Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 9204, Elijah Carpenter, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Carpenter, Elijah Sergeant, Sarah.
R 9204
Former Widow.
CONTENTS
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State of Connecticut Windsor County ss
on this 15 th Day of June 1837, personally appeared before the Court of Probate for the District of Thompson in the County and State of aforesaid, Sarah Carpenter  Sargent a resident of said District aged 81 years who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oaths make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Provisions of the Act of Congress, passed the 14 th Day of July 1836.
That she is the Widow of Elyah Carpenter, who was a private in the Revolutionary War. Nine Months in Capt Allen's Company, Col Ward's Regt. the year she does not remember he went to West Point, New Jersey & down here
She further declares she was married to the said Elyah Carpenter, on the 3 rd Day of July 1780. & that her husband died the said Carpenter died on the about the 5 th Day of May 1795.

That she was afterwards married to one Samuel Sargent, who about the 10 th Day of January A. 1796 who lived with her a few months. and disappeared nearly 40 years ago. & has never been seen or heard of since and that she was a widow on the 4 th Day of July 1836 & still remains a widow, & she prays that the benefit of the act explaining of act passed March 3 rd 1837. may be extended to her as will more fully appear by refering to the Proof lists annexed —
Sarah his Sargent mark
Attest. Simon Davis
Talcott Crosby
Sworn and Subscribed the day and year above matter —
Talcott Crosby Judge of Probate

John Nichols, Clerk of the Court of Probate, within and for the District of Thompson, in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut, Certify that the foregoing is the proceedings of said Court of Probate in the matter of the application of Sarah Sargent for a Pension under the provisions of the act of Congress, passed the 4 th day of July A.D. 1836. —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 20 th day of June A.D. 1837. —
John Nichols, Clerk. —

I Daniel Dow of Thompson in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut aged 65 years and duly sworn according to law do testify and say That I am the settled Minister in the Congregational church in said Thompson & have been for the last 40 years. & as such have in my possession the ancient records of said church from 1730. containing Marriages baptisms & admissions to said church and in said records it is recorded under date of July 3 rd 1780. That Elijah Carpenter & Sarah Younglove were that day married - Mr. Carpenter died before I had any knowledge of him. his widow is now called the Widow Sargeant.
Daniel Dow -

State of Connecticut Windham County ss. Thompson June 16 th 1837. Then personally appeared Rev. Daniel Dorr signer of the foregoing Deposition & made solemn oath to the truth of the same. & I do further certify from personal knowledge said deponent is of true truth & veracity Before me Simon Davis Justice of the Peace

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Elijah Carpenter a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     not stated 9 mos Pvt Allen Ward Conn.          
Battles engaged in, _____ ✓ _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, _____ ✓ _____
Date of application for pension, June 15, 1837 _____
Residence at date of application, Thompson, Windham Co. Conn. _____
Age at date of application, 81 _____
Remarks: sol. mar July 3, 1780 Sarah Younglove, of Thompson Conn. he died May 5, 1795 - she mar Jan 10, 1796 Samuel Sargeant who left her a few months later and was never heard again from since. Her claim was not allowed as she failed to prove that she was married before soldier left the service, as required by the pension laws. Respectfully,
Commissioner. no office note I cannot prove soldier's service by Conn Archives at all. but it is not true that Ward did not serve after 1776 the Archives show that he did, hence my arrangement of rejection

1889
June 29 Hon. L. C. Carpenter, Ex m c 43 d Congregational history thro' U. S. Adf. Genl. Prior
1921, May 2 hist. to Chas. W. Holman - Eu -
REJECTED
1244
P. O. Elijah Carpenter
Sarah Torgum
Service: (Former widow.)
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: List of rejected claims printed in 1852 shows cause of
Re-enlisted:  rejection as follows:
" Married after service "

in W. C. S. Davis -
Augt 24, 1837
Rejected.
9204

Elyah Carpenter & Sarah Sergeant— Married July 3. 1780. Died May 5 1795 Capt Allen, C o . Col d Ward 9 m d .

