Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 21,699, Levi Bostwick, Conn.

SERVICE
Conn.
Bostwick, Levi
Anne
or Anna
NUMBER
W 21,699
CONTENTS

Connecticut 358
Anna Boshwick
of Fairfield in the State of Ct
who was a private in the Connecticut comman- by Captain John of the 1st Connecticut command
by the in the
time for widow of Levi Boshwick who was a private in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll of Ct at the rate of 20 Dollars 83 3/4 Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 day of Jan'y 1837 and sent Hon. J. S. Hill Secy of Rep.
Arrears to the 14th of Sep't 1836 $112.44 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Mar 37 10.22 $122.66
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832, } 1836
Recorded by W. H. Addison Clerk, Book 1836 Vol. 1 Page 75

State of Connecticut, County of Fairfield, Probate, District of Newtown Jrs: Newtown.
on this 6 th day of September A.D. 1836, personally appeared before the court of probate for the District of Newtown, it being a court of Record & having a Seal. Anna Bartlett a resident of Brookfield in said Fairfield County, & State of Connecticut, aged Eighty 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 4 th 1836. That she is the widow of Levi Bartlett, who in the month of May 1775 enlisted and went into the service of the United States under my father Capt Joseph Smith of said Brookfield. They, the company, were enlisted for seven months & went to the Northward, to Tyconderoga as I always understood - my husband, who was then a single man went to the North with the rest of the company, as far as Tyconderoga & was gone until October - At Tyconderoga he was taken unwell & had a fever to come home; & got home in October, I should think the fore part, of October in the year 1775. My father and all who were well enough, went on to St. Johns as I understood. They were all disbanded when their time was out and my said husband did not join them again. On the 5 th day of November A.D. 1776, I was married to said Levi Bartlett in said Brookfield by the Rev. Thomas Brooks, then a settled minister of the Congregational denomination in said Brookfield. The said Levi Bartlett served as a private in the militia when he performed the service above mentioned. Soon after we were married, my said husband enlisted & went as a Serjeant to Saratoga in the Township of Rye in the State of New York.

and was in the service of the United States three months at that time & the company were discharged & he left the service - I cannot recollect whom he served under this last tour. He was repeatedly drafted & called out on other occasions as long as the war lasted, but how long he was out on such occasions I cannot recollect. He was out when Danbury was burnt, and he was out when Fairfield was burnt & on all such occasions but how long I cannot say. My said husband died on the 3 d day of May A.D. 1826 & I have remained his widow ever since & still remain his widow:
ANNE BOSTWICK
at the same Court officiate personally appear Abel Smith of said Brookfield aged seventy nine years and being duly sworn according to law, made oath that he is brother to said Anna Bostwick & about a year & five months younger. That he well remembers that said Levi Bostwick enlisted under his father & went to Tyconderoga with him in the year A.D. 1775 - They enlisted the first of May or thereabouts for seven months & went to the Northward & performed the service & served the time out those who were well enough: but said Levi Bostwick, at Tyconderoga, as I understood, was taken unwell & came home, I should think in October, on account of ill health. I remember he came home before my father & the company generally. -
I also well recollect that said Levi Bostwick enlisted & served three months as a Sergeant, at the Saw pits, so called, in the Town of Rye in the State of New York, under what Captain I cannot say positively but believe it was under Capt. Shute then of Danbury. I had served a seven  six months tour which ended, & I was discharged on the 25 th day of December A.D. 1776. and the company in which said Levi Bostwick served came

a short time before & for the purpose of relieving us - On the 17 th of August A.D. 1776 said Levi Bartwick he performed a tour of duty under my father Joseph Smith - whether by enlistment or draft I am not sure but believe he was drafted. They marched on the 17 th of August 1776 & went to New York & were there until the British took possession of New York when they came out from New York as far as Harlem & was there discharged on the 25 th day of September 1776. - being a Month & eight days that he served on this occasion. I know the dates on this occasion because I have it in writing, written at the time on an old book in my possession.
I will recollect also that when Danbury was burnt said Levi Bartwick & myself were called out & went as far as Compo & were in the service four days & were then dismissed. We were under Capt. Richard Smith. When Fairfield was burnt, by the British, we, the said Levi Bartwick & myself, were called out under Capt. Richard Smith & were in the service under said Captain four days & four days more when Norwalk was burnt. I was in the service when my said Sister Bartwick was married & of course was not present, but know the fact is as she states as well as I can know any fact of the kind without being present; When I came home from the service in December 1776 they were reported to be husband & wife & lived together as such until said Levi died in the year 1826 and the said Anna Bartwick has remained his widow ever since.
Abel Smith
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion,

