Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 4,133, Jacob Blackmar, R.I.

SERVICE
NUMBER
R. J.
Blackmar, Jacob or Blackman
W. 4,133
B.L. 19712-160-55
Zeruah
CONTENTS

2408.
Connecticut
Jeremiah Blackman
widow of Jacob, Blackman
R I
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12th day of October 1853. and sent to
George Dike Thompson Wt.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 57. Vol. U
(32)
Reg. 5000-111

17455 Connecticut
Jacob Blackmar of Thompson in the State of Connecticut who was a Sergeant in the Company commanded by Captain Kimble of the Reg t commanded by Col Lippet in the R Island line for 2 Mears.
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 80 Dollars  Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of Aug t . 1833 and del d to S Davis, of Thompson Ct. Present
Arrears to the 14th of Mar 33. $160. Semi-ant. allowance ending 1 Sept 33 40.
$ 2 00. 00
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Nob Cornwell Clerk
Book E Vol. 3 Page 5

151.714 Act March 3/53 Semi-annual May 28/53 Perseus Blackmar, wid. Jacob Blackmar private
Capt. W. Hoppin, Col. J. Lippett, R. I. State Troops, Col. Dan. 1776. Revolutionary War.
Pensioner under Act Mar 18/18 " " Feb 3/53. July 53-2408
No. 160 Acq. Mch. 25/56, B.D. 11/56
Emor Smith, Gloucester, R.I.
Vd. B. 162.

Application in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
State of Connecticut ss. County of Windham ss.
On this 18 th day of July A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court before me, David Root, Clerk of the County of Windham and State of Connecticut, a person who being first duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that he is the person described in the application to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated:
I enlisted in January 1776 under Capt Asa Kimball of Gloucester R.G. for one year, joined Col Christopher Disbrow's Regt. at New Kent Rd. & staid about the Island. Till the fall of the year, when Capt Benjamin Hoppin took command of the Company in place of Capt Kimball, when we were ordered to New York to join the army under Genl Washington. at Harlem River after the British ships had refuted Genl Lee & Washington, we were ordered out to Milford Green. Thence to White Plains, Peekskill, Morris Town the forts of the Delaware, over the Delaware to Bristol then back into the Jerseys, was at the Battle of Trenton & Princeton was in Genl. Sullivan's division. after that ordered to Peekskill & staid after that ordered to Peekskill & staid in Genl. Arms & was discharged. In menhaden, herring, & stithcock's Regts.
In 1777 I enlisted into the Rhode Island State Troops, Capt Benjamin Whipple's Company, Col. Borden's Regt. for 9 months, joined the Regt at Warwick, was in Genl. Spencer's expedition, came to Bristol & was there all winter till discharged.
In 1780. about the month of June I enlisted for six months under Lieut Burlingame, in Col Green's Regt. called the Negro Regt. to fill it up mustered at Providence R.I. joined the Regt at Newport. staid out my time & was discharged at Portsmouth. I believe we were on Genl. Heath's. I was also in three Militia regiments in all. about 3 months, about Providence & Rhode Island.

No further inquiries may claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the pension, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
The following interrogatories were by said Court propounded to said applicant, viz:-
1. When and in what year were you born? I was born in Gloucester R.D. in April 1759.
2. Have you any record of your age; and if so, where is it? I have not
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the revolutionary war; where do you now live? when first called into service lived at Gloucester R.D. since the war have lived in Thompson where I now live.
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, were you a Substitute? And if a Substitute for whom? I have stated it as I now remember
5. State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops when you served; such continental and militia regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service. I do not know as I now remember any more than I have stated.
6. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service; and if so by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
I do not know as I ever received a written discharge - if so do not remember 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 in your services as a soldier of the revolution. Joseph Richards on, and Amos Green Jacob Blackman

20.018.
Jacob Blackmar
Pension Office
5 May, 1829.
Rejected

District of Connecticut, ss.
At a Special County Court holden at Thompson within, and for the County of Windham, in said District
ON this 23 d day of April A. D. 1820 personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of Record [having the power of fine and imprisonment]
Jacob Blackmar of said Thompson
aged 71 years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, makes the following declaration, in order to obtain the provisions made by the acts of Congress of the 18th March, 1818, and the 1st May 1820,
that he the said Jacob Blackmar enlisted for the term of one year on the first day of January in the year 1778 in the state of
Rhode Island in the company commanded by Captain Benjamin Hoppin in the regiment commanded by Colonel Christopher Sippell in the line of the State of Rhode Island on the Continental establishment —
that he continued to serve in the said corps until February 1779 being compelled to stay one month over his enlistment  coast at the battle of Princeton & other service at Trenton &c. when he was discharged from the said service in Pocumsee
in the state of New York  that his name has been placed on the pension
list, and dropped therefrom on account of his property
That he is old & infirm and unable to labour much—his family consists of himself & wife aged 73 years who is also infirm
And in pursuance of the act of the 1st of May, 1820, I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and 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 it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war," passed on the 18th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not, nor has any per- son in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subcribed.—
Jacob Blackmar

That since the exhibition of my first schedule, the following changes have been made in my property.
A schedule of all the Estate Real & personal belonging to Jacob Blackmar April 23 A.D. 1829 viz -
  Real Estate $480.00   2 Cows 40.00   1 yearling 8.00   6 Chairs 1.00   2 tables .50   1/2 Cud 12.00   Shave Stone .50   1/2 doz Knives & forks .20   10 plates .30   1 bucket .5   1 painter basin 17   1 brog 3.50   $546.20 
Jacob Blackmar
Sworn to and declared on the 23 rd day of April A. D. 1829 before the County Court for the County of Windham, in the District of Connecticut.
Attest, Jermain Bolles Assistant DAVID G. BOLLES, Clerk.
I Jermain Bolles Assistant DAVID G. BOLLES, Clerk of the County Court for the County of Windham, in the State of Connecticut, do hereby certify that the foregoing declaration and oath, and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is Five hundred forty six Dollars, and 20 Cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Court, on this 24 th day of April A. D. 1829
Jermain Bolles Assistant Clerk of the County Court for Windham County.

55 1/2 M. S. ... C. T.
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Admitted
Plaintiff Thompson Comt

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
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 show what is necessary to be done. These 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, showing the Service of Isaac Washburn C.C.
   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.     Wapping, C.C. 1 First of Newhall born in N.E.   in Newhall { 9 of Newhall and entered in N.E.   Smethwick 6 of Birmingham now lives in Birmingham   also in New for 14 years   Malvern Hills 3   in all about  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

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. Q 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 , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years 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.

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 2 d Section of the Act of Feb 3. 1833
State of Connecticut } County of Windham } ss Thompson
Probate District of
In this 4 th Day of July 1853 personally appeared before the Court of Probate for the District of Thompson holden at Thompson within and for said District Jeruiah Blackmar a Resident of Thompson aged over Sixty 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 Feb 3 d 1833. That she is the Widow of Jacob Blackmar who was a Private in the Revolutionary Army, and who received a Pension from the War Department of the United States under the Act of June 7 th 1832 - at $80 per Annum She further Declares that she was Married to the said Jacob Blackmar in the Town of Thompson in the State of Connecticut on the 24 th of September 1835. And that her Husband the aforesaid Jacob Blackmar died in the Town of Thompson on the 16 th Day of April 1853 and that she refers to the Evidence on file in the War Office for the proof of her late Husbands Service
Jeruiah her Blackmar Mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written, before
Talcott Crosby Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Thompson

State of Connecticut Windham County 34
I Talcott Crosby Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Thompson - do hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to this Court that Jacob Blackmar was a prisoner of the United States at the rate of Eighty Dollars per annum was a resident of the town of Thompson County of Windham in the State of Connecticut, and died in the town of Thompson aforesaid in the State of Connecticut in the year A D 1853 on the 16 th day of April, that he left a widow whose name is Zenia Blackmar
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Thompson this 4 th day of July in the year of our Lord 1853
Talcott Crosby Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Thompson

I Joseph Blackmar of Thompson in Windham County and State of Connecticut being of lawful age and duly sworn depore and say that I am personally acquainted with Zeruah Blackmar the signer of the foregoing Declaration and also with her late husband Jacob Blackmar and that the facts stated in her Declaration are true Joseph Blackmar
Sworn to before me Winthrop H. Ballard Justice of the Peace David Thompson August 5 th 1853
I George Dike of Thompson in Windham County and State of Connecticut being of lawful age and duly sworn depore and say that I am personally acquainted with Zeruah Blackmar the signer of the foregoing Declaration and also with her late husband Jacob Blackmar and that the facts stated in her Declaration are true
Sworn to before me George Dike Winthrop H. Ballard Justice of the Peace David Thompson August 5 th 1853

I hereby certify that Jacob Blackman & Thompson in the State of Connecticut and Sarah Brown of Burrillville in the state of Rhode Island were legally joined in marriage in Thompson Ch. on the 24 th day of September in the year 1835. Thompson Ch.
Sep r 24, 1835.
Bela Nichols pastor of the Rep- -tist Church Thompson
Town Clerk's Office
Thompson June 27, 1853.
The above & foregoing certificate is a true copy from record as appears in this Office.
Attest William D. Hovey
Sworn to before me
Winthrop H. Ballard Justice of the Peace
William D. Hovey

157.714

State of Rhode Island
County of Providence
On this 11 th day of May One thousand eight hundred and fifty five, personally appeared before me, a justice of the peace within & for the County and State aforesaid, Zeruah Blackmar Aged 96 years, a resident of Barrallville, in the State of Rhode Island, who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of Jacob Blackmar, deceased, who was a private soldier in the company commanded by Capt. Benjamin Coffin, in the regiment commanded by Col. Christopher Lippett, in the war of the Revolution, that her said husband enlisted in January 1776 from Gloucester in said County, for the term of one year in the Continental Service and continued in actual service in said war for said term and was honorably discharged, at New York, at the end of said term; that he afterwards enlisted & served several tours in the Revolution, & drew a pension under the "act of 18 th March, A.D. 1818," at the rate of 96 Dollars per annum.
She further states that she was married to the said Jacob Blackmar in Thompson, Ct., in September or October A.D. 1834 by one Elder Hicks, Baptist Minister of said town, and that

her name before before her said marriage was Jeruah Brown; that her said husband died at Thompson in the State of Connecticut on the 13 th day she thinks of April A.D. 1853, and that she is now a widow.
She further states she applied for & obtained a pension in the summer of 1853, as the widow of said Jacob Blackmar at the rate of Eighty Dollars per annum under the "Act of 3, February A.D. 1853," & to which declaration and other testimony, the Department are respectfully referred for further proof of her marriage, his services & death; and at the time she made that application she resided in Thompson, & consequently draws her pension through the Hartford Agency in the State of Connecticut for paying Pensions.
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which she may be entitled under the "Act approved March 3 rd 1855."
Jeruah X Blackmar Mark
We Jeremiah Smith and Macey Eddy, residents of Burrillville, in the State of Rhode Island upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Jeruah Blackmar in our presence; and that we believe, from the appearance & statements of the applicant, that she is the identical

person she represents herself to be. Jeremiah Smith Mary Eddy
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons. That the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim.
Whipple Walling, Justice of the Peace
THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS.
PROVIDENCE, SC.
CLERK'S OFFICE, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS,
PROVIDENCE, May 21 st A. D., 1853
I,
Amasa S. Westcott
Clerk of the COURT OF COMMON PLEAS of said State, within and for the County of Providence:
DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That Whipple Walling was on the eleventh day of May A. D. 1853 a Justice of the Peace for the county of Providence aforesaid
duly appointed and qualified, and authorized to administer oaths and take depositions and the acknowledgment of deeds and other instruments, and that the signature to the annexed Certificate, purporting to be his, is genuine.
IN ATTESTATION WHEREOF, I hereto subscribe my name, and affix the Seal of said Court, the day and year above written.
Amasa S. Westcott Clerk.

Rev. War Pension A-2/eel Alma
January 23, 1929
Mabel G. Thorndike 50 Francis Avenue Auburn, Rhode Island
Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 4133, it appears that Jacob Blackmar was born in April 1759 at Gloucester, Rhode Island.
While residing at said Gloucester, he enlisted and served as a private in the Rhode Island Troops, as follows:
From January 1, 1776, thirteen months in Captains Asa Kimball's and Benjamin Hoppin's Companies, Colonel Christopher Lippitt's Regiment, and was in the battles of Trenton and Princeton.
In 1777, nine months in Captain Benzah Whipple's Company, Colonel A. Crary's Regiment.
From June 1780, six months under Lieutenant Burlingham, Colonel Greene's Regiment.
He also served three months in the Militia at Providence, no officers stated.
He was allowed pension on his application executed
BLACKMAR, JACOB

July 18, 1832, while a resident of Thompson, Windham County, Connecticut. He died there April 13, or 16, 1853.
In 1820, soldier referred to his wife, aged seventy-three years, but did not give her name.
Soldier married September 24, 1835 at Thompson, Connecticut, Zeruah Brown. She was allowed pension on her application executed July 4, 1853, while a resident of Thompson, Connecticut, aged "over ninety years". In 1855, she was living in Burrellville, Rhode Island.
There are no data on file relative to children.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.
BLACKMAR, JACOB

March 15 - 1871 1871

Pension Office. March 14 th 1856.
Sir:
In answer to that portion of the letter of James

Pension Office Oct 18/53
Sir Please report time of last payment to or date of within named pensioner
Respectfully
H Burt Esqr
J Cole
and
for Council
Present
Jacob Blackman, Act 7 th June 1832, $80.00 p. an. Paid to 4 th March 1853, no date of death on our Books.
J Burt Auditor.

30.0.18
Jacob Blackmar
Windham County
Connecticut
Act 18 March 1818
Exhibit, see letter 28 May 1829 to Armin Dolle. Esq.
901

War Department, Pension Office, December 12. 1828
Sir,
(You will be to inform this Department, at as

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160 acres.

FREE
Hon. L. P. Waldo Commissioner of Pensions Washington D. C.
137. 1914

1877
Jacob Kamban
Obj. 5. 111
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B R I E F objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Jacob Burkman which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? V. * Has he mentioned 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? c V o VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? No Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? Not Will Queen 16 XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years 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.
QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
QUERE XVI.  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 paper 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.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.
Witnesses should give in detail what they may know of declarants service

Brief in the case of Mrs Zernialo Blackmar widow of Jacob Windham County and State of Connecticut act of Feb 3 - 1853
Claim, ("original," or "for increase.") Husband a pensioner under Proof exhibited, (if original.) act of June 7, 1832 at $80 per annum
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance. A private in the Rhode Island line 2 Yrs Pension paid to 4 March 1853 Died March 1853
Allowed $80 per annum
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Marriage proved by public record Death by credible witnesses Identity by certificate of court
Name and residence of Agent
George Dike Esq Thompson Conn.
Examining Clerk.
H. Gray

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, Windham County,
ss. State of Conn. Co. Court
I Uriel Fuller Clerk of the County Court for the County of Windham, and keeper of the Seal thereof, do hereby certify and make known to whom it doth or may concern. That William H. Ballou is and since the 20th day of June, 1853 hath been a JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, within and for the County of Windham, in said State, duly appointed and commissioned, having full power and authority by the laws of said State, to take the acknowledgment of Deeds, and to certify the same; also to administer Oaths, to take affidavits and depositions out of courts, and to give certificates thereof; and that full faith and credit may and ought to be given to his official acts and attestations.
And I further Certify that I believe the foregoing signature of the said _____ to be genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court, at Brooklyn this 1 st day of October in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty Three.
Uriel Fuller Clerk

Thompson Ct Aug 16th 1838
Sir I Enclose you the Declaration of Jeremiah Blackmar and Polly Vility in order to obtain the benefit of the Pension Laws
I wish you to send me a copy of the Pension Laws of the United States
Respectfully Yours
Warren F. Dill 808
George Dike

State of Connecticut, County of Windham 3d. Office of Clerk of County Court I Ulrich Fuller Clerk of the County Court for the County of Windham, in the State aforesaid do hereby certify, that Jonathan Nichols jun d Esq., late of Thompson in said County now deceased, was a Justice of the Peace within and for said County, during a portion of the year 1818 duly commissioned and qualified. That his Commission here dated on the 20 th day of Dec r 1818, and expired on the 20 th of June 1822, having full power by the laws of said State to take the acknowledgement of Deeds and other in- struments, and to certify the same; also to admin- ister oaths, to take affidavits and depositions out of County and to give certificates thereof, and that full faith and credit may and ought to be given to all his official acts as such.
In testimony whereof I have here- unto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County at Brooklyn, this Twentieth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty three.
Ulrich Fuller Clerk

157, 7/14

Gloester May 25 th 1855, Commissioner
Within is the declaration of Zeruah Blackmar a widow of 96 years old who draws a pension under Act 3 d March 1853, and who has never applied for the Poverty land nor has any — For reference refer to her declaration & testimony accompanying it in 1853 when she lived in Thomp- son, Ct. & her pension is now received through Hartford, Ct. where it may readily be found, she having removed from said Thompson to Burrellville, R.I. & unable to go back to Thompson
Please attend to this at an early day, as she is aged, & direct me at Gloucester R.I.
Emor Smith

W. Richardson Dep

I. Joseph Rich and one of them in the County of Windham State of Vermont aged 71 years, in May last.. and duly sworn according to Law. do testify and say that during the Revolutionary War. I was a soldier served campaigns, as a soldier in the American Army. In 1780, I enlisted under Lieut. Buelingam, in Col. Green's Regt. called the Negro Regt. to fill up the same. Mustered at Providence and joined the Regt. at Newport. was stationed at that place in the army till our six months was out.
I will remember the circumstance in this service of one James Duncan being executed as a deserter. Others were condemned with him but reprieved. The Sherif I remember were there, I was one who went to visit to raise a British

Frigate sunk in Newport Harbor
Jacob Blackman, of Thompson I have always known, he was a soldier in the same Company & Regt. with me 6 months, under Col Green. He did not mess with me, but I ever known him since
the war began. Joseph Richardson & I do further say that in Sullivan's Expedition in 1778 I was one month a soldier with S d Blackman, but not in the same Co. or Regt. I know he was then Joseph Richardson
Sworn and subscribed this 27 th Day of June 1833, & I do further certify that the ob an deponent is well known to me & full credit is due to his attestation
Before me Simon Davis Justice of the peace

I Asmin Ball, Clerk of the County Court for the County of Windham & State of Connecticut. do hereby certify that Simon Davis before whom the annexed & foregoing affidavit of Joseph Richardson was taken is duly enrolled as a Justice of the Peace for said County of Windham and that full faith & credit is due to his acts as such. & the same is signed by him.
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In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court. at Brooklyn this 13 th Day of August A D 1833.
Asmin Ball Clerk

Jacob Blackmore Certificate of Distinct Ct

Rhode Island District
Clerks office U S District Court
In Providence June 22 1833
I certify that it appears from a Roll of Col. A. Grarys Regiment (a regiment raised by the State of Rhode Island during the Revolutionary War) and now in this office that a person by the name of Jacob Blackmore was a private therein & that at the time said Roll was made there was due him for disbursement of his wages the sum of 10 11 3 which also appears I further certify that no other person by that appears on said Roll.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court the day & year above written Benjamin Russell Clerk

Daniel Bliss of Gloucester in the County of Providence State of Rhode Island & being 73 years of age & being first duly sworn on oath do hereby say that I was a Colonel of the Revolution & am now a pensioner of the United States under the act of June 1832 I further say that about the month of Feb. year 1777 I was a Colonel in Capt. John Brown's Company with the rank of Genl. Colonel & was stationed at Woonsocket where I was stationed two months R.D. White & John Brown were Captains. I was a Colonel in Capt. White's Company Col. Gray major - R.D. White & was stationed at Woonsocket until the Regiment was ordered to the lower side of the bay - I have been acquainted with said Brown ever since the Revolution he was since in Thompson Connecticut  Daniel his Bliss mark
State of Rhode Island & Providence :  In Gloucester this ninth day of May 1833 personally appeared before me Daniel Bliss of said Gloucester who being first sworn on oath says that the above deposition by him subscribed is just & true in all its parts. I further certify that the said Daniel is a credible person & that his statement is entitled to credit  In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this day & year first written  Henry Atwell Not. Public

State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Providence J. C. Clerk's office Court of Common Pleas in and for said County
I Dexter Randall, Clerk of said Court, do hereby certify that the within named Samuel Y. Thurl is now a public Notary within and for said County of Providence, that he is by the laws of said State authorized to administer oaths and take depositions; and that the signature to the within document is the proper hand writing of the said Samuel Y. Thurl.
In Witness Whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court at Providence the fourth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three
Dexter Randall Clerk
Depositions of Governor

I John Cosen of Coventry in the County of Tolland (and State of Connecticut of lawful age do testify (and say, that in the fore part of the year 1776 I was a member of Capt. Issa Kimball, Company of foot, in Colonel Christopher Sippett's Regiment and was first stationed on the Island of Newport. Afterwards, the said Christopher Sippett's Regiment was marched to the westward and joined the main Army under General George Washington. Capt. Kimball's Company was then commanded by Capt. Benjamin Hoppin the officers of the Regiment remain the same. I further testify and say that Nicob Blackman then of Gloucester in the State of Rhode- now of Thompson in the County of Windham State of Connecticut Island, was a member of said Kimball's afterwards said Hoppin's Company, and served therein in the Army of the Revolution in the Regiment of said from the first of the year 1776 to the first of the year 1777 (and was honorable discharged with me at the end of one year's service and that we returned home from the Army together, and further the Deponent saith not.
John Cosen
Tolland County ss. Town of Tolland July 16. 1832.
Then personally appeared John Cosen, who signed the fore- going deposition in my presence, after I had read the same to writing at his request, and made solemn oath to the truth of the same. I would further certify that I have been for-

Tolland County p. town of Tolland July 16. 1832.
Then personally appeared John Coase, to who signed the foregoing deposition in my presence, after I had read the same to him at his request, and made solemn oath to the truth of the same. - I would further certify that I have been for some time personally acquainted with the said John Coase for some time and do not hesitate to say that his word is entitled to the fullest confidence & belief. - Subscribed and sworn to the day & year aforesaid.
Before me Lorenzo P. Waldo Justice of Peace.
Tolland County Co. } s. s. Tolland S. S. Clarke, Office }
I Jeremiah Parish Clerk of the County Court for said Tolland County do hereby certify that Lorenzo P. Waldo Esq. whose certificate is annexed to the above Deposition of John Coase was at that time & still is a Justice of Peace in and for said County of Tolland & legally authorized to administer oaths & take Depositions - and that I believe the signature to said certificate purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County, this 11 th day of August 1832.
Jeremiah Parish Clerk

To the County Court for the County of Windham. The Deposition of John Cowan of Coventry in the County of Tolland taken and before said Court on the application of Jacob Blackman of Thompson in said Windham County, for a pension, taken & read up by me Simeon Waldo Justice of Peace
Witness my hand this 18 th day of July 1832 Simeon Waldo
Severn Sept
To the Hon. County Court to be held in the County of Wind- ham. The deposition of John Cowan of Coventry in the County of Tolland taken at the request of Jacob Blackman of the town of Thompson in said Windham County to be read in said Blackman's application for a pension on the pension list under an act of incorporation passed March 7, 1832, when by me this 16 th day of July 1832. Simeon Waldo Justice of Peace

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Pens. Office 5 May. 1829.
To the clerk of the County Court, within and for the County of Windham State of Connecticut, enclosed is the deposition of Joseph Ide taken to be used in the case of the application of Jacob Blackman for a pension. Taken sworn to and sealed up by me Simon Davis justice of the peace
Windham ss Brooklyn April 30th 1829
Opened by
Hermin Bolles Assistant Clerk

State of Connecticut County of Windham } J. S. April 27 th 1829
Then personally appeared Joseph Ide sign of the foregoing deposition, and made solemn oath to the truth of the same.
Before me Simon Davis Justice of the Peace.
And I do further certify that said Ide is a man entitled to credit for his truth and veracity. Simon Davis Justice of the Peace.
I Simon Bates Assistant Clerk of the County Court in and for the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut do certify that Simon Davis Esquire before whom the foregoing Affidavit was made, is duly qualified as a Justice of the Peace in and for said Windham County, that the foregoing signature of his name is in his hand writing, and that full faith and credit ought to be given to his acts as such - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Public seal of said Court at Brooklyn in said County this 28th day of April A.D. 1829. Simon Bates Assistant Clerk of the County Court for Windham County.

Jacob Blackmar
No 5577
James Blackmar
Private. Continental Rhode Island Troops 2 years service
com d 24 mo. per 80 $

Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year aforesaid, before the County Court for the County of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut.
Moses Ferriss Bolles Clerk
We Joseph Richardson & Amos Green residing in the town of Thompson in said Windham County and Amos Green residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jacob Blackmar who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration, that we believe him to be 73 years of age, that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. & the said Joseph Richardson do further say that I was in Col Green. Regt. 6 mnt the a soldier with him also a militia term of one month to New Pnt R.R.
Joseph Richardson Amos Green
Sworn and subscribed on the day and year aforesaid, before the County Court for the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut.
Moses Ferriss Bolles Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investi- gation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the 2nd Department that the above named Jacob Blackmar was a revolu- tionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certify that it appears to them that Joseph Richardson who has signed the foregoing certificate is a clergyman resident in the said town of Thompson and that Amos Green who signed the same is a resident in the said town and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Moses Ferriss Bolles Clerk
I, Ferriss Bolles Clerk of the County Court for the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jacob Blackmar, for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, this 18 th day of July A.D. 1832.
Moses Ferriss Bolles Clerk

151.714- Act March 3, 1855. May 28, 1855.
Zerniah Blackmar, widow of Jacob Blackmar - private.
Capt B. Blossin, } Col C. Lippett. } R. I. State Troops.
1 Revolutionary War.
No. 14 Original brief enclosed.
Emor Smith, Gloucester, R. I.

All inquiries regarding this job should refer to Requisition No. _____
Requisition for Duplicating, Addressograph, Photostat, and Blue Print Work.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR WASHINGTON
CHIEF, Division of Publications, Room G 137.
July 10, 1928 192
Please furnish work specified below.
Bureau ordering PENSION
Deliver to Room No 5053
(ALL COPY FOR DUPLICATING WORK SHOULD BE PLAIN AND WRITTEN IN ELITE TYPE, EXACTLY LINE FOR LINE AS IT IS TO APPEAR ON FINISHED JOB.)
Title and description of job photostatic copies of 22 pages from R.V. War pension claim of Jacob Blackmar, W. 4123
No. of copies 1 of each Shall form be kept standing? _____ days
For further information see Mrs. Finch Room No. 5053 Phone No. 541
Approved: _____ Chief Clerk of Bureau.
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NOTE: No order made "SPECIAL" unless statement showing necessity is written below and approved by Chief Clerk of Bureau ordering
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20 Frances Ave., Auburn, R.I.,
November 13, 1928.
Chief of Record & Pension Bureau,
Washington, D.C.,
Dear Sir,-
On page 663 of "CONNECTICUT MEN IN THE REVOLUTION", it gives the name of JACOB BLACKMAR , age 80, under town of THOMPSON, CT. among List of Pensioners in 1840.
Please furnish me what data your records show regarding his family, and oblige,
Yours very truly,
Mabel G. Thondike
Would like a certificate of his service, if that is possible.

MRS. ERNEST B. KENT 133 GROVE STREET PUTNAM, CONN.
Nov. 27, 1925.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Please give me the Pension record of service in the Revolutionary War for the following:-
Jacob Blackmar who died in Thompson, Conn. 1853.
Abner Whiting, Douglas, Mass. who died Feb. 15, 1837
Very truly,
Mrs. Ernest B. Kent,

September twenty-sixth
H. Olay Evans.
Washington H. C.
Dear Sir:-
I think the Jacob
Blackmar described in this paper is not the one I am looking for, as I have a paper from the Adjutant General, Hartford Conn. saying his name is on the list of pensioners 1832. Windham Co. Conn. He was born - we believe in 1761 and died 1853 at Thompson, Windham Co. Conn. Hoping you may be able to find him on your list, I remain Sincerely Yours.
L. S. Henderson.
Mrs. H. G. Henderson. 127 Central Ave. Norwich Conn.

Bundy & Travis. Attorneys and Counselors. Michigan Trust Co. Building.
McGeorge Bundy Philip H. Travis
P
Grand Rapids, Mich., Aug. 16, 1899.
Hon. Comr. Pensions Washington D.C.
Dear Sir.
I desire the military record of Jacob Blackman who was a soldier of the Revolution from Connecticut and became a pensioner. I am informed it can be obtained from your office and I shall be glad to remit any fee called for in the premises.
Very Respectfully
McGeorge Bundy

Sept. 24-1901 Mrs. M. G. Henderson Norwich Conn.
June 24-1902 Chas. S. Blackman - Killington Conn
Ex'r.
INVALID.
901
Acts of July 14, 1902, and March 3, 1903.
Jacob Blackman
P. O. _____
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____

Ellen D. D. Larned. Dept.
1926 Jan 6 - H ist to Mrs. Ernest B. K. S. C. W. S. 1929 Jan 23 - H ist to Mabel B. Shoulike with Mich
norwich conn
WIDOW, &c. Rev
File No. 4133
Zeruah Blackman Widow
Isaac Blackman Rev. War
Act: Feb. 3, 1852
Index: Vol. A , Page 66
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Mar. 17-98, Miss Larned, % Col. R. Pay. Mr. Office Wa
Oct 9 '1899 M rs Bundy Grand Rapids, Oct. 4-1901 Mrs. M. G. Huntington
1915 Mch 6: history to Mrs. J. M. Andrews. letter in Clain N. J. 18.610 Abner Blackmer. M.B.H. 28 July 20 Photo to Mrs. M. A. Hill. See Ezra Pike 28 1876 for corr. M.M.V.

L. W. B. W. 4133.
This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
Such original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 are in the possession of the Government and on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found in file in the archives of many of the several States.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.
October 9th, 1889.
Sir:-
In response to your recent communication you are advised that Jacob Blackham made an application for pension on July 18, 1838, at which time he was 78 years of age and residing at Thompson, Conn., and his pension was allowed for two years' actual service as a private in the Rhode Island troops, Revolutionary war. He enlisted at Gloucester, Rhode Island, and served under Capt. Kimball and Col. Lippett.
His widow, Zeruiah, made application and received a pension for the service of her husband as above set forth.
Very respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.
Mr. McGeorge Bundy,
Grand Rapids, Michigan.

This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Originals and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
L. W. B. W. 4133.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.
March 17, 1898.
Madam:-
Replying to your recent communication you are advised that Jacob Blackmar made an application for pension on July 18, 1832, at which time he was 73 years of age and residing at Thompson, Conn., and his pension was allowed for two years' actual service as a private in the Rhode Island troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Kimball and Col. Lippett. He enlisted at Gloucester, Rhode Island. His widow, Zeruah, made application and received a pension for the service of her husband as above set forth.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Miss Ellen D. Larned,
c/o Col. D. R. Larned, U. S. A., (Ret'd),
Post Paymaster's Office, War Department.

Rev. and 1812 War Section.
aw
January 6, 1926
Mrs. Ernest B. Kent 133 Grove St Putnam, Conn
Madam:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 4133, it appears that Jacob Blackmar was born in April 1759 at Gloucester, Rhode Island.
While residing at said Gloucester, he enlisted and served as a private in the Rhode Island Troops, as follows-
From January 1, 1776, thirteen months in Captains Asa Kimball's and Benjamin Hoppin's Companies, Colonel Christopher Lippitt's Regiment, and was in the battles of Trenton and Princeton.
In 1777, nine months in Captain Benzah Whipple's Company, Colonel A. Crary's Regiment.
From June 1780, six months under Lieutenant Bur-
BLACKMAR, JACOB

Engage, Colonel Greene's Regiment.
He also served three months in the Militia at Providence, no officers stated.
He was allowed pension on his application executed July 18, 1833, while a resident of Thompson, Windham County, Connecticut. He died there April 15 or 16, 1853.
In 1820, soldier referred to his wife, aged seventy-three years, but did not give her name.
Soldier married September 24, 1835 at Thompson, Connecticut, Zeruah Brown. She was allowed pension on her application executed July 4, 1853, while a resident of Thompson, Connecticut, aged "over ninety years". In 1855, she was living in Burrellville, Rhode Island.
There is no data on file relative to children.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.
BLACKMAR, JACOB