Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40209, for Robert Nichols, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn. Continental
Nichols, Robert
S. 40209
CONTENTS

11.338 D
Pennsylvania
Robert Nichols
of Grantfield in the state of Penn a who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Swift of the Connect. line, for the term of three years .
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 st of July 1818 .
Certificate of Pension issued the 4 th of June 1819 and sent to Pepe Hill Esq. Wilkesbarre, Pa.
Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819 9m 1/4 72.25 Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 th Sep r 1819  48.00
$120.25
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued

Wolfson sent to Charles Batten Esq. 7 April 1891.
Tunehannock
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Robert Nichols privt Col. Staffs Regt Co: line 1777-3 years
Rolls
4 th July 1818
The certificate of the Judge as to redness circumstances of Applicant, is wanting -
Certificate enclosed

1 State of Pennsylvania Luzerne County ss.
On this fourth day of July, A D 1818 before me the subscriber, Assistant Judge of the common pleas in & for the said county of Luzerne in the eleventh Judicial District in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, personally appears Robert Nichols aged sixty six years formerly resident in Newmilford in Litchfield County in the State of Connecti- cut but now of Greenfield Township in the County of Luzerne in the commonwealth aforesaid, Who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his Oath make the follow- ing declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the late Act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land & Naval Services of the United States in the revolutionary War," That he the said Robert Nichols enlisted at Roxbury near Boston about the month of November A D 1775 for one year in Capt. Isaac Bostwick's Company in Col n Charles Webb's regiment and served in the revolutionary Army untill after the taking the Hessians at Trenton in in December A D 1776 and untill the regiment was discharged at Trenton in New Jersey January 1 st A D 1777 at which time he returned home having served beyond his enlistment. That Isaac Brunson the signer of one of the Annexed depositions Served with him in the same Company
Also that he enlisted at Newmilford in Litchfield County in the State of Connecticut about the month of May or June in the Year 1777 for three years in Capt. Eleazar Warner's Company in Col n Nathan Swift's regiment of Connecticut troops in the revolutionary Army and that he served his term of enlist- ment and that he was discharged at Springfield in New Jersey by Col n Swift and that he gave his discharge to one Salomon Bostwick to recover his Arrearages of pay and could never obtain again - as he was to told it was lost and Nathan Bostwick the signer of one of the Annexed Depositions served in the same Company with him as a Lieutenant
That he was in the Battle of the White Plains and in the Battle

Battle at the taking the Hessians at Trenton A.D. 1776 - that he was in the Battle at Germantown and at the Storming of Stony Point under General Wayne - etc.
And that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the Assistance of his country for his support - And that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said Services.
Sworn to subscribed and declared before me the day & year aforesaid Jesse Fell
Robert Nichols
I Jesse Fell Associate Judge of the common pleas in & for the county of Luzerne in the eleventh Judicial district in the common- wealth of Pennsylvania do certify, that it appears to my Satisfaction that the said Robert Nichols did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy and I now transmit the proceedings and Testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned Act of Congress.
Jesse Fell

We the subscribers Neighbours to Robert Nicolys in Greenfield Township in the County of Luzerne in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; an Applicant to the War Office to be placed on the Pension List of the United States - Do certify to the secretary at War that the Applicant Robert Nicolys is an old and infirm man without any means of support but from his labour - and stands in need of Assistance from his country. Greenfield April 27 th 1819
John Sinn
Anas Standing
Isaac Scripp
Asa bobb
Gideon Lewis
Henry Cobb
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Luzern County ss.
I Jesse Fell one of the Judges of the Court of common Pleas in and for said County of Luzerne do certify to the Secretary at War that I am acquainted with the subscribers to the above Certificate and believe them to be of respectable standing in Society and on whose veracity full faith and credit may be placed - I have also been informed by other Persons of Character to the same amount of the above Certificate Given under my hand at Wilkesbarre May 26 th 1819
Jesse Fell

State of Pennsylvania Susquehanna ss.
I Andrew Beaumont Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Susquehanna do certify that Sepe Tell Esquire is and was at the time of taking and attesting the foregoing Deposition an Open Court Judge of the County of Susquehanna of the eleventh Judicial District of Pennsylvania that the signature Signature is his own proper hand writing and that due faith and credit are due to his Official acts and Deeds as such
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of said County at Wilkesbarre in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen
Andrew Beaumont Pro.