after investigation of the matter, that the above named applicant, is the Widow of Levi Bortwick, & that said Levi Bortwick was a revolutionary Soldier, and served as the said Widow and said Abel Smith state - to wit, seven Months to the Northward previous to the intermarriage of said Levi Bortwick with said Anna, also a Month & eight days at New York previous to said marriage: And a three Months tour at Saugetz and twelve days at the burning of Danbury, Fairfield and Norwalk, all put together. And this Court further certifies that it appears to them the said Levi Bortwick and said Anna were married on the 5 th day of November 1776 and that said Levi Bortwick died on the 3 rd day of May 1826. And the Court further certifies that the said Anna Bortwick, and said Abel Smith are credible persons and that each of their statements is entitled to credit.
Anna Bortwick Levi
I Eliza W. Keeler Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Newtown do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Anna Bortwick for a pension - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 8 th day of September 1836.
Eliza W. Keeler. Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Newtown

State of Connecticut
Fairfield County } ss. Newtown
At a Court of probate held at Newtown within & for the District of Newtown on the 16 th day of December 1836. Personally appeared Abel Smith a resident in Brookfield in said Fairfield County who being first duly sworn according to law testifies as follows, to wit,
There is no family record of the Births of the Children of Capt. Levi Bartwick late of Brookfield dec. nor of the marriage of said Levi to his wife to my knowledge, & if there was one I think I should know it, as I have always been intimate in the family & always lived within two or three miles of them - Soon after he died she broke up house keeping & all the property & books & every thing else were distributed amongst the Children; & they all live out of the of Connecticut State except the two youngest with one of which, Anna Bartwick the present applicant now lives.
I have already heretofore testified what I know relative to my Sister Anne Bartwick having been married to Levi Bartwick in November 1776. She had a large family of Children by her said husband Levi Bartwick, the eldest of whom, a daughter was born in August or September 1777. I was, at the time, in the State of New York, in the service & continued there till after Burgain was taken: When I got home the said Anne Bartwick was the Mother of her eldest child, a daughter, whom they called Annie, who now resides in the State of New York. From the nature of the case, as I was absent at the time, I cannot state the date of the Birth of said Annie, only from the information of others, but I recollect that when I got home, from the service in New York State when Burgain was taken, she, said Anne Bartwick was the Mother of her eldest child.
Abel Smith
Sworn to & subscribed the 16 th day of December 1836.
Attest - Elias W. Peck Clerk

I Eliza W. Keeler Clerk of the Court of Probate for the district of Newton do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court of the additional evidence in the matter of the application of Anna Bastwick for a pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 21 st day of December 1836
Eliza W. Keeler. Clerk of Probate for the District of Newton

Reg WIDOW, &c.
File No. 21.699
Anna Bestwick
wid of
Levi Bestwick
Bir. Rec. Mar.
Act June 7 th  1856
Index: Vol. 4 , Page 76
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Sylvester Pearce
Spring of 77. two mo Ensign at north Kingston. proof Hill. Card. " " 1 mo. " Col Gardner. Reynolds. Card. fall " 1. - " " Aug 78 private in Sullivan's expedition 1 mo. proof pre Card fall 79. Capt Dyer 2 - in Card. 80 " 1. - in Smith 81. " 200s in Smith
4 mo. Ensign 4 " 200s pre

Comptrollers Office Hartford Connecticut November 2d 1836
I certify that the name of Capt Joseph Smith appears on Roaskells Receipts under the following head to wit "The United States Dr To the State of Connecticut for sundry expenditures for Bounties, extra Allowances, Wages &c for Troops from said State who served with the Army in West Chester County in the State of New York" and he is credited April 8th 1779 $105-16- Nominal Money.
Capt Joseph Smith is also credited on the pay table books (Waterbury Regt) April 19th 1776 for Enlisting bounties, Billiting, Wages &c $1622-4-4-. I further certify that the name of Levi Botsford has not been found Wm Field Comptroller

Anna Rostrick widow of Levi Rostrick
on Roller - discharged old boot. V. from 1 may to 18 sept. 75 4 mo. 18 ds
17 aug 76 to 25 sept. 1. 80 ds.
When Fairfield was burnt 4 " Norwalk " " 4
6 24
adm d
6 mo. 40 ds fri
no deduction
Hon. J. J. Whittlesey Ho. Rep.

