Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7995, for Abel Patrick, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Patrick, Abel
R. 7995
CONTENTS

31.359
Abel Patrick Pennsylvania
there is in my hand some paper on the back of the cover of Common-place book of said date at Wilkes-Barre this June 5 th 1834.
A. Pettibone
Brother By Thomas Gold
A. Pettibone Wilkesbarre, Pa.

Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7. June 1832
State of Pennsylvania } Luzerne County ss } ss
On this 4 th day of June 1834 personally appeared before William S. Ross Esq. one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County Abel Patrick a resident of Falls Township in said County, too infirm by reason of a long debility by paralysis to attend the Court of Common Pleas aforesaid, who being first duly sworn by the said Judge according to Law on his oath, doth make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832 —
That he was born on the 15 th of April 1757 at Norwalk, Fairfield County State of Connecticut — that he has now no record of his age —
March 1. 1776 he enlisted in Captain Nathan Burrill's Company of State Troops, at Norwalk aforesaid in Connecticut for a term of Nine Months — Said Company was attached to Colonel Oziar Marvin's Regiment. — Asahel Taylor was 1 st Lieut. — Thomas Heath was Drummer. — Was generally stationed at Saugatuck in the same county
9. 1. 1776

that after the time of his enlistment had expired he was discharged, verbally, and returned home - during that time he was in no engagement.
That on the March following 1777 he enlisted at Cornwall again and in the team service for a period of six months that he was engaged during the whole of said term at Fishkill on the North river - was under the direction of Capt. Jonathan Sevinnes - at the end of six months he was verbally discharged and returned home.
6. Mr. 3
That in 1778 he thinks about the 1st of August he was drafted for a period of nine months, at Cornwall again and in Capt. Eliakim Smith's Company of State Troops 1st Lieut. Stephen Day, Drummer Samuel Stewart - said Company was attached to Col. Stephen St. John's Light Infantry - he marched to Middletown - that in some time in the last of October 1779 while on guard he was taken prisoner by the British and carried to Long Island - where he was confined for a period of about six months when he escaped and returned home.
9. Mr. 3
When he remained till 1794 when he removed to Falls Township in said County of Ulster where he has since lived - and for the four last years he has been entirely helpless by an attack of the

policy, - He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever 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 -
He would refer to John Ager, Caleb Avery, Asa Philo and the Rev. Newton Smith to testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his service as a soldier of the Revolution -
Sworn and subscribed before me at Falls in Lyon County this 4 June 1834. -
Able his A. D. Patrick mark
Wm. Rapp. Associate Judge.
Newton Smith a clergyman aged 62 years and upwards being duly sworn says he resides in Eaton adjoining Falls that he has known Able Patrick the above applicant for twenty years and upwards - that he has full confidence in the facts contained in the above declaration - and believes him to be a man of truth and veracity - and that he believes him to have been in the service as stated in the above

De Cacotum -
Sworn and subscribed to Newton Smith at Faller this 4. June 1834 -
Wm J. Pops. Associate Judge
Myr Philo, John Agar and Caleb Avery residents of Faller - being duly sworn - Certify that they are well ac- quainted with Abel Patrick above named, and who for seven years subscribed to the above statement that we believe him to be seventy seven years of age, that he is repub- and believed in the neighborhood when he resides to have been a revolution war soldier and that we are in that opinion and also believe him to be a person of truth and veracity.
Sworn and subscribed June 4. 1834 at Faller before me Wm J. Pops. Associate Judge
Myr Philo Caleb Avery John Agar

State of Pennsylvania Suzer County ss
I, William H. Reass one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do certify the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Abel Patrick for a pension - And I do also declare my opinion after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states; and I do further certify that it appears to me that Newton Smith who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman residing in Easton and that Asa Philo, Caleb Avery and John Ager who have also signed the foregoing Certificate are residents of Easton and are all creditable persons and that the statement is entitled to credit - And I do also further certify that Abel Patrick the applicant above named, by reason of extreme bodily infirmity is unable to attend Court.
Given under my hand and seal this 4 June 1834.
Wm H Reass Associate Judge
I acknowledge in the same county

