Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44,635, Asa Bowen, Conn. Continental Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn. Continental Mass.
Bowen, Asa
S 44,635
CONTENTS

10.916. New York
R
Asa Bowen
of Shelby in the State of N. York who was a private in the company commanded by Captain _____ of the Regiment commanded by Colonel P. Baldwin in the, Mass ts line, for the term of 3 y rs from 1777-
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 st of March 1823.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 rd of Apr: 1823. and sent to Hon: Albert H. Tracy Buffalo, N. York.
Arrears to 4th of March 1823 $1.03 Semi anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept: 1823 48.00
— \frac{4}{31} —
49.03
{ Revolutionary claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820, & }
Vol. 5. fol. 12a.
1 March 1823-
Genesee County.

Asa Bown
commence 1 March 1823.
Service in 1775 less than 9 months That in 1776 for one year must be proved by two credible wit- nesses - Artificers are not provided for - No enlist- ments for 12 months in the continental army
Four years service of Artifi- cers proved by two witnesses - Admitted -
Please forward Certificate
to my care -
Baldwin's Artificers -
1777 - 3 yrs.
Yours. Samuel Lake
Rejected - No positive proof adduced of nine months service. The service has been allowed.

State of New York, Greene County ss. On this 5 th day of June 1818 Before me the subscriber One of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County personally appears Asa Bowen aged sixty four years Resident in the Town of Shelby in said County who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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". That he the said Asa Bowen some time in the month of May 1775. enlisted for eight months in Capt. Joseph Elliott's company in a Connecticut Regt. commanded by Col. Putnam & served out the period of his enlistment & was dis- charged at Cambridge in Massachusetts. That on or about the first of April 1776 he enlisted into the Continental service for one year in Capt. Curtis' company in Col. William Shepard's Regiment of the State of Massachusetts. That he served in said Regiment the period of his enlistment and was discharged at Ramapaw in New Jersey, near New York. That on the first day of February 1777. he enlisted in the Continental service as an Artificer under the command of Lieut. Smith.

under the immediate command of Col. Matthew Baldwin that he served as an artificer the period of his enlistment and was discharged at Morristown in New Jersey on the first day of February in the year 1780. by Col. Baldwin. That on or about the first of May in the year 1780. he enlisted in Capt. Joseph Brown's company in Col. Jeremiah Oney's Regiment of the State of Rhode Island. for ten months. and served in said company the period of his enlistment and was discharged at Saratoga by Col. Oney on the first day of February 1781. That he was in the Battle on York Island in 1776 and was also in many skirmishes. That he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support. That he has no other evidence in his power, of his said services and that he never received any pension from the United States. —
Sworn and declared the 5 th day of June A.D. 1818 Before me
James W. Stevens Judge as aforesaid
I certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Asa Bowen did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the above declaration against the common

enemy, and also that he is in absolute need of assistance from his country for support, and I now transmit the proceedings & testimony had and taken before me to the secretary for the war department pursuant to the directions of the act of congress before mentioned. -
James W. Stevens
State of New York Genesee County
Ezra Clark being by me duly sworn deposed & saith that Asa Bowen has has no kind of property whatever since he has been acquainted with him, which is about seven years, except some household furniture of trifling value. That he is able to do some light work at farming, that he lives with & depends principally upon his son George for support, & that he is at times subject to the Rheumatism, when he is unable to do any work Ezra Clark
Sworn & subscribed June 8. 1818 before me
James W. Stevens Judge as aforesaid

State of New York
Genesee County
ss I Simeon Cummings Clerk of the county aforesaid do certify that James M. Stevens before whom the foregoing affidavits were made is a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in said County acting under the authority of this State and that the forego- ing are his signatures.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and County Seal at Batavia this 7. day of September. 1818
Simeon Cummings
By Sam. Lake Dep.

Copy Asa Bowen { Schwartz & Oath }
No property

At a Court of Common pleas held at the Court House in the Village of Batavia in & for the County of Genesee in the State of New York on the fifth day of February of the Term of February One Thousand eight hundred and twenty three, being a Court of Record in pursuance of the 41 st Article of the Constitution of the State of New York, which has unlimited Jurisdiction and keeps records of its proceedings. - Present the Hon. John H. Jones John J. Ross and Egbert Bensen Jr. Judges. -
Genesee County p. On the fifth day of February 1823 personally appeared in open Court (being a court of record) Asa Bowen aged sixty eight years last March, resident of the Town of Shelby in P o County, who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows viz g six years in the whole. Entitled for one year in Col. Shepards Regiment, the first of April 1776 and served untill the first of February 1777 when he was discharged, at which time the year's men were generally discharged, that he immediately thereafter enlisted for three years as an artificer in Col. Seduthan Baldwins Regiment, served time out and was discharged, and various other services That his Original Declaration was made before Judge James W. Stevens and is dated the fifth day of June 1818. and will be forwarded with this Schedule & oath
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the Eighteenth day of March One Thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner whatever disposed of my property or any part thereof, with intent thereby 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 eighteenth day of March One thousand eight hundred and Eighteen, and that I have not, nor has any person 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 subscribed.
Schedule
I have no property of any description.
And I do further on my oath declare that I am a Blacksmith by occupation, but am not able to do any labor of any kind, I have a wife named Rebecca aged sixty seven years, who is a Sickly woman, we both live with my son Aliah Bowen and have resided with him for about five years, and I am now wholly dependant on him for support. I have a disease in my Chest called by the Physicians an irregular gout which keeps me confined the principal part of the time, and which adds to the expence of my support for medical attendance, that in consequence of the above disease, and a Broken leg I have not been able to attend Court for the three last terms and am not at this time able to endure the fatigue without great inconvenience.
Sworn and subscribed in open Court February 5 th 1823 Before me
Asa Bowen
C. L. Sheldon Clk