State of Connecticut Fairfield County ss: Brookfield
At a Special Court of probate held at Brookfield within & for the probate District of Newtown on the 22 nd day of November 1836 personally appeared before said Court Anna Hawley aged seventy seven years, who being first duly sworn according to law, testifies as follows, to wit, I was present and saw Capt. Levi Bartwick, late of said Brookfield, now deceased, married to Anna Smith daughter of Capt. Joseph Smith now deceased, at her father's house. They were married by the Rev. Mr. Thomas Brooks, then the clergyman of the Congregational Society in said Brookfield, then I cannot state the year they were married in. I should think I was from seventeen to nineteen years of age when they were married. I was knowing to said Levi Bartwick's being out in the service of the United States in the time of the revolutionary war, and not far from the time they were married: and to the best of my recollection, I belief the said Levi Bartwick was out in the service of the United States, some after he was married to said Anna. I lived, at the time, within about half a mile of said Anna. I cannot recollect, it is so long since, but the particular instances of his being in the service, nor whether he enlisted or was drafted; but should say, to the best of my recollection, he was out a number of times in the service of the United States; and about the time they were married & am pretty sure he was in the service after they were married but cannot tell where nor how long a time he served.
Anna Hawley
Sworn to & subscribed the 22 nd day of November 1836 in open Court

At the same Court, Personally appeared in open Court the Rev. Abner Brundage the present officiating Congregational Society in said Brookfield & being first duly sworn according to law, testifies as follows, to wit, That having been more than fifteen years resident Pastor in this place, I confidently believe that there are no Church records previous to year 1807, and that the society records contain no records of marriages, and consequently nothing from these sources can be obtained concerning the Marriage of Capt Levi Bostwick and wife Abner Brundage - Subscribed to & sworn the 22 d day of November 1836 in open Court. Attest Eliza W. Lusk Clerk
State of Connecticut, } fr. Newtown Fairfield County } at a Court of Probate held at Newtown within & for the District of Newtown on the 28 th day of November 1836. Personally appeared before said Court Anne Bostwick, a resident of Brookfield in the County & State aforesaid, aged eighty years, and being first duly sworn according to law testifies as follows to wit.
There is no family record of my marriage to Levi Bostwick, ever kept by my said husband Levi Bostwick decd. to my knowledge. I never saw any & do not think there is any, & I have no reason to think there is any or ever was any made or kept by him.
A certain book, said to belong to Abel Smith, containing manuscripts: one purporting to be the muster-roll of the Company who served under Capt. Joseph Smith in the year 1775, at Tyendinaga & other places near the Canada lines; & other statistics concerning the campaign of that summer; and among other things, the receipts which follow; of which muster roll & receipts, this Court certifies, the following to be true copies, to wit,