Robert Nichols
11.338
Sept 1897
Can

District of Pennsylvania ss.
On this fifth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & twenty personally appeared in open Court viz. the Court of Common Pleas holden at Montrose in the County of Susquehanna & State of Pennsylvania before the hon. Edward Kenrick President Judge thereof & Davis Dimock & William Thomson his associates: Robert Nichols aged sixty eight years last May; living in the township of Schoonmaker County, State & District aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war as follows viz. that he enlisted in the year 1778 in Capt. Isaac Postricks company in Col. Charles Webb's regiment in Connecticut in the Connecticut line, for one year & served his time out, & was discharged; that he afterwards enlisted into Capt. Elizer Wannurs company, in Col. Swift's regiment, in the Connecticut line, for three years & served the time out, & was discharged in Springfield in the State of New Jersey by Col. Swift— That he was at the taking of the Hessians at Trenton, N. Jersey that he was in the battle of Germantown, also in the battles of Monmouth, Stony Point, & White-plains— That he has received a pension certificate numbered (11338.) in pursuance of his declaration dated the 4 th of July 1818.
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818. & that I have not since, that time, by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish as to bring myself within the provision of an act of Congress, entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land or naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war" passed on the 18 day of March 1818.— That I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me, other than is set forth in the schedule hereto annexed & that I have no income other than is contained in the said schedule by me subscribed.

Schedule - Real estate - none.
I have one pig, no other property except a interest in a Cow & some small household furniture - old & of little use or value.
Debts that I owe -
To Francis Forham about $6.00.
To Atimer Mott " 5.00.
I have no particular occupation. I have been teaching school for some time - I can do but little more, being very infirm & tottering in my sockets. I have a wife Mary living with me aged sixty six years, infirm & can do little towards our support.
(Signed.)
Robert Nichols.

Sworn to and subscribed declared in open Court on the fifth day of September in the year of our Lord 1820 before me Jabez Hyde Jr. Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said Susquehanna County.
I Jabez Hyde Jr. Clerk of the said Court do certify that the foregoing oath & the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of said court. & I do farther certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total value of the property exhibited in the foregoing schedule is $19 00 / 100 . In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court on this 15 th day of December Anno Domini 1820.
For Jabez Hyde Jr.
Clerk of the Court for the County of Susquehanna. Balth. Le Haut

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section EKL
February 25, 1930
Agnes V. Doolittle Knoxville Iowa
Robert Nichols S. 40209
Dear Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.40209, it appears that Robert Nichols enlisted at Roxbury, Massachusetts, in November, 1775, served in Captain Isaac Bostwick's Company, Colonel Charles Webb's Connecticut Regiment, was in the battles of White Plains and Trenton, and was discharged January 1, 1777.
He enlisted at New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, in May or June, 1777, served in Captain Elisur Warner's Company, Colonel Heman Swift's Connecticut Regiment, was in the battles of Germantown, Monmouth and storming of Stony Point, and served three years.
He was allowed pension on his application executed July 4, 1818, at which time he was aged sixty-six years and resided in Greenfield Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
In 1820, he stated that he was a school teacher, and that he had a wife, Mary, aged sixty-six years. Her maiden name is not given and there is no reference to children.
Due to the very large number of requests similar to yours and the lack of a clerical force available for the purpose, only two histories of soldiers of the Revolution are furnished each inquirer.
Very truly yours
EARL D. CHURCH Commissioner.

