot find any person or witness who can testify to his services and that he does not know of any surviving witness who can testify & has no proof of the 3 rd service excepting what is promised by the deposition of Abram Smith attached to the former declaration and is herewith again transmitted
And the said Munson says that he served one month in the 3 rd Law of military duty at Horse Neck under Col l Phelps as set forth and described in the former declaration, & which this is an addition, and the said Munson says he cannot find & has no knowledge of any person or witness to prove his services in 1 st 3 rd Law, excepting Simon Miles whose deposition is annexed to the former declaration & is herewith again transmitted, Altho' the said Munson has made use of the same diligence & exertion to obtain proof, as was made to substantiate

The 1 st & 2 nd Term of duty.
And the said Munson says that in the 4 th Term of Military duty as set forth in the 2 nd Declaration heretofore made by him & bearing date the 10 th day of August 1832 & to which this is an addition & herewith transmitted, he served five months in the 2 nd Reg t of the Coast Line under the command of Lieut Col Bayle in the manner specified in 1 st former Declaration, and said Munson would state in addition to which is contained therein, that he was present at the executions of May 1 st Andre, & that he saw him when going to the place of his Execution & that he was then dressed in uniform - and that he saw the said Andre when he was brought into camp after his capture & before his trial (that he was, confined under guard) by our Reg t which was the Coast Line of the Army being at that time posted on the left - and the said Munson would further state during his 4 th Term, that Genl Washington went to Hartford Conn t for the purpose of having an interview with the French Officers who had command of our allied French Troops - and the said Munson says that he has made the same extra to prove the 4 th Term of duty as he made to prove the three previous terms and cannot find any person or witness to prove the same, - that previous to making

his first declaration he made application to Capt. Stephen Betts in whose company he served, & whom he had not seen before, since the time of his discharge, & who is now believed to be living & residing in New Canaan in this State. To testify to his the said Murray having performed with the said Betts, and the said Betts said that he had some recollection of him the said Murray but as he had no muster rolls of the men who served at that time he did not like to give make oath to the fact of the said Murray having and therefore declined giving his deposition. And the said Murray says that he has applied to our Hon. the Pardon of Lanthorne who entitled at the same place at time with him self & marched from Farmington to Milroy's Point as stated in the former declaration, and the said Pardon said he well recollected the march, but that he left our company on our arrival at Milroy's Point & was put into the light Infantry which was stationed about 10 miles in advance of the main Army. he did not like to make oath to my service - The said Murray says that he was living in Lanthorne in the State of Connecticut at the time when he was called into service in each & every of the tours of duty as herein before mentioned. That he left Lanthorne in the year 1781. That he has lived since the Revolutionary War in Southbury in the County of New Haven, for a short period, and in Newton in the County of Fairfield for

a short time, and in Bethlehem where he now lives. 2 to which last place he removed in the year 1784. on the 8 th day of May in the year And the said Munson says that he never visited the Town of Southington from the time he left there in 1781. until the last season. when he went there for the purpose of obtaining proof of his services, and that it is probably owing to his long absence from that place, connected with the fact that he was only 18 years of age when he left the place. why he cannot obtain the testimony of living witnesses to prove his case. —
And the said Munson says that in the Tabular form of the statement of his case sent to him by the Comm ee of Pensions. the name of Col l Hooker is inserted as the Field officer under whom he served in the 4 th Conn of duty. This has induced the said Munson to think  that that he was not understood. or was misapprehended in his former declaration and he wishes to call the attention of the Comm ee to this point. The said Munson did not serve under Col l Hooker but under Lieut Col Joseph Hoyt. 2 d by reading to his former declaration it will appear to State. — Col l Hooker was a Militia Col l

and ended in Farmington, and when we arrived there the 1 st Hooker claimed authority to enlist us. & did so. & after marching us to Litchfield & mustering the men. we saw nothing more of Col Hooker & when we arrived at Danbury under the charge of Capt. Wells Col. Dickins. a continental officer disregarded our entitlement under Hooker & enlisted us anew. & by examining the said former declaration it will be found that he the said Munson & his associates merely enlisted & were mustered by Col. Hooker. & afterwards enlisted. for the same term by Col. Dickins, but that he served under Genl. Col. Hays He served as a private soldier through each period of ser- vice mentioned above
John Munson
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid before me - For ascertained Wolcott, Judge of Probate, District of Litchfield, Conn.

