Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 7375, for Jonathan Morgan, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Morgan, Jonathan Esther
R 7375
CONTENTS

State of New York } Oneida County } 3
Thomas R Palmer now of the Town of New Hartford county aforesaid state aforesaid being duly so affirmed before Ephraim Palmer a justice of the peace of the Town of New Hartford county aforesaid deposeth and saith that he a Brother of Esther Morgan the widow of Jonathan Morgan late of the Town of Richfield in the county of Otsego stat aforesaid deceased and further saith that in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty four he resided with his Father in the Town of Colchester in the county of New London state of Connecticut that in the month of June of that year (the day of the month this deponent does not recollect) Jonathan Morgan and Esther Palmer were united in marriage by Elias Worthington Esquire then an acting justice of the peace of the said Town Colchester and that this deponent was present and saw said marriage and that it was done according to the forms of law and custom then prevailing in the state of Connecticut And this deponent has no knowledge of any record of said marriage And further this deponent saith not
Thomas R Palmer
As said subscribed and Affirmed Before me this 21 day of July 1840 Ephraim Palmer justice of the Peace
I do hereby certify that I am acquainted personally with the above named Thomas R Palmer and that his character for truth and veracity is good
Ephraim Palmer justice of the Peace
State of New York } Oneida County } 3/4
I, Isaac Dean, Clerk of the said County, certify that Ephraim Palmer is a Justice of the Peace of the said County duly elected & sworn.

that I am well acquainted with his hand-writing, and that the signature above written, purporting to be his, is genuine.
Witness my hand & seal of office this 21 st day of July 1840.
Sam l Dean, C lerk .

State of New York } County of Madison } A
of Ellisburgh
John Palmer now of the town of Ellisburgh, county of Jefferson, and State aforesaid being duly sworn before Elisha Randall a justice of the peace of the town of Brookfield in the county of Madison aforesaid - Deposith and saith that that he is now seventy four years of age - that he is brother to Esther Morgan the widow of Jonathan Morgan late of the town of Richfield in the county of Otsego in the State of New York deceased and further says that in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty four being then eighteen years of age, he resided with his father in the town of Colchester in the county of New London State of Connecticut - that in the month of June of that year (the day of the month this deponent does not recollect) Jonathan Morgan and Esther Palmer above mentioned were united in Marriage by Reverend Worthington Ogden then an acting justice of the peace of said town of Colchester and that this deponent was present and saw said Marriage and that it was done according to the forms of Law and custom then prevailing in the State of Connecticut and further saith that the said Jonathan Morgan and Esther his wife resided in said town of Colchester from the time of their Marriage until about the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight when they removed to the town of Brookfield aforesaid where they resided a number of years until they removed to the town of Richfield where the said widow Esther Morgan now resides and further this deponent has no knowledge of any record being made of said Marriage And further this deponent says he resided in said town of Colchester during the Revolutionary War

and that said Jonathan Morgan also resided there and that this Deponent was knowing to said Jonathan serving on a tour of duty in Captain Andrew Watson company in the Militia, as a private, in the expedition of General Sullivan on Rhode Island and that according to the best of this Deponent knowledge and belief, said Jonathan served in that tour of duty three months - and further this Deponent says soon or shortly after said Jonathan returned from said tour of duty as above, he entered the Service in the Commissary Department under Ebenezer Foote and that he remained in said Service until the Army under General Washington left the head of Elk River for Yorktown when he was taken sick and returned home - and further this Deponent saith not Subscribed sworn to before                      John Palmer Me this 16 th day of April 1840
Elisha Randall Justice of the peace I do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named John Palmer and that his character for truth and veracity is good
Elisha Randall Justice peace
State of New York
Madison County Clerk's Office
I, S. Alexander Donaldson a Clerk of said County do hereby certify that Elisha Randall Esquire was on the 16 th day of April 1840 now is a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County duly elected and qualified that I am well acqu- ainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and verily believe that the above signature purporting to be his are genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said County the 29 th day of June 1840 Alexander Donaldson Clerk