State of Pennsylvania } Suzer County ss }
I Prothonotary Henry Pottiborne Clarks of the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County do certify that the Honorable William J. Ross whose name is attached to the foregoing certificates and proceedings had before him in the matter of the pension application of Abie Patrick, late at the time of their execution and is now one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County and as such his acts are entitled to full faith and credit - and that the signatures thereto attached, purporting to be his, are genuine
In testimony whereof I have here to set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of said County at Wilkes-Barre this June 5. 1834.
H. Pottiborne
By Deputy Harris Gold
34.359
Abie Patrick Pennsylvania
To Abie Patrick
Wilkes-Barre
pa.

March 2, 1916
Mrs. Adelaide M. Hawke, 54 Wyoming Avenue, Tunkhannock, Pa.
Madam:
In response to your letter of the nineteenth ultimo, you are advised that in the claim R. File No. 7395, Abel Patrick , who was born April 15, 1757, at Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, alleged that he served in the Connecticut State Troops at various times from 1776 to 1779, but his application for pension on account of said services, made on June 4, 1834, while a resident of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, was rejected on the ground of insufficient proof of six months military service, as required by the Act of June 7, 1832, under which he applied. The date of his death is not known.
From the papers in the claim S. File No. 6234, Rev. War, it appears that James Thayer was allowed pension on his application executed August 14, 1819, while a resident of Susquehannah County, Pennsylvania, aged fifty-seven years (date

of birth not stated).
For the date of soldier's death, you should address the Auditor for the Interior Department, United States Treasury Department, citing the following data: James Thayer, Cert. No. 2002, issued November 14, 1832, at $80 per annum, from March 4, 1831, under the Act of June 7, 1832, payable at the Pennsylvania Agency.
The Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to John Gardener (Gardner), who was born February 18, 1769, lived in Otsego County, New York, and died February 4, 1854.
Very respectfully,
E. C. Lienan
Acting Commissioner.

H. B. Wright Esq. J. P. Milnes Barre Pennsylvania single }

State of Pennsylvania Luzerne County ss
I Henry Pettebone Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County do certify that in addition to the papers before certified to by me under my hand
and seal dated the 5 th day of June 1834 - have been added the Certificate of Chas Isaac Clerk of the Court of Probate of Small's - sitting for the Berg. Isaac was and is a Judge of said Court duly Commissioned &c And also a letter from Roger Hunter from Astoria "Comptroller's office Hartford 18 th October 1834." And I also further certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Able Patrick for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have here set my hand and seal of office this 25 day of October A.D. 1834. -
H. Pettebone Proth.

State of Connecticut Comptroller's office Hartford
18 th October 1834
H. B. Wright Esq
Sir, Since the receipt of your letter under date of 29. Sept r ., I have examined the Books through, there does not appear to have been any officer in service in this State by the name of Nathan Burrell. There was no State Troops in service at Norwalk in 1776. There was no Colonel in Connecticut during the war by the name of Marvin. In the year 1779. It would appear that Captain Nathaniel Bunnell commanded a company of State troops stationed at Stratford. It also appears that in the year 1779 Captain Ozias Marvin commanded a company of State troops stationed at Norwalk.
The team service during the war was performed under the direction of the Commissary department and no evidence, nor historical account of the same can be found among the archives of this office. There were 4000 militia ordered out for the defence of the sea coast on the 22 nd day of August 1779. To beat their posts the 20 th day of August and continue 2 months from the time of their arrival, of which detachment Captain Eliakim Smith appears to have been one in command of a company, and