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after filling the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states
Forwards W. D. Wood, Judge of Probate District of Litchfield Connecticut.
I Phinehas Miner Clerk of the Court of Probate within and for the District of Litchfield do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Ephraim Munson for a Pension - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of said office this 22 d day of June 1833. Phinehas Miner Clerk -

Daniel Pardue. Deposition -

I Daniel Pardon of Southington in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut aged Seventy one years, depose and say that I have known Ephraim Munson formerly of said Southington now residing in the Town of Bethlehem in the county of Litchfield and State aforesaid, for Sixty years and more, that, in the month of June or July A. D 1880. I enlisted into the service of the United States, in the company of Capt Les Eyck and in the Regiment of Col Zebulon Butler - and continued in said the service until the 13 th day of December 1880. when I was discharged - and I further depose that, I did not continue in said Regiment but a short time, but was soon transferred to Col Swift's Regiment - That I well recollect that the said Ephraim Munson was in the service of the United States, in Capt Betts company, and Col Butler's Regiment, and continued in the service in said Regiment, as long as I

continued in that Regiment and I left him in said service when I was transferred from Col Butlers to Col Swifts Regiment and I further depose that at the time I left said Southington to enter upon said service, I went in company with said Ephraim Munson and, I think enlisted at the same time that he did, and that we both enlisted for the term of Six months -
And I further state that in the month of July 1779 was drafted, from the militia to go to Horseneck in Connecticut, and immediately started and entered the service in the company of Capt Bray and in the Regiment of Col Moadiah Phelps and continued on duty in said Regiment for the term of Six weeks - and that said Ephraim Munson was drafted at the same time that I was, and went with me to said Horseneck and, continued in the service in Capt Bray's company and Col Phelps Regiment, as long as

I did and was dismissed at the expiration of six weeks and returned with me to said Southington -
And further the Deponent saith not
Daniel Parder
State of Connecticut } for Southington Probate District Hartford County ) On the 9 th day of October A.D. 1833. Personally appeared before the subscriber Judge of Probate for said District - Daniel Parder well known to me as a credible person and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing Deposition by him subscribed
Francis W. Wilcox Judge of Probate
I Royal R. Newman Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Southington do hereby certify that Francis W. Wilcox is the Judge of said Court, and that the signature annexed to the foregoing certificate is his genuine certification signature
In testimony whereof I hereunto

set my hand and seal of office the 9 th day of October A.D 1833
Mayal Wilkinson Clerk
Daniel Parker Superintendent

No. 22,758
Recorded in the Pension Office in Book C, Vol. 3, page 28 by E. D. Brumock Clerk

United States of America.
STATE OF CONNECTICUT, } ss. HARTFORD, COUNTY OF HARTFORD, }
BE IT KNOWN, That before me, Justice of the Peace, in and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared and made oath in due form of law, that he is the identical person named in an original certificate in his possession, of which (I certify) the following is a true copy:
“WAR DEPARTMENT.”
Revolutionary Claim.
I CERTIFY that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832,
Ephraim Munson of the State of Connecticut, who was a
Private during the Revolutionary war
is entitled to receive Thirty One dollars, and
twenty two cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this 30 th day of October one thousand eight hundred and thirty- Three .
Lew. Cass Secretary of War.
Examined and } Countersigned. }
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.”
That he is entitled to a pension of dollars per annum; that he now resides in Bethlem in the county of Litchfield and State of Connecticut, and has resided there for the space of fifty years past; and that previous thereto he resided in
SWORN and subscribed this
day of
183
before me,
(Reported March 1. 1834 at $31.12 p. ann.)