K no 7251. Esther Morgan wid Jonathan NY. act 7. July 38-
52 N. Leslie, Dec. 14, 40
7375-

At a court of common pleas held at the court house in Piqua, Ohio, for the county of Auglaize on Tuesday June 23 1840
Present Hon. J. D. Hammond first Judge
Jamye Walworth
Seth Chase
Horace Knapp
Levi Stevens
Judges
In the matter of the application of Esther Mangan for a Pension
Esther Mangan of Richfield in the county of Auglaize appeared and was sworn and examined as a witness in open court and testified and swore to the satisfaction of the court that she is the widow of Jonathan Mangan deceased that she was married to the said Jonathan Mangan in the month of June 1784 at Colchester in the State of Connecticut that the said Jonathan Mangan died at Richfield aforesaid on the tenth day of March 1828 and that she still remains the widow of the said Jonathan Mangan deceased
I the undersigned Clerk of said court (it being a court of record) do certify that the foregoing contains in substance the testimony of the said Esther Mangan as given by her and taken down by me in open court in which the said court adjourned to be satisfied with the facts therein stated and that the same has been truly copied from the records of said court
Witness my hand & seal at office
this 23 rd day of June 1840
J. P. Rose Clerk

State of New York
Otsego County } ss.
On this twenty third day of June one thousand eight hundred and forty personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County in open Court and being a court of record Esther Morgan a resident of the town of Richfield in the County of Otsego aforesaid aged Seventy five years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits 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 Jonathan Morgan who was a private in Captain Andrew Watermans Company of Connecticut Militia and served as such private about three months as near as this deponent can now recollect that this service was performed during General Sullivan's Expedition in Rhode Island in the Revolutionary war - This deponent further saith that shortly after the service in the Militia as above stated the said Jonathan Morgan her late husband entered the service of the United States in the Continental department under General Washington where what particular rank or grade he held in the Continental department this deponent does not know but his main or principal business was to furnish cattle for the use of the Army - that the said

Jonathan Morgan served in the Conscriptive department about three years and six months and finally left the Service (having been taken sick) at the time the Army under General Washington left the head of Elk River for Yorktown which this deponent believes was in the year 1781 — That at the time the said Jonathan Morgan first entered the Service of the United States he and this deponent resided in the town of Colchester in the State of Connecticut and that he returned there and continued to reside there for some years after he finally left the Service
She further declares that she was married to the said Jonathan Morgan in the month of June in the year Seventeen hundred and eighty four. That this deponent has no record evidence of said marriage and there is no record of it to her knowledge and that the day of the month in which said marriage was solemnized this deponent has entirely forgotten
That her husband the aforesaid Jonathan Morgan died on the tenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight; That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the Service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred and eighty four (i.e.) at the time above stated —

Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written, before the Judges of the said Court in open Court at the Court House in the village of Cooperstown in said County of Otsego —
Levi Rose clerk
Esther Morgan

State of New York } County of Oneida }
Paul Palmer Now of the town of New Hartford County of Oneida and State aforesaid being duly sworn before Ephraim Palmer a justice of the town of New Hartford in the County of Oneida aforesaid deposeth and saith that he is now seventy one years of age that he is brother to Esther Morgan the widow of Jonathan Morgan late of the town of Richfield in the County of Otsego in the State of New York Deceased and further says that in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty four being then fourteen years of age, resided with his father in the town of Colchester in the State of Connecticut that in the Month of June of that year the day of the month this deponent does not now recollect, Jonathan Morgan and Esther Palmer were joined together in marriage by Elias Worthington Esquire then an acting justice of the Peace of said town of Colchester and that this Deponent was present and saw said Marriage and it was done according to the forms of Law and Custom then prevailing in the State of Connecticut
And further saith that the said Jonathan Morgan and Esther his wife resided in the said town of Colchester from the time of their Marriage until about the one thousand year seven hundred and sixty eighty eight when they removed to the town of Brookfield in the County of Madison and State of New York where they resided a number of years until they removed to the town of Richfield where the said Esther Morgan now resides and further this deponent has no knowledge of any record being made of said Marriage

