Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12429, John Carrier, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
bonn.
barrier, john
S 12429
CONTENTS
carded

Vermont. 27. 924.
John Carrier, late of Orange in the State of Vermont who was a pr. in the [blank] commanded by Captain [blank] of the [blank] commanded by Col. D. [blank] in the [blank] time for 8 months. etc. issued to Abbeas Carrier, Rachael D. [blank] and [blank] his children
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont — at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6th day of Sept. 3 1834 and [blank] M c W. Smith. Chelsea, Vt.
Arrears to the 4th of [blank] Semi-ant. allowance ending [blank] and due up to 25th of [blank] 1833 the day of his death } 57.06
Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by Nath. Rice Clerk Book 6 Vol. 3 Page 58.

3592. John Carrick
Delaware
Please to make return to John W Smith. Children Orange County
Vermont

for Elijah Beers to serve as a private in the Militia Service of the State of Connecticut in the Company commanded by Capt. William John Mack Lieut. S. David Beers in the Regiment Connecticut. He was ordered to New London by the Governor to guard the town & build a part of the Company etc. and he with the rest was discharged at New London etc. eventually at the expiration of the month of October 1781. The morning after New London was burnt by the British at the Militia Company commanded by Capt. Abab. A. Smith. Beers then was there. Commanded of Major West who commanded the Fort - he volunteered for half a month and first of October 1781. Also that on or about the 10th of October 1781 he was hired as a substitute for Ebenezer Gilbert of Hebron Connecticut to draw one and a half months in the Militia of the State of Connecticut in the Company commanded by Capt. Myles Smith James & Ensign Parish together with one other Company of Militia both of which were in the State of Connecticut Col. McAllen who commanded the Fort - The Company were employed in repairing & clearing the fort sitting near Ricketts and Arbetts. And that on or about the 20th of November 1781 he was verbally discharged at Fort Griswold. & that in all the several mentioned times of service he resided in Colchester in the County of New London - and State of Connecticut. That he has no documentary Evidence relative to service except the Depositions herewith enclosed - of William Darby & James Danvers and that he knows of no other person whose testimony he can procure to testify to either of his times of service etc.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever, to a pension or annuity, except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State. to his knowledge
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. John Francis
H. C. H. B. Langhlin Clerk
We Francis Danvers residing in Colchester in said County of Grays and Mary  Brother residing in the said  New London hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Francis been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we believe him to be 88 years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. and are know of no other person in the vicinity who would probably be able to testify on the subject. Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Isaiah Dana Abraham H. C. H. B. Langhlin Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certify that it appears to them that John Francis resident in the said  County in said County, and that Abraham who has signed the preceding certificate, is a the said  County resident in the same place, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
1 H. C. H. B. Langhlin hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Francis for a pension. In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal of Office, this 24. day of August — A. D. 1832.
Clerk of the Court of Grays - County H. C. H. B. Langhlin CLERK.

Rev. h. m.
✓ 12.429 INVALID.
File No. 12.429 John Carrier Briv. Rev. H. M.
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 61
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I James Downer of Rutland in the County of Orange State of Vermont aged Seventy years, do testify & declare that I have been well acquainted with Capt John Corrie now resident in Neshann in said Orange County, formerly of Hebron in the State of Connecticut ever since the year 1780. I do know that he served as a soldier in the Regiment of Colonel Webb in the line of the State of Connecticut for the term of six months in the summer & fall of 1780. which Regiment was at that time was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Ebenezer Huntington, (Col Webb being there in person) & belonged to General Stark's Brigade. That I at that time belonged to the same Regiment & was present when the said Corrie was mustered at Danbury in said State of Connecticut on or about the first day of July A.D. 1780 & frequently saw him during the campaign. I have no doubt that he served out his term of service & obtained an honorable discharge.
James Downer
State of Vermont } At Rutland in said County on Orange County } the 10th day of July A.D. 1882 personally appeared James Downer & made solemn affirmation that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed contains the whole truth & nothing but the truth relative to the matters for which it is taken & I certify that the said Downer is a credible Witness before me Sincerely that Justice of Peace