I Joel Hungerford of Watertown in the County of Litchfield & State of Connecticut aged Fifty years Having first been duly sworn according to Law Depose & say that I am a Deacon in the Congregational Church in sd Watertown & have been for the last Twenty years appointed from time to time Clerk of sd Church & have had such of the Church Records in my possession as were to be found extant. And further Depose & say that the Revd John Trumbull was the first ordained Pastor over sd Church that the sd Trumbull has been Dead about Forty years & that the Records of the Church during the Ministry of the Revd Mr Trumbull are lost or destroyed — much inquiry has hitherto been made in relation to them & strict search has been made by myself as Clerk of sd Church & there is not any Records of the sd Church or of the sd Trumbull during the ministry of the sd Trumbull in relation to marriages or in relation to any thing which occurred during his ministry in sd Church — to the best of my knowledge there are any Records of the kind in existence but that they once have been lost or destroyed Joel Hungerford
State of Connecticut } Litchfield County } ss Watertown
On this 15 th day of September A D 1838 personally appeared Joel Hungerford to me well known to be the person described in & also subscribed the above Deposition in my presence & made Oath to the truth of the same
Before me Morris Woodruff Justice of the Peace

I Holbrook Curtis Town Clerk of Watertown in Litchfield County Connecticut do certify that I am Town Clerk of the S d Town of Watertown and that there has not been made any Record of the Marriage of Ephraim Sil- ver and Deborah Scott on the Second Week of S d Town. Nor does any such Record Among any of the Records of S d Town appear Attest Holbrook Curtis Town Clerk Watertown August 28 th 1838 Litchfield County Connecticut
And I Holbrook Curtis above named having been duly sworn according to Oath do hereby say That I am Town Clerk of the Town of Watertown & that the foregoing Certificate by me subscribed is true Holbrook Curtis
State of Connecticut } ss Watertown Litchfield County }
On this 15 th Day of September A D 1838 personally appeared Holbrook Curtis to me well known and who is entitled to credit and who subscribed the above Deposition in my presence and made solemn oath to the truth of the same
Before me Morris Woodruff Justice of the Peace
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I David Bird of Bethlehem in the County of Litchfield & State of Connecticut aged Sixtytwo years having been first duly sworn according to Law do Depose & say that I was well acquainted with Ephraim Morrison late of Bethleam Decd. That the said Morrison Died at Bethleam on the 27 th Day of Nov r A.D 1834 That I attended the funeral of the said Morrison & that I also know that the said Ephraim Morrison left a Widow whose name is Deborah Morrison & that she remains a Widow & unmarried & has remained unmarried from the time of the decease of the said Ephraim Morrison I have been particularly acquainted with the said Ephraim Morrison & his wife Deborah Morrison for more than Forty years previous to the Death of the said Morrison have lived during most of the time within a short Distance of their residence & now reside within about one & one half miles of the residence of the said Deborah Morrison, I also know that the said Ephraim Morrison was a Pensioner of the United States having during his life made out the Pensions necessary to draw his money, his Pension Certificate was granted under the Law of the United States of the 7 th June 1832 - I also know that the maiden name of the said Deborah Morrison was Deborah Scott and that the said Ephraim Morrison & the said Deborah have lived together as man & wife for more than Forty years previous to the Death of the said Ephraim Morrison.
David Bird
State of Connecticut } ss Bethlehem Litchfield County } ss On this 18 th Day of September A.D 1838 personally appeared David Bird to me well known & who is entitled to be said to who subscri- ibed the above deposition in my presence and made solemn Oath to the truth of the same Before me Morris Woodruff Justice of the Peace

