Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 37,768, Eli Bigelow, Continental. Conn.

SERVICE
Continental Conn.
Bigelow, Eli.
NUMBER
S 37 768
CONTENTS

Connecticut Roll.
1056
Eli Bigelow Capt Holdridge P. Private 4 Connecticut line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 11 th of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 th of June 1818 and sent to Stephen T. Horner, Esq. Middletown, Conn.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818.
4 months 24/30. $38. 40
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
21 Aug 77-21 Months
Continued on the roll under the law May 1820
Both enrolled in
See letter to Pensioner Sept. 5. 1872
Notification sent to John Askin Esq 5 July 1820
Middletown Connecticut

I Eli Bigelow of Chatham, County of Trinidade, and State of Connecticut do hereby certify, that I belonged to the army in the war of the Revolution, that I enlisted during the war on the 27 th of August One Thousand, Seven Hundred, & Seventy Six - when in the Company commanded by Capt. Henry Champion, in the Regiment commanded by General Maj. Genl. Simeon Holden, in the Brigade commanded by Genl. Simeon Holden Parsons, in the Pen- -sylvanian line; that I immediately joined the army, & served in said Company about a year & nine months, when being disabled by bodily infirmity, I was discharged from the services by a writing under the hand of the said General Simeon Holden Parsons, and left the army. —
I further testify, that I am wholly destitute of property, & by reason of my advanced circumstances in life, I am in need of assistance from my country for support, ... my discharge & have - delivered to the Insse who takes this
Deposition, further saith not
Chatham April 11 th 1818. Eli Bigelow
State of Connecticut ss. Middlesex ss. 1818 Before me Stephen Fitch, Notary a Justice of the Superior Court for the State of Connecticut, personally appeared Eli Bigelow of said Chatham

Signer of the preceding Deposition, and made Solemn Oath to the truth thereof. Fitch, Witness
I Cyprian Hinckley of Chatham in the State of Connecticut do hereby That I am well acquainted with Eli Bigelow the Signer of the preceding Deposition, & know & de- clare, that he is poor, & destitute of property, further Beath only Chatham April 11 th 1815
B.
Cyprian Hinckley
State of Connecticut ss. Chatham April 11 th 1815.
Before me Stephen Fitch, Witness a Judge of the Superior Court for the State of Connecticut personally appeared Cyprian Hinck- ley of said Chatham, the Signer of the pre- ceding deposition, & made Solemn Oath to the truth thereof. Fitch, Witness
C.
I Stephen Fitch Witness a Judge of the Superior Court for the State of Connecticut, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Eli Bige- low did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration made by him on the first pages, against the

and that he is a free man in regard to circumstances common enemy; and I now transmit the pro- cesses & testimony taken & had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the act numbered act of Congress, entitled, "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval services of the United States in the late war." Status Nosmet
I John Sisk Clerk of the Superior Court for the State of Connecticut do certify; That the Ho- norable Stephen Titus Hosmer of Windham in the State aforesaid, is one of the Judges of the said Court, and that his name signed to the pre- ceding Certificate, marked A. B. C. is his proper handwriting and signa- ture. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of the said Court at Windham aforesaid on this 20 th day of April 1818.
J. Sisk Clerk

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Eli Bigelow
Chatham
N o 1056.
issd. 30 June 1818.
Cont. Note

United States of America.
DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT } ss. County of Middlesex.
On this 21 st day of June A D 1820, personally, appeared in open Court of Common Pleas, holden at by adj t at Middletown and for the County of Middlesex; being a Court of Record, according to the laws of the State of Connecticut; by which it was created; and having the power of fine and imprisonment; Eli Bigelow aged sixty four years, resident in Chatham in the County and District aforesaid, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath, declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows: to wit: in the I the said Eli Bigelow  Line in a Regiment commanded by Col. enlisted Dec r 1775 for one yr. in the  Capt. Comp y commanded company, or more particularly stated in his original  declaration, dated by Capt n Holdridge A. D. 10 ; that he has received  a Pension, the Certificate of which, bears the Number in the Reg t commanded  by Col Samuel Myles May 29-1775 entered for eight months  in the company commanded by Capt n Champion in  the Reg t commanded by Col Samuel Myles in Aug t 1777  enlisted during the war. In the company commanded  by Capt n Henry Champion in the Reg t commanded by  Col Samuel Myles & served till I was discharged said  service That he has received a pension under the act  of Congress of the 18 th March A D 1818 - and that his original  declaration was dated the eleventh day of April A D 1818  & that the number of his Pension certificate is 1056 —
And I do solemnly swear
that I was a resident
citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818; 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, 1818; 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.
Proceedings according to the course of common law having a sum in action unliquidated in points - of amount requiring a record of its proceedings -

Schedule of the real and personal estate of
above-named, comprising every article of the same, his & appurtenances necessary clothing and bedding excepted: to wit:
  one old desk $1.50 -  two old chairs 25  $1.75    2 old tables and stand $2 -  6 old chairs $1 -  3.00    5 old dry casks $1 -  one Wash tubb 25 -  1.25    2 wooden pails 25 cts  one tin pair 25  one man pot 50 - 1.00    1 small Kettle 34 cts  one tea Kettle 50 -  one Bake Kettle 34 } 1.18    1 Bread Tray 12  Crockery & Glass ware are $1 -  1.12    knives and forks are 75 cts  1 pr Sad Irons 50 -  1.25    an old tin 83 -  old chest drawers 34 -  1.17    andirons $1 -  Bible and other Books $1.50 -  2.50      $14.22  
Eli Biggerow