State of Vermont
Orange County Clerk's Office August 20th A.D. 1832
I H. C. G. M. S. Laughlen Clerk of Orange County Clerk Certify that Simeon Shaw before whom the within affidavit was taken is a justice of the peace within and for the the County of Orange appointed duly qualified to administer Oaths and that the sig- nature purporting to be his is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and seal of Orange County the Day & year above written. H. C. G. M. S. Laughlen Clerk
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I Enos Smith of Chelsea in the County of Orange and State of Vermont aged 72 years do hereby testify and say that I have been personally acquainted with John Barron of Vermont in the County & State aforesaid an applicant for a pension under the late Act for Bounties for more than forty years past. And that in the year 1806 while residing in the same family with him heard him speak frequently of his campaigns during the American War of being in Gen. Stark's Brigade of going into New Jersey on a six months Campaign also of his being employed in the Garrison at Fort Griswold. The S d Barron was a man of remarkable memory and related a great fund of anecdotes about his adventures while out in the service of the United States as described in his declaration for a pension which I have seen - and examined - he is a man of strict integrity and honesty & sobriety and the most implicit confidence is to be placed in his word and testimony. And I have no doubt that he was out in the service as he has stated in his declaration - The S d Barron deceased about a month since in an apoplectic fit in very reduced circumstances. and has left no child who will be able to make any exertions to furnish additional testimony to support his claim to a pension - And probably his estate will not be administered on unless he succeeds in getting a pension and further say not
Enos Smith

State of Vermont } At Chelsea in D County an Orange County ss } the 5 th day of June 1833 personally appeared Enos Smith the signer of the foregoing affidavit and made sol- emn oath that the same contains the truth and nothing but the truth. before me John W. Smith Justice Peace
I also certify that Enos Smith above named is personally known to me and a credible witness and that his testimony is entitled to credit John W. Smith Justice Peace
State of Vermont } Orange County ss } County Clerks Office June 15 th A.D. 1833. I Harry Hale, Clerk of Orange County Court, do hereby certify that John W. Smith is a justice of the Peace, within and for this County, and that the above writing, purporting to be his signature, is, in my opinion, genuine.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand, and affix the seal of said Court, at Chelsea the day and year above written Harry Hale, Clerk.

I William Darby of Vershire in the County of Orange and State of Vermont aged 86 years - do testify and say that I am well acquainted with John Carrin of S d Vershire and that in the year 1778 I lived in Hebron in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut and that the S d John Carrin then lived in Colchester in S d State - and that some time in the month of September 1778. I was drafted at S d Hebron to serve in the Militia Service of the State of Connecticut in the company commanded by Capt. Williams. John - Marks Lieut. and David. Bigelow Ensign. In the Regiment commanded by Col. Jeremiah Mather - & Major Ripley and served for one month and was verbally discharged at New London. in S d State The S d John Carrin entered the service with me above mentioned was in the same company and Miss with me, served one month and was discharged at the same time with me I was intimately acquainted with the S d Carrin and have ever considered him a man of strict integrity and veracity. William his Darby Mark
State of Vermont At Vershire in S d County an Orange County ss this 30 th day of July AD 1832 personally appeared William Darby and made solemn oath that the foregoing Deposition by him subscribed contains the whole truth and nothing but the truth, relative to the purpose for which it was taken I also certify the S d William Darby is a good credible witness and entitled to Credit -
before me
My Boardman Justin Root

State of Vermont
Orange County Clerk's Office August 20th 1832. —
I H. E. G. H. Laughlen Clerk of Orange County Court hereby certify that William Boardman before whom the within affidavit was taken is a Justice of the peace within and for the County of Orange of whose duly authorized to administer oaths and that the signature purporting to be his I believe to be genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of Orange County Court the day and year above written H. E. G. H. Laughlen Clerk