I Nathan Hawley of Bethlehem in the County of Litchfield & State of Connecticut aged Sixty four years being first duly sworn according to Law depose & say That I was well acquainted with Ephraim Munson late of S d Bethlehem (Deceased) for more than Fifty two years previous to his Death, That the S d Munson boarded at the house of the Respondents Father previous to the Marriage of the S d Ephraim Munson (viz) in the year 1786, That according to the best of my recollection & belief the said Ephraim Munson was Married to Deborah Scott of Watertown & removed his wife into the Town of Bethlehem sometime in the year 1787 & resided within about fifty rods of the Respondents then residence for more than Fifteen years & during that period the Respondent his residence most of the time within about one mile of the residence of the S d Ephraim & Deborah Munson. That the said Ephraim Munson & Deborah Munson lived together from sometime in the year 1787 to the time of the Death of the S d Ephraim as man & wife, they were reputed to be husband & wife during the whole of that period & I have no doubt they were such although I did not see them Married - That the S d Ephraim Munson Died suddenly in S d Bethlehem on the 27 th Day of November 1834 that the Respondent attended the funeral of the S d Ephraim on the 29 th Day of Nov r 1834 - That the said Ephraim left a Widow at the time of his decease whose name is Deborah Munson that she is now living & is still a widow & has remained a widow & never remarried from the time of the Decease of her S d husband Ephraim Munson, That the said Ephraim Munson was a Pensioner of the United States, Nathan Hawley
State of Connecticut } Litchfield County } S s Bethlehem On this 18 th Day of September A D 1838 personally appeared Nathan Hawley to me well known & who is entitled to credit & who subscribed the above Deposition in my presence & made solemn Oath to the truth of the same - Before me Morris Woodruff Justice of the Peace

I Sarah Elton of the Town of Burlington in the County of Hartford in the State of Connecticut aged seventy one years having been first duly sworn according to Law Depose & say That I have been well acquainted with Ephraim Monson late of Bethlehem in the County of Litchfield & State aforesaid & with his wife now his Widow Deborah Monson from some time previous to their marriage to the time of the Death of the s d Ephraim & with his Widow the s d Deborah to the present time, That previous to their marriage the s d Eph m Monson resided in s d Bethlehem & the s d Deborah whose maiden name was Deborah Scott resided in Watertown in s d County of Litchfield & State aforesaid That I was present & witnessed the marriage of the s d Ephraim Monson to the said Deborah by the Rev d John Trumbull who was then Pastor of the Congregational Church in s d Watertown & who married the s d Ephraim to the s d Deborah at his the s d Trumbull's residence in s d Town of Watertown. That I cannot state positively from my own recollection the exact Date of their marriage but I will recollect that the said Ephraim Monson was married to the s d Deborah as aforesaid within about two years from my own Marriage That I was seventy one years of age on the tenth Day of April last and I was Eighteen years of age when I was married and I state with entire confidence both from the above mentioned facts & from my own recollection that the marriage of the said Ephraim to the said Deborah took place as aforesaid as early as the Spring of 1787. That I will recollect that they were married in the Spring, that there were but few persons present at the Wedding

and that I do not know of any person now living who saw them Married except myself and further the Deponent saith not
Sarah her  X Ellen Marks -
State of Connecticut } Litchfield County - } H. H. Burritt
On this 1 st Day of October A D 1838 personally appeared Sarah Ellen Towne well known to be who is entitled to credit and who subscribed the above Deposition by making her mark in my presence and made solemn oath to the truth of the same Before me Elijah Walling Just Peace

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, } ss. Litchfield. LITCHFIELD COUNTY, }
I Geo. C. Woodruff Assistant Clerk of the County Court of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Morris Woodruff & Elijah Patten Esq s are Justices of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, and by Law authorized to administer Oaths and to take the acknowledgment of Deeds . And that their commission was dated on the 29 th day of May A. D. 1835 and will expire on the 20th day of June, A. D. 1839 and that the signatures to the preceding certificate, which purport to be their respectively are genuine
Given under my hand and the Seal of said Court this 1 st day of October A. D. 1839
Geo. C. Woodruff Assistant Clerk

Oct 5 1838 7 July 2186
Hon J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions W te Washington D. C.