Colonel Stephen St John, appears to have been with said detachment, this is the history so far as I can find any thing, that would corroborate, or agree with what Mr s Patrick states, and the service of all these officers, seems to have been performed in the same year -
There are no pay rolls in this office, after 1775, and no record by which it can be ascertained the names of the privates in service, the day they entered or were discharged. All that can be obtained here is, an historical ac- count of the appointment of officers, and the directions given to them for marching & stationing their commands and the payments made them; and when an appli- cation is made for a pension, and the applicant makes a declaration of service, an extract from the records here, are received as corroborative of his declaration, for want of better proof
If you should find that a certificate of the facts stated will be of any use, I will send them.
Your most obt
Roger Huntington
Comptroller of Public Accounts

son and subscribed in open court that I am acquainted with Mrs Deborah Brown and that she is a credible person Witness my hand and seal of said court
Benj. Isaac Judge
State of Connecticut County of Fairfield ss. I Charles Isaac Clarke of the court of Probate within and for the District of Norwalk in said County and State do hereby certify that Benj. Isaac is Judge of said Probate Court and has been duly commissioned and qualified in succession more than six years last past and that his signature to the foregoing Disposition is genuine. Given under my hand and seal of said court the 17 day of July. 1834-
Attest Chas. Isaac Clarke
company, and

State of Connecticut County of Fairfield ss. Probate Court District of Norwalk in said County January 25. 1834 Personally appeared before said Court Isaac Fellow of said Norwalk aged twenty two years and being duly sworn in open Court according to Law depose and says that he is well acquainted with Abel Portick formerly of said Norwalk now of the Town of Falls County of Lehigh State of Pennsylvania and knows that in the year 1777 said Abel Portick was a private soldier and belonged to the Connecticut Line of Artillery in said Norwalk under Capt Ebenezer Smith Lieut. Stephen H. Johns and was on guard at said Norwalk two months at which time said Portick was taken Prisoner by the enemy while on guard by surprise, in which we had a skirmish with the enemy and some of the guard was wounded and some taken Prisoners among whom was the said Portick. The defendant belonged to the same company at the same time and belonged to the same guards - Sworn and Subscribed in open Court the day and year afore said and that Isaac Fellow
is a Creditable Person. Bryant Asa Judge at the same Court. Personally Deborah Brown aged sixty one years and being duly sworn in open Court depose and say that she remembers well that Abel Portick formerly of said Norwalk now of State of Pennsylvania belonged to the Connecticut Line in the revolutionary War and that said Portick was taken Prisoner by the enemy and was a Prisoner some time as she now recollect the time nor the year - The deponent lived in the same family with the said Portick at the time. Deborah Brown

1916, Grch. 2. Limestone data to Mrs. Adelaide M. Hawke
7995 P. O. Abel Patrick
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____ _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.

ms. 1. Rev. Sec.
54 Wyoming Ave., Tunkhannock, Pa. Feb. 19, 1916.
Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen, -
We are desirous of obtaining Government markers for some Revolutionary soldiers buried in Wyoming Co., Pa. additional and wish to know some facts about them.
Was Abel Patrick born Apr. 15, 1757 at Norfolk, Fairfield Co., Conn. a pensioner ? He was in Wash- ington's Army and was held as a prisoner on Long Island.

from 1776-1777. He left New England and settled in Wyoming Co. in 1795.
Can you give birth and death of James Thayer who is said to have been a pensioner in 1819?
Please give me all the data you can about these men.
What do you have on your records of John Gardener (Gardner) who was born Feb 16, 1769 and died Feb. 4, 1854. He lived in Otsego Co., New York?
Thanking you in advance for these favors, I am
Yours Respectfully,
(Mrs) Adelaide M. Hawke.
Chairman Historical Research Com. D. A. R.