I, the said and the said Bigelow further do also swear saith that that my occupation is, and for more than five he is and years last past, has been that of a has been a farmer; that by reason of by occupation I am unable to labour more than that by reason the year, that my family consists of of persons who steadily reside with me; whose names, ages, and capacity to contribute to their own support, are, as near as can be ascertained by me, as follows, to wit: Infirmary he has been unable to labour my wife aged more; ability equal to than half of his her support. time for the eight years past Anna Bigelow aged sixty three years wife; ability of the  his support. Declarant in a feeble and consumptive way has not been able to provide for her own support - the fifteen years past and that the said Declarant is justly indebted to sundry persons as nearly as he can at present as certain to the amount of thirty six dollars who  wholly unable to contribute to  support Eli Bigelow
SWORN to and declared on the 21 st day of June - 1820 before the Court of Common Pleas for Middlesex County.
W. Fink
Clerk of said Court.
I, W. Fink Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for Middlesex County, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record 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 Fourteen dollars and Twenty two cents.
IN TESTIMONY whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this 21 st day of June - 1820
W. Fink
Clerk of said Court.

May 1, 1933.
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BA-J/ADY Eli Bigelow S.37768
Mrs. Clarence E. Head, 313 East Buffalo Street, Ithaca, New York.
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter relative to one Eli Bigelow, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data contained herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, S.37768, based upon his military service in that war.
Eli Bigelow enlisted, place not stated, May 29, 1775 and served eight months as a private in Captain H. Champion's Company, Colonel Samuel Wylllys' Connecticut Regiment. He 2 enlisted in December 1775 in Captain Holdridge's Company, Colonel Samuel Wylllys' Connecticut Regiment; length of service one year. He enlisted August 27, 1777, served in Captain Henry Champion's Company, Colonel Samuel Wylllys' Third Connecticut Regiment and was discharged May 1, 1779.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 11, 1818 while a resident of Chatham, Middlesex County, Connecticut, aged about sixty-two years.
In 1820 his wife, Anna, her maiden name not given, was aged sixty-three years. There are no further family data.
Soldier died March 22, 1836, place not stated. On a B.
This is the history of the only Eli Bigelow that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this office.
Said records fail to afford any information in regard to Elisha Bigelow or to Isaac Bigelow, all spellings of the surname searched.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.
until sometime in Dec. 1775 , when
This was overlooked in this list. Correct it next time.

Keep unseal
37 768
INVALID.
copy
1894 Sept 10 to Hon Chas R. H.R.
File No. 37 768
1933 May 1. Hist. To Mrs. Clarence E. Head. N.Y.
Eli Bigelow Rev Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index: —Vol. 2 , Page 38
[Arrangement of 1870.]

313 E. Buffalo St. Ithaca N.Y.
Apr. 26 th , 1933.
Pension Office Washington, D. C.
Dear Sirs:—
Having been referred to your office by the D. C. R. for some information I am writing for your as- sistance in disclosing some dates of the birth and death of my direct an- cestors in the Revolutionary war.
They were Ebenezer (Elisha) Biglow of Colchester, Conn. in Capt. Henry Chapman's Company and Col. Samuel Myles's Regt. Conn. Continental Line. Enlisted for during the war.
Muster Roll at N. Point, Feb. 17, 1778. Authority, Conn. Hist. Soc. Collection Vol. VIII. Page 58 and 59. Revolutionary Rolls and Lists Same. Vol. XIII. Page 22.

He was the son of Ensign Isaac Biglow also of Colchester, Conn. Drummer. Capt. Henry Champion's (12 th ) Co. Col. Nathan Whiting's
Regt. French war.
Authority, Conn. Hist. Soc. Col. Vol. X. Page 49.
Can you give me the date of the birth or death of this man or his son Elisha. If they were pensioned you may be able to find the data.
I only can find the dates of the three marriages of Elisha - the first being May 21, 1751 to Mary Kilborne from whom
I am a descendant.
To me this is very important, & I ask your cooperation, but if there is any fee for your work, please let me know - and I will pay any reasonable amount for this.
Very truly yours,
Maud E. Mrs. Clarence E. Head.

Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Washington, D. C., _____, 189___
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of Eli Rigelson , a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you will please find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT.  LENGTH OF SERVICE.  RANK.  OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.  STATE.    CAPTAIN.  COLONEL.      1775  10 da  Pri  Amos Jones  Lex Alarn  Conn.    Dec 1775  1 yr.  "  Holdridge  Saml Wyllys  "     On May 26 1777 he mustered for service as a private in Capt. Champlains company Col. Wyllys regiment; over  Battles engaged in, None mentioned  Residence of soldier at enlistment, Probably Colchester Conn.  Date of application for pension, April 11 1818.  Residence at date of application, Hartford Conn.  Age at date of application, 62 years.  Remarks:
Very respectfully,
Hon Chas. Russell  H. R.
Commissioner.

Aug 25-1777 enlisted for the war in same company; promoted to Cope Sept 25-1777; Sergt Aug (26) 26-1778; dischd May 3 1779.
(See Conn Book)
There are no papers in this case showing that prisoner Eli Biglow, served in Capt. Amos Jones Co. in 1775. Nor that he probably enlisted at Colchester Conn. Nothing about promotions in papers - B. H. Jencks
Aug. 10 th 1903