Litchfield 1 st October 1838
Hon d J L Edwards } Commissioner of Pensions }
Sir,
I enclose the application of Deborah Wilson of Bethlehem for a Pension together with the proof, Pension Certificate when granted you will please to forward to me by mail —
I am Sir with much respect Yours
Morris Woodhuff M D

Payment to be made at Hartford, by S. S. Pitkin, Esq., Agent for paying pension- ers, in the Agency of Connecticut
Payable on the 4th March and 4th September in each year. First payment to be made 31st December, 1838.
Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book A Vol. 1- Page 195-by
R. Burdine Clerk.

Issue new certificate for small change - $27.88
Morris Woodruff. Natchez La.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Five years' Pension.
I certify that in conformity with the act of July 7, 1838, Deborah Melanson , of Connecticut, widow of Ephraim Melanson , deceased, who was a Private in the Revolution - and died on the twenty seventh day of November 1834, is entitled to receive five years' pension at the rate of twenty eight dollars and eighty eight cents per annum, commencing on the fourth day of March, 1836; and in case of the death or marriage of said widow before the expiration of said five years, the pension will cease on the day of such marriage or death.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this twenty second day of April - one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine
Secretary of War.
Examined and } Countersigned. }
Commissioner of Pensions.

May 14 Conh. M. A. B.
Thomas L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D. C.
rec

Litchfield 10 th May 1839
J L Edw. Esq.
Sir
I enclose the Pension Certificate of Deborah Mearson for corruption as required in your letter to me of the 6 th Instant.
With much respect & am Yours obedt Servt Morris Woodruff

May 4
70
Cam
Dear Garrison,
J. P. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington City

Pittsfield 30 th April 1839
Hon J L Edwards Sir
It appears from the Pension Certificate of Deborah Meeson of Bethlehem Conn. Widow of Ephraim Meeson late of B o Bethlehem Quid dated the 22 nd instant & forwarded by the Department to me, that she is entitled to receive Twenty Eight Dollars & Eighty Eight cents per annum for five years commencing on the 4 th Day of March 1836 It find an examination that Eph m Meeson the late husband of B o Deborah had a pension granted to him as a private in the Revolution of Thirty One Dollars & Twelve cents per annum The difference though small is of some consequence to the Widow & if any mistake has occurred in calculating the annuity to which she is entitled I have the liberty to request that such mistake may now be rectified be rectified - I am Sir with much respect your &
Morris Woodruff M W

Benson March 29 1840
Dear Sir
Some time ago I had an application for a transfer of Mrs Munson's pension from State of Connecticut to State of Vermont please say if the transfer is made so that the com- clarew in this state referer had to her application please answer this
Respectfully yours C. Root

Yrs
Mr Swan
Feb 10 1840
J. L. Edwards
Commission of Pensions
Bureau of Pensions Washington City D. C. July 3

Benson July 1. 1840
Dear Sir
I forward you Deborah Munsan wishes to be transferred from Connecticut to this State as regard her dowering portion Respectfully yours C. P. Walker

Farmers & Merch Bank Pension Agency Hartford Feb 25, 1840.
Sir In answer to your enquiry as to what time Deborah Mearson's pension on the roll of this Agency under the act of July 7, 1838 was last paid, I have to inform you that she has been paid to the 4th day of September 1839. I am very respectfully Your Ob t Serv t .
A. N. Sonley Ag t
J. S. Edwards Esq Commission of Pensions Washington

tory to Mr. and Rapids.
reg
WIDOW, &c.
of h
File No. 26 260
Deborah Munson
Widow of
Ephraim Munson
Dearborn Line
Act July 7th 1838
Index : Vol. M , Page 73
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Feb. 3. 1897- His George C. Pierce, Jr. Michigan.
Dec-1-1903- He mrs E. L. Sanford by Henry N.Y.
1908 Oct. 3 First To Alice Palmer, V.L.M.
1909 Oct 26 First To Margaret J. Shepard
1925 Nov. 3 First To Hon. Karam Bingham
1926 Dec 22 First To Mrs. Carl W. Fletcher
1929 June 22 First To Mrs. W.E. Groom
was returned by Reg mail and