And further this deponent says he resided in said town of Colechester during the revolutionary war and that said Jonathan Morgan also resided there that this deponent was known to said Jonathan Morgan serving a tour of duty in Captain Andrew Watermans Company in the Artillery as a private in the Expedition of General Sullivan on Rhode Island and that according to the best of this deponent knowledge and belief said Jonathan served three months. — and further this deponent says shortly after said Jonathan returned from said tour of duty as above, he entered the service in the Commissary department under Ebenezer Foot and that he remained in said service until the Army under General Washington left the head of Elk River for York Town which I think was over three year when he was stricken sick and returned home. and further this deponent saith not
Paul Palmer
Subscribed and sworn before me
This 21 st day of July 1840
Ephraim Palmer Just of the Peace
I certify that I am personally acquainted with Paul Palmer and that his character for truth and veracity is good
Ephraim Palmer Just of the Peace
State of New York
Onondaga County
ss: J. Jason Dean,
Clerk of the said County, certify, that Ephraim Palmer is a Justice of the Peace of the said County, duly elected & sworn; that I am well acquainted with his hand-writing, and that the signature above written purporting to be his, are genuine.
In witness whereof I have

hundred etc. my hand & seal of office this 21 st day of July 1640.
Sam l Dean Clk.

I wish Mr. Leake Esq. to act as my agent Arad Goy

Hon. L. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions.
Sir
We have appointed Adah Loy of Bristol New York agent to act in all things for all of us in procuring or investigating Esther Morgan claim to a pension.
Dated May 30 th
1876.
Helson Morgan,

7375
P. O. Esther Morgan
Service: Jonathan
Enlisted: _____, 18
REJECTED
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized, _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Hon J. L. Edwards
Sir
In behalf of a constituent of mine, I ask your attention to the inquiry contained in the enclosed paper Dated July 18. 1845
Yours
Chas. Goodyear

Black files Sept 5
Sept 8
NY
Exh. M. 1000
for
J. L. Edwards Court of Pensions Washington City

East Richfield N.Y. Sept 5 1840
Hon J L Edwards
Sir Yours of the 25th ult is recd in which you state that the claim of Mrs Esther Morgan for a pension has been examined and disallowed — I infer that this decision is based upon the character of the Service performed by the husband (or) mere employment by contract — I should hardly think the proofs warranted that conclusion I am advised that additional proof can be had which will in some degree go to show that his services were rendered to the Government the proof will be this. after the close of the war he received what was called a settlement note for his services which as I am informed was obligatory on the Government to discharge — If this fact can be established will she not be entitled to a pension under the act of 1838 —
Respectfully Yours —
J. L. H. Jr

East Richfield
July 28-1940
Dear Sir Eveland I found the papers in the field of Mrs Esther Morgan to be placed on the museum list under the act of 1838 - since you please attend to her claim as soon as may be convenient and advise me of the result -
Respectfully Yours
Sam H. Jones

July 20 th 1880.
Richfield } July 27— }
July 7. 1893.
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Dear S. L. Goldwags
Coun. of Pensions
Washington City D. Columbia

V 7257. N.Y. Rejected Lett. to G. A. H. G. A. L. M. Aug. 25 th 1840 To same Sept. 10 1849 to Capt. G. A. H. G. A. L. M. Act. J. July 88.

James Hyde Esq. Post Master East Richfield St. John

Comptroller's Office Hansford July 18 1840
Dear Sir
Your favor of the 13 th was duly received. I have examined the Records remaining in this Office relating to the War of the Revolution for the name of Jonathan Morgan particularly as Assistant Commissary (without process) we have in this Office a complete list of that department not including those who acted merely as agents for purchase and employed and paid by the Commissary by the month or otherwise - I am of opinion that Morgan was one of that description
I am Very Respectfully
Your Obedt Servant
Henry Wilson Compt
As I have also examined the Pay Bills remaining in this office from 1775 to 80 also the Paymaster's his name does not appear
Yours &c
James Hyde Esq P. M. Fort Richfield