David Hosmer of Auburn in the county of Worcester Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged Seventy eight years & duly sworn according to law do testify & say that I knew one Elias Carpenter of Thompson in the State of Conn at now deceased & was with him a soldier in the army of the Revolution in the regiment commanded by Colonel Ward in the company of Captain Allen for the term of nine months in the Continental army That he married one Sarah Young love who now survives. After in- listing we went to West point and from there to New Jersey & elsewhere.
David Hosmer
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Worcester County ss. Oxford June 15th 1837 Then personally appeared David Hosmer the above deponent and made solemn oath to the truth thereof & I do further certify that from personal knowledge said deponent is a man of strict truth & veracity
Abisha Gannett Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Worcester - I. Jos. G. Kendall Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County being a Court of Record, certify that the within named Abi- jah Larned is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County duly authorized to ad- minister the oath, as within stated, and that the signature of his name within appearing to be in his own hand writing.
Abi- jah Larned
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this twenty first day of June A.D. 1837.
Jos. G. Kendall Clerk

I, ROYAL B. HINMAN , Secretary of the State of Connecticut, and keeper of the Seal thereof, do hereby certify and make known to whom it doth or may concern,
THAT Simon Duncis — Esquire, is, and for more than six months last past, has been a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Windham in said State, duly appointed, commissioned and qualified, having full power and authority, by the laws of said State, to take the acknowledgement of Deeds and to certify the same; also to administer oaths to witnesses and to take Affidavits and Depositions out of Court, and to give certificates thereof; and that full faith and credit may and ought to be given to the official acts and attestations of the said Simon Duncis in Court and Country.
In testimony whereof, I have, in my capacity of Secretary as aforesaid, hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the Seal of said State, at the City of Hartford, in said State, the 6 th day of
July — in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven
Royal B. Hinman Secretary of State

W 2274 Sarah Sargent wife of Elijah Carpenter
Ct-1.
Marr'd 1780
dead —
Survived 1776
Ch: 9th Ct:
William the Barnes
Sam Davis

I Polly Ellis of Thompson in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut aged 68 years & duly sworn according to law do testify & say that. I have long lived a near neighbor to the Widow Sarah Sargeant of said Thompson. who has signed the annexed declaration. She is the Widow of Elijah Carpenter long since deceased. P Carpenter seemed to have been a soldier in the Revolutionary War. about 40 years ago. on the death of P Carpenter. She was married to one Samuel Sargeant who lived with her a few months. and then left her. & has never been back or heard from since. She now lives at her old place near me.
I Davis
Polly Ellis

I. Stephen Cross of Thompson in the County of Franklin and State of Connecticut aged 64 years & duly sworn according to law do testify & say that I. was & ever have been acquainted with Widow Sarah Sargeant. now residing in said Thompson. She is the widow of Elijah Carpenter. whose funeral I attended about 40 years ago. After his death it was said. She married to one Samuel Sargeant & She went off. soon after the marriage & has not been heard of since for about 40

years as I have been heard. Carmichael name was Sarah Younglove. of
S. Davis
Stephen Cagley.
State of Connecticut
Windham County ss. on this 29 th Day of June 1837 then personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace. Polly Ellis & Stephen Cagley persons well known to me as persons of strict truth & veracity & made solemn oath to the truth of the above depositions by them respectively subscribed
Before me Simon Davis Justice of the Peace

J. Davis,
August 24, 1857
O. C.

Dept. of War Pension Office Aug 24 1837
Sir
I have examined the papers of Sarah Sargent, widow of Elyas Carpenter dec d and have placed them upon our files.
It is alleged that her late husband served nine months in Col Ward's Reg t Cont l Continental Line, and that they were married in the year 1780. Col Ward left the service in 1776, and it follows that Mr Carpenter's service terminated long before his marriage took place. The law requires that the marriage should have been solemnized before the expiration of the last term of service. Her claim is therefore rejected.
Yours
Simon Davis Esq Thompson Cont.

1715 Rev. CHARLES W. HOLMAN MANCHESTER, CONNECTICUT.
April 4 1921
Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
I desire to ascertain the date of death of Elijah Carpenter, a Revolutionary soldier, to establish Mrs. Holman's eligibility to join the D.A.R.
Records show that an application for a pension was made by his widow or other dependent and the file number given is R 9204
I shall be greatly obliged if you will give me all the information regarding Elijah Elijah Carpenter contained in this application and will gladly pay whatever the cost of furnishing same may be.
As there was more than one Revolutionary soldier of this name, data which will identify him is especially desired.
Yours very truly Chas. W. Holman