3 Moull St. Newark, Ohio. Sept-21- 1908
Dear Sir: - Will you please give me the record of Ephriam Munson who en- listed in Connecticut for Ser- vice in the Revolutionary War cols. Zebulon Butler & Increase Moseley - I'm told - & am seeking S.A.R. eligibility.
Respectfully Miss Alice Palmer

KATHERINE GAYLORD CHAPTER, DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, BRISTOL, CONNECTICUT.
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D. C. Dear Sir: -
I am writing in behalf of the following ladies, who desire information from the Bureau of Pensions, in order to verify the mil- itary service of their ancestors.
Mrs. Ellen Barbour Wightman Military history of Austin Bishop, Pensioned under the Act of 1882, residing in Hartford Co. Conn.
Mrs. Marguerite Dunbar Shepard

Military History of Ephraim Munson Pensioned under Act of 1832, residing in Litchfield Co. Conn.
Mrs. Cynthia Vail Snow. Military history of William Vail. On the roll of pensioners of Orange Co. New York - dated Nov. 28, 1832
Thanking you in advance, I am,
Very truly yours,
Mary Fuller Martin, Registrar.
Bristol, Conn.
Oct. 13, 1909.

Information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
Ephraim Hanson Wd File 26260
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     June 1778 3 mos. Pvt. James Stoddard Ingraham Moseley Conn.   July 1779 1 week " Amos Sloper   July 1779 1 mo. " Asaph Bray Nathaniel Phelps   June 1780 5 mos. " Stephen Betts Joseph Hais 2" Conn.       has at expiration of service  
Battles engaged in, / Residence of soldier at enlistment, Southington Hartford Co. Conn. Date of application for pension, Aug 6 1832. He was al. Residence at date of application, Bethlehem Litchfield Co. Conn. Age at date of application { born in that part of Wallingford now Hamden Co. now Litchfield May 1, 1763, died at Bethlehem Nov. 27, 1834. }
Remarks: Soldier married at Hartfort Conn. Feb. 18, 1787 Deborah Scott who was born Aug. 14, 1765. She was allowed pension on an application presented Sept. 19, 1838, while a resident of Bethlehem Conn. In 1840 she was living with an only daughter in Benson Vt. no name stated.
Very respectfully,
Hooker & Dyer not in 2 nd Conn. probably only enlisting officers do not need.
Revised by V.I.M. Feb. 28, 1909
Commissioner.

W. 20,260
L. W. B.
February 3, 1897.
Sir:
Replying to a request on the part of Mr. B. A. Harlan, for information concerning the military record of Ephraim Munson, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you are advised that he made an application for pension on August 10, 1832, at which time he was 69 years of age and residing at Bethlehem, Conn., and his pension was allowed for nine months and eleven days' actual service as a private in the Conn. troops, Revolutionary War; a part of the time he served under Capt. Stoddard and Col. Durkee. He enlisted at Southington, Conn.
His widow, Deborah, made application and received a pension for the service of her husband as above set forth.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mr. George C. Peirce,
Care Grand Rapids & Indiana R. R. Co.
Grand Rapids, Michigan.

132 N. Wailea Ave., La Grange, Ill. Oct. 21 1926.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Can you give me any additional information concerning Ephraim Morrison, born Oct. 1762 - deceased at Woodbury, Conn., died Nov. 27-1839 - probate at Bethlehem, Conn.? The Munnson record says he entered the Rev. at 16 years and served 2 years. Saw service in New Jersey. He was a pensioner in 1832. Witnessed the execution of Andrew.
The Adjutant General of Connecticut said that Ephraim Morrison - private in Capt. Slocomb's Company in Col. Increase Moseley's Regiment in the Hudson, July 1778; no residence stated but Increase Moseley was Colonel of 13th Regiment composed of companies from Woodbury, New Milford, and Kent.
Private July 1780 to Dec. 1780 in Capt. Pettibone's Company in 2nd Regiment, Col. Zephron Butler Commanding, residence Farmington Connecticut Pensioner 1832 residing in Litchfield County. —
I shall be grateful for any additional information - relating to his actual service, and where he served - and where - New Jersey.
Very truly yours, Pearl Redding Fleck, (Mrs. Carl W. Fleck)