Please direct your answer to Samuel G. Blackman Esq - Newton B

"A muster Roll of Capt. Smiths Company of the 5 th Regiment raised by the Colony of Connecticut for the Defense of the same May 1 st 1775.
   Capt. Joseph Smith  Joel Beech  Jas. Loring    Lieut. Sabos Botsford  Amas Benedict  Charles M. Daniel    Lieut. Nath l Blackman  James Botsford  Nathan Mervin    Ensign Ashbel Ruggles  Joseph Beardslee  Caleb Maxfield    Serj t David Smith  Nathan Blackman  George Murry    Serj t Elnon Botsford  Benj n Bundy  Elijah Moger    Serj t Ebenezer Beach  Benj n Beardslee  Henry Mearing    Serj t Timothy Mearon  Matthew Clerk  John Platt    Serj t Nath l Little  Eldad Camp  David Platt    Cop t Caleb Stevens 1 st  Daniel Cady  Peter Prindle    Cop t Ezbon Bainum 4 th  George Clapham  Samuel Prindle    Cop t George Peck 2 d  Timothy Chatman  Arthur Perry    Cop t Ephraim Wooster 3 d  John Clark  Edmund Pulford    Lewis Judson Drummer  Francis Drake  Elijah Prindle    Jas. Ruggles Fifer  Gideon Dunning  Wm m Ryan    Abel Clark Fifer  Isaac Dunning  John Rude    Stephen Amber  Moses Eaton  Samuel Ruggles    Wil m Allen  Jesse Fairchild  Heber Smith    Edward Osbourn  James Fairchild  James Shaw    Abel Baldwin  Israel Gillet  Jonah Stevens    John Botsford  Phineas Hill  Isaac Thayer    Joseph Booth  Enoch Hubbell  Asa Tomlinson    Israel Barrett  Samuel Hawley  George Vallance    Wil m Barnett  Wm m Hamlin  Benj m Wakelee    Zephaniah Bobbet  Stephen Hawley  Isaac Wells    David Beebe  Robert Henly  Ichabod Wilkinson    Levi Bostwick  Nath l Judson  John Woods    Bart w . Baker  Nath l Lewis  Wm m Mearing    Isaac Bloodgood  George Leman  James Wakelee     Thos s Lamkin  Isaac Wheeler      Samuel Wood      Samuel Wells      Robert Welch      Josiah Melvickson      Thos s Grogues      Philo Dunning      Bethel Whitney "   

Newtown 23 d . April (D. 1776
Rec. of capt. Joseph Smith of the Light Company Paymaster in the fifth Regiment under David Waterbury Col. raised according to act of Assembly for the defence of the Colonies the following sums severally annexed to our several Names the full sum of bounty billet and wages for the service to our full satisfaction I say rec. by me as witness our hands
  Jonah Stevens  L 17-18-0  Lieut. Nathaniel Blackmon  L 30-18-10    Abraham Waring  L 15-7-8  John Clark Jr.  L 12-14-6    Abraham Camp  L 16-3-0  Isaac Thayer  L 16-1-0    John H. Mearing  L 18-9-8  Charles M c Daniel  L 18-9-4    Isaac Wheeler  L 18-10-2  Timothy Munson  L 21-10-6    John Platt  L 18-10-0  Robert Welch  L 16-4-0    Joel Beebe  L 18-11-8  George Murry  L 15-17-10    Joseph Ruggles  L 18-15-0  Elijah Prindle  L 14-13-2    Nathan Mervin  L 17-18-0  Ebenezer Beach  L 17-16-9    John Bude  L 14-15-0  Thomas Lamkin  L 15-14-10    Job Bunnell  L 14-4-0  Timothy Chatman  L 16-5-10    Schabod Wilkinson  L 18-10-8  Levi Bortwick  L 16-8-4    Ens. Ashbel Ruggles  L 23-18-0  Israel Gillet  L 15-14-10    David Smith  L 18-1-2  David Platt  L 17-5-4    Elijah Moger  L 18-10--  Sam l Prindle  L 17-17-8    Enoch Hubbell  L 15-19-8    
“Rec. of capt. Joseph Smith Paymaster for the 8 th Comp. in Col. Waterbury's Regt raised 1775 agreeable to act of Assembly for the defence of the United Colonies the sums severally annexed to our names in full of Bounty advanced Wages Bittets &c. except extra rations which are not as yet allowed. received by us the subscribers this 26 th of April 1776 2 d . year of yr. Congress As severally annexed to our names to our full satisfaction severally.
  James Botsford  L 13-12-4  James Fairchild  L 18-13-6    Josie Fairchild  L 16-3-10  Ezbon Barnum  L 14-12-10    Nath l Lillie  L 14-19-4  Joseph Loring  L 15-19-10    Isaac Bloodgood  L 14-19-10  Edmund Pulford  L 15-14-8    Joseph Booth  L 18-13-6  Benjamin Brundy  L 18-14-4    John Botsford  L 18-14-6  Ephraim Wooster  L 19-11-0    Francis Drake  L 18-14-6  Jonah Wells  L 18-15-2    William Allen  L 13-5-0  Agur Tomlinson  L 18-4-4    Abel Baldwin  L 18-14-6  Phinehas Hill  L 18-6-6    Clement Botsford  L 21-9-6  Nathaniel Lewis  L 18-0-10  