MARY MARION CHAPTER
KNOXVILLE, IOWA
1/6/1930
only 2 leads to last person
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir: Do the affidavits and other papers on file in the applications for pension disclose any information of a genealogical nature in the cases of the following Revolutionary soldiers:
Connecticut Pensioners:
1. Robert Nichols , Private, act of 1818, residing in Pennsylvania. 2. Daniel Vreeland (Vreland, Freeland), Private, act of 1818, residing in New Jersey.
Also John Vreeland who in 1840 resided in Belfast town, Allegany Co., New York, his age at that time being given as 89.
The Vreeland (Rev. Soldier) for whom I am searching had at least 8 children; Abraham, John, James, Ann Lina, Rachel, Mary(Polly), Rebecca, Sally (probably Sarah). We know (tradition says) that he fought in the battle of Monmouth and that his discharge papers were in the possession of a granddaughter (Victoria Vreeland Johnson); this granddaughter died last year and the papers are nowhere to be found. Other descendants who wish to use this line say that their mother told them the name as given on the discharge papers was spelled in both ways--Vreeland or Freeland--but they do not remember the given name. We do know that he was a Revolutionary soldier and that his son James lived for a time in Allegany County, New York. Since James had a brother John, we believe that his father may have been "John" also, and if that should be true very probably the pensioner in Allegany County is the man we are searching for. Victoria Vreeland Johnson in her letters to other members of the Vreeland family mentions a "Cousin Dan" and since the Vreeland family lived originally in New Jersey, we wish also to know if Daniel Vreeland's application contains any genealogical information.
Information concerning any of these lines will be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely yours,
Agnes V. Doolittle, Recording Secretary, Mary Marion D. A. R.

40 209
INVALID.
Rev
File No. 40, 209
Robert Nichols
Rev Rev Rev
Act: 18 March 18
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 865
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1930-Feb 26-Hist. To Agnes V. Doolittle B&L.

State of Pennsylvania Susquehanna ss
I Andrew Beaumont Brotherton do hereby certify and make known that Jeph Fille Esquire is and was at the time of taking and attesting the foregoing Deposition an Open and Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Susquehanna aforesaid in the 11th Judicial District in the State of Pennsylvania that the signature is his own Proper-hand writing and that full faith & Credence are due to his Official acts as such Intestimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Affixed the Seal of the Court of said County at Wilkes Barre the eleventh day of July in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen
Andrew Beaumont Brotherton

Bradford County S c
Personally appeared before me one of the Justices of the peace in and for the County of Bradford Isaac Brownson of Ruth Township in Susquehanna County who on his Solemn affirmation doth say. That Robert Nichol formerly of New Milford Litchfield County & State of Connecticut did belong to a Regiment of Connecticut Troops in the year one thousand seven hundred and twenty six Commanded by Charles Webb Colonel and Isaac Bostwick Captain Raised for one year and was discharged at Trenton in New Jersey on the first day of January one thousand eight seven hundred and seventy seven at which time the term of enlistment expired having been in said Company for the whole of the preceding year and did the duty of a Soldier the above statement is according to the best of my memory.
Isaac Brownson
Sworn Before me June 18 th 1842 Jesse Fell J.P.
I Jesse Fell Associate Judge of the Common Pleas in and for the County of Luzerne in the eleventh Judicial District of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Do certify that I believe full faith and credit may be given to the foregoing deposition of Nathan Bostwick & Isaac Brownson Wilkesbarre July 4 th 1818
Jesse Fell

Bradford County ss
Personally appeared before me this tenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen Nathan Bostwick of Pike township in Bradford County who on his Solemn oath doth declare and say that Robert Nichole formerly of New Milford Litchfield County and State of Connecticut did enlist sometime in May or June in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventyseven for three years in a Company commanded by Captain Ezezer Warner in Colonel Herman Swift Regiment of Connecticut forces in the revolutionary Army and that he served the three years as a Soldier in said Regiment
Nathan Bostwick
Sworn & subscribed before me
Philip Root J.P.
this 10 th of June 1838