HIRAM BINGHAM CONNECTICUT
United States Senate
WASHINGTON, D. C.
November 2, 1925
Dear General Scott:
Senator Bingham will appreciate receiving, at the convenience of your Department, the Revolutionary War records of:
Ephraim Munson
S36786 David Squire both of Connecticut.
Yours sincerely,
Secretary to Senator Bingham
General Winfield Scott, Commissioner Bureau of Pensions Washington, D. C.

Sett. to M. Woodruff, May
6: '39 -
Connecticut - 2442
Deborah Munsow. widow of Ephraim Munsow,
who was a pensioner under the Act of 7 th June 1832 and who died on the 27 th November 1834 of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut who was a Pen. in the County commanded by Captain  of the Regt commanded by  in the Conn. line for 8 mos 11 dys is 248.00 -
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 28 Dollars 88 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 nd day of Apr. 27, and signed Morris Woodruff. Litchfield, Conn.
Arrears to the 4 th of March - $ 86.64 Semi-annual allowance ending 14.44 $ 101.08
{ Act July 7, } 1838.
Recorded by R Burdine Clerk, Book A Vol. 1 Page 175

From the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 26260, it appears that Ephraim Munson was born in Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut, May 1, 1763, and while living in Southington, Hartford County, Connecticut, he enlisted in June 1778 and served three months as a private, in Captain James Stoddard's Company, Colonel Increase Moseley's Connecticut Regiment. He enlisted in July 1778 1779 and served one week, in Captain Ambrose Sloper's Connecticut Company. He enlisted in July 1779 and served one month in Captain Asaph Bray's Company, Colonel Noah  noadiab Phelps' Connecticut Regiment. He enlisted in June 1780 and served five months in Captain Stephen Betts' Company, Colonel Joseph Hait's Connecticut Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 10, 1832, while living in Bethlehem, Litchfield County, Connecticut, where he died November 27, 1834.
He married at Watertown, Connecticut, March 18, 1787, Deborah Scott who was born August 14, 1765. She was allowed pension on her application executed September 19, 1838, while living at Bethlehem, Connecticut. In 1840, she was living with a daughter in Benson, Vermont, whose name is not stated.
Very truly yours,
WINFIELD SCOTT, Commissioner.
Just part of letter to Hon. Winfield M.S. dated Nov 3 1845 See first part in Journal Squibb p 1100 - S 36/186

BUREAU OF PENSIONS Finance Division
... June ... 21 ... 1927
Chief Rev. War Section Division.
I have this day received from Mrs. N. E. Grahm cash in the amount of $ 2 00 , requesting
that copy as per letter herewith.
..... ..... .....
RANDALL Chief, Finance Division.
Handwritten notes: Returned to Rev. War Section Finance Division N.E.G. 20.6.2

MRS. W. E. FRAIM 549 N. LINE ST. LANCASTER, PENNA.
FINANCE DIV BOOK-KEEPER JUN 6 BUREAU
June 20 th 192
Bureau of Pensions,
Please.
Send me two certified copies of Ephraim Munson's pension (I suppose that is what I want) - My sister

and I want to form the D. A. R. pension The claim is W 26 260 -
Sincerely
Mrs W. E. Hraim 549 N. Line St, Lancaster, Pa
My sister's name is Mrs. E. V. Snyder -
Send both to the above address -

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Munson, Ezra GRADE Private LINE Hazen's Regiment
WARRANT NUMBER 13437 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED November 24, 1791 to Samuel H. Pomeroy & Co., assignees
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.