Concord March 19th 1838
Hon John Wentworth Atty J P Waldo Sir we have done all that you desire us to do relating to the necessary proff and have obtained the Pension money which is now in deposit at Washington I am one of the six heirs which is entitled to the money I want my part. and want you to pay in obtaining it let me know what I must do to obtain the same — I want the money as soon as possible.
Yours Truly
John Patrick Son of Abel Patrick —

John Patrick B
March 23/55

Pension Office, March 23, 1855.
Sir In reply to your letter of the 17 th inst. you are informed that if you are a son of the late Abel Patrick, who, in 1834, was a resident of Luzerne County, Pa and applied for a pension under the Act of June 7, 1832, there is no money on account of his pension due and or "deposit" here. It does not appear that he received 24 months service and that is the statutory minimum amount of service for which a a  car  cash pension can be granted, ch Hendrick B. Wright of Wilkesbarre, Pa the agent in the case has been fully informed of the obligations of the office.
John Patrick Esq Carlville Illinois

Hendrick B. Wright
Jany 28/53

Pension Office Jany 28 1853
Sir
The condition of the claim of Abel Patrick of Pa was reported to you on the 4th March 1835, since which time no additional evidence has been filed. No proof of service was made.
Hendrick B. Wright Esq Wilkes-barre Pa

31, 359
Abel Patrick
Penn a
79915
Rejected did not serve six months. See letter to
M. B. Wright
Wilkesbarre
Pa.
4. March 1835
Hendrick B. Wright
Jny 28 1853
Lt. J. Patrick, March 23/55
ack. 7 th June 1832

Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co. Pa Sept 14. 1852
Dr Sir
About 18 years since I made an application, in behalf of Abel Patrick , a revolutionary soldier of this County. His claim was refused, on the ground, I think, that his name was not on the rolls - tho' in the case he made full proof of service. Mr Patrick died some three years since. His sons are informed by a pension agent at Washington, that as they are entitled to the pension, which should have been allowed to their father . Will you please me to call your attention to the case, and inform me if the case is made out as it now stands, & what if any additional proof is required. They will meet the record of their father's services - if it were due to him, as he was bed ridden for 16 years and supported by them.
Yours very truly
Hon. James E. Heath } Com. of Pensions }
Hendrick B. Wright

09.00.00.00
4. March 1835
O. C.
Record. Vol. 26. p. 416

War Dept. P. Offic Oct 2nd Dec 4th 1835
Sir
The papers in the case of Abel Patrick have been again ex d . The only actual service which can be recognized as having been performed by him was that for two months in 1779. He alleges also that he was detained a for that while in the performance of said service he was taken a prisoner and retained on Long Island several months. There were no prisoners kept on that Island, and although he may have been taken a prisoner he could not have been detained as such for so long a time as four months. The act of 7 June 1832 provides for none who did not perform actual service for six months. The claim has therefore been rejected and the papers filed in this office.
H. B. Wright. Wilkes Barre, Pa

Abel Patricks Rel. to his
Miss Deborah Wright Chester Square Pa L. Heath Museum of Penna New Kensington Pa.
FREE

Abel
Pa - Mr. Fisher
3 1/2
J. P. Walden Washington G. B.

Winton House Oct 27. 1831
Rev. J. S. Williams
Commission of Boston Mass
Hon. J. S. Eldridge
Committee of operations
Washington
Reference - all business operations in the case of Mr. [illegible] which was entered into at the [illegible] of Mr. [illegible] to be [illegible] - the [illegible] [illegible] - the [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] is a [illegible] and [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] a [illegible] from the [illegible] of [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
Yours sincerely J. S. Williams

Wills-Barn Oct 25. 1834
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commission of Pension In Rev
The papers are
Support of the claim of Abe Patrick are again returned with the necessary corrections - The letter marking the exceptions to me from the Department - also contained exceptions in the case of Jas. Sturges - which are returned with the copy of Jas. Sturges to the department. - The points however were - that a certificate stating that Benj. Grace is a judge and was at the time - & also a statement from the Comptroller of Connecticut of the service of the applicant as per the rolls -
Respectfully G. Noble
H. B. Wright