  Benjamin Beardslee  L 16-9-2  Heber Smith  L 16-2-6    Nathan Blackman  L 18-4-2  Nathl. Judson  L 14-15-4    George Lesman  L 17-3-6  Arthur Perry  L 17-5-4    Joseph Beardslee  L 18-0-10  George Peck  L 20-7-4    Lewis Judson Jr.  L 19-6-11  William Bearnat  L 16-5-10    Abel Clark  L 19-11-0  Benjamin Stevens  L 18-7 2 "      Rec d for David Bakes printed   
January 23 1777 then rec d of capt. Joseph Smith the full sum back rations for his service in Watertown Regiment in 1775 I say received by me being sixteen shilling and eight pence Levi Bortwick. "
the said Book being presented, to said Anne Bortwick in Court, & she having examined the hand writing of the foregoing receipt dated April 23 d . 1776 to which is, among others, the signature of Levi Bortwick L 16-8-4 she, the said Anne Bortwick, further testifies, that the name Levi Bortwick to which is annexed L 16-8-4 is the hand writing of her late husband Levi Bortwick now dead and also the name Levi Bortwick signed to the above receipt dated January 23 d . 1777 is the hand writing of said Levi Bortwick her late husband.
Anne Bortwick
Sworn to & subscribed the 28 th day of November 1836, in open court.
and this Court further certifies that in the before mentioned book there is a writing on one page of which the following is a true copy, to wit, "Isle Le Noie Sept. 18 th 1775
Men that belonged to capt. Smiths company that returned home.
  Serjt Timothy Merrow  Joseph Lordin October 6    Serjt Nathl. Little  Josiah Wilcoxson    Nathl. Judson  Francis Drake    Wm. Allen  Enoch Hubbell    Levi Bortwick  October 11 th W. 1775    Stephen Hawley  Lieut. Blackman    John Woods  Corp d Stevens    David Platt  John Clark    John Rude  Abijah Prindle    Corp d Egbart Bainum  Samuel Wood     October 4 th 14 Tyconderoga     Abraham Warren     Ebene Smith     Abijah Moger     Benjamin Bundy "  
Attest Elias W. Kellogg Clerk

State of Connecticut Hartford County } ss: Newtown
At a Court of Probate held at Newtown within & for the District of Newtown on the 30 th day of November 1836 Personally appeared Caleb Baldwin & resident of said Newtown aged, sixty four, & being duly sworn according to law testifies on oath as follows to wit.
I am Town Clerk of the Town of Newtown & have examined the records of said Town from the year 1772 to the year 1789 when the Town of Brookfield, was incorporated as a separate town, before which time it was a parish by the name of Newbury, & when set off was taken mostly from the Town of Newtown; and I find no record of the marriage of Levi Bostwick in the Town records of said Newtown. Caleb Baldwin.
Sworn to & subscribed the 30 th day of Nov. 1836 in open court.
Attest. Eliza W. Steele Clerk
I Eliza W. Steele Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Newtown do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original additional proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Anne Bostwick for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand Seal of Office this 30 th day of November 1836.
Eliza W. Steele, Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Newtown

J. L. Edwards Esq.

Wellesley Decemb. 16 th 1836
Mr. Edwards
Sir
The papers of Matthew Paine, the Widow of Cypheter Paine, herewith enclosed, were returned to me some time since, on account of the Certificate of the spirit of the Court, not being annexed. Returned, not a Certificate, as you will perceive, which is annexed to the papers, agreeable to your other hand, of the Court of Scientia recte - I did not think it necessary, according to your letter to make out a new Declaration, with regard to estates with small tenures and to enlarge more matters of fact - I presume therefore, that the Certificate annexed will be satisfactory. Although I returned after the making out of the Declaration, it is an easy matter to re-assert, when it was obtained at such a Certificate is required in your future registration. And as you have your own, without any such Certificate -
Yours &c - P. G. H. Searle

William G. Phelps
J. H. Edwards Esquire
Commissioners of Pensions
26 May, 1836.
Washington City

It is requested that the answer be directed to Samuel C. Blackman Newtown, Ct.