State of Vermont County of Orange, District of Randolph, ss } At a Probate Court
held at Chelsea, within one for the County and District aforesaid, on the 19th day of December, A.D. 1833 —
Present the Honorable Jacob H. Parish, Judge:
Good and sufficient evidence was exhibited to said Court, to prove to the satisfaction of the same, that John Carrier , late of Vershire, in said county, died at said Vershire, on the 25th day of April, A.D. 1833: — that there is no widow of said deceased living; — and that the children of said deceased are Lebbeus Carrier , Michael Darby , Amos H. Carrier , and Parusha Titer .
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my hand, and set the seal of said Court, at Chelsea, aforesaid, this 19th day of December, A.D. 1833.
Weymen Spooner, Register of Court.

Hon Lewis Cass Sec. of War
Dear Sir
The papers of John Garrison of Rushmore were returned to me for additional ev- idence and I have made every ex- ertion in my power to furnish S. Evidence without scruple. The S. Garrison has lived about five miles distant from me for the last forty years or more. He deceased about a short time; very poor - and it is now doubtful whether any additional evidence can now be obtained. I have with enclosure the Deposition of Deacon Enos Smith who lives in this town near the S. Garrisons late residence - and who was intimately acquainted with him, and affidavits similar to this might be multiplied - I well knew S. Garrison and forty years ago or more I heard him relate his adventures in the war of the revolution with great minuteness and in detail - his health was very poor the last two years of his life and his memory considerably impaired but he was a man of the strictest integrity and his word and testimony entitled to credit. The family of S. Garrison inform me that no ad- ministrator will be appointed unless they should succeed in obtaining the assets of his pension.
Very Resp. Sir. your Obt Servt.
Chelsea. June 6. 1833 -
John W. Smith

Dr Unvate
26,66
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25 April 1863
then died early Libbeus Carnie Rachael Dorley then William Jerusha Fles

John Carrier
Pension Papers-
Certificate of of Death of Applicant & Legal Representation

How J L Richards
Sir I herewith transmits to you the necessary certificates of the Death and the Legal Representations of John Carrin late of Vashon in this County - you will please to return the Certificate to me as soon as convenient and Obey your obed Servt - Chelsea Jan'y 20 1834
John W. Smith

War Department
Pension Office
August- 23. 1883
Sir
The papers in support of the claim of John Carrier, deceased, have been again examined, and placed on our files -
His name is upon the rolls of the Connecticut line in this office, and it was therefore an error in the Clerk who had previously examined his claim, to require further proof than he has furnished. His widow, or if there be no widow, his children, or in default of issue, his next legal representatives, must prove relationship to him, and the day of his death, when a certificate will issue to her, or them, for the amount due up to that day.
I am, very respectfully Your obt. Servt
J. L. Edwards
25 th day of Apr. 1883.
J. W. Smith Esq Chelsea Vermont

Chelsea Vt. Aug. 25
free
Hon. Lewis Cap. Sec. War City of Washington D.C.
Pension Office
2 Sept. 1834
72-
Pension Office

Hon. Lewis Cass Secy War
Sir
I received a communication from the War Department about a year since relative to the claim of John Carris, for a pension, informing me that his claim was examined and admitted and that a certificate would issue to him as soon as proof of his death and his being was furnished, that proof I forwarded to the Department in Decr. last and have had no return since -
The claim of James Tyler for a pension was received and the evidence sent to the Department during the last winter - I should be glad to learn the condition of both these claims -
Resp Your Ob st Serv t John W. Smith
Chelsea (Vt) Aug. 25, 1834

3592
Shu Camer
Under
M Smith Chelsea

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
23 April 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.              
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
Mr. John Carrier

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store-Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers :
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. (This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.)]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever 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, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
 6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?  { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
 7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____; For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months, in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
Name not found on the rolls of the Connecticut line in this affair