I Chauncy L. Sheldon Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Genesee in the State of New York. do hereby Certify that the foregoing Schedule & Oath are truly Copied from the Record of said Court. and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the Pensioner Asa Bowen has no property. In testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal of said Court the 12 th of February 1833
C. L. Sheldon Clerk By N. Loffler Dep.

Affidavit in regard to the alteration

State of New York, Genesee County ss Samuel Lake being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath say, that on the fifth day of June One thousand eight hundred and Eighteen, he wrote the Original Declaration for Asa Bowen an applicant for a pension as a Revolutionary Soldier, which was subscribed and sworn to before James W. Stevens Esquire then one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in said County - that he has always had the said declaration in his possession since it was returned from the Pension Office that he has examined the same critically and cannot discover any alterations or erasures, except the words " for one " in the Eighth line from the bottom of the first page, and those words were written by this deponent on a blot, at the time of writing the said declaration and previous to its being subscribed and sworn to by the said Asa Bowen - and further says not. — —
Sworn and subscribed the 14 th day of February 1823 Before me - I certify that the deponent is a credible witness —
C. Anglin Jus. Peace
Sam. Lake

State of New York, Genesee County ss. I, Chauncy L. Sheldon Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County, certify that Clement Carpenter is a justice of the peace in said County, & that the within signa- -ture is in his own hand writing.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of said Court at Waterloo
February 14. 1823
C. L. Sheldon Atty By W. L. Offord

44 635 INVALID. Rev
File No. 44 635
Asa Bowen
Priv. Rev., War
Act: 18 th March 1818 & 1 st May 1820 By 1 st March 1823
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 54
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of New York Saratoga County ss Azariah Ellithorp of the Town of Edinburgh in the County of Saratoga, being duly sworn saith that in the year 1775 he lived in the same house with Asa Bowen in the Town of Thompson Windham County State of Connecticut, that in that year he knew the said Asa Bowen enlisted into the army of the Revolution that he served some time, and that about the first of April 1776 he again enlisted for one year in a Regiment Com- manded by Col. Shepard, that he served in said Regiment until about the first of February when he was discharged and returned home, that he is informed and believes the said Asa Bowen now lives in Greene County, and that he always understood the said Asa Bowen was a good faithful Soldier - & further says not. ————— Sworn and Subscribed the Azariah Ellithorp Eighth day of October 1822
Before me and I certify that the Deponent is a man of truth and veracity and that full faith can be placed on his testimony -
THOMAS PALMER Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Saratoga and State of New York

State of New York Saratoga County ss. I, Muntone W. Palmer Deputy Clerk of the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Thomas Palmer before whom the within Deposition made was was on the day of the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in & for the County aforesaid duly Commissioned & Sworn. according to the laws of this State and that his Signature subscribed to the within affidavit is in his own proper hand writing — In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said Court the eighth — day of October 1822
M. W. Palmer Dep. Clerk

State of New York Saratoga County
John Younglove of the town of Edinburgh in the County of Saratoga being duly suborn  affirmed saith that he was well acquainted with Asa Bowen in the war of the Revolution that he first knew him in the month of April 1776 in a company commanded by Capt. Curtis in Col. Wm. Shepherd's Regiment that he knew him to serve in said company until in the month of January 1777 when the Regiment was discharged. That he always understood that the said Asa Bowen was a good faithful Soldier
affirmed John Younglove Subscribed this
28 th day of June 1811
James Thompson First Judge of Saratoga County
From a personal acquaintance with John Younglove the above affiant who is of the Society of friends or quakers. I am satisfied of his entire credibility of the facts stated in his affirmation
June 28 th 1811.
James Thompson First Judge of Saratoga County

State of New York Saratoga County ss: I Thomas Palmer Clerk of the County of Saratoga and State of New York Do certify that James Thompson before whom the within affidavit appear to have been made and by whom the within certificate is subscribed is First Judge of Saratoga County acting under the Authority of this State and that the within is his signature
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County the 20 th of June 1819.
